The Human Resources department is switching all staff payments to NFTs according to a memo sent to faculty earlier this week. The department wants to help faculty diversify their crypto portfolio. The images on the NFTs being sent out are rotating, so it's a surprise which NFT the faulty members will get every week. "It's like a fun game for ... [Read More…]
PESSIMIST: IM sees Republican vs. Democrat revolt against socialist referees
The College Republicans and College Democrat students seem to only agree on one thing; the socialist referees from the Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter need to take a side. The Republicans and Democrats went head to head on Saturday in the intramural football game of a lifetime. The Republicans took a strong lead in the first half, ... [Read More…]
PESSIMIST: NEXT Lab construction delayed after Brown, McFly steal plutonium, inadvertently discover time travel
The Nuclear Energy Experimental Testing Lab, or NEXT Lab, will see further delays after two time-traveling individuals were captured on security cameras taking plutonium from the lab last Thursday. This was the third delay that the NEXT Lab has seen when trying to secure equipment and resources. Head police detective Biff Tannen said that this ... [Read More…]
Students share excitement, apprehension about first week of spring semester
Mass interviews of 64 ACU students, conducted by a Media Writing class who asked about what students are excited and apprehensive about. Trista Marcoe, sophomore nursing major from New Braunfels (Photo by Allie Jeffus) "What are you most excited about for the spring semester?" “I was most excited for my January short ... [Read More…]
Students share ups, downs of the first week on campus
Mass interviews of 111 ACU students, conducted by Media Writing classes who asked what was the best and worst moment of the first week of classes. Kayleigh Morris, freshman business management major from Leander (Photo by Anna Gray Davenport) "What was your best moment of the first week of classes?" "Probably meeting a lot of ... [Read More…]
From where does our identity come?
A few years ago, while I was still a graduate student here, I wrote an op-ed challenging what I believed to be some concerning signs of what ACU was prioritizing (it can be found here). Essentially, it referred to the annual emails concerning national rankings. The piece decried the fact that not only was ACU publicly comparing itself to other ... [Read More…]
Where to eat out in Abilene
Belle’s Chicken Dinner House Location: 2002 N. Clack St. Hours: Thursday-Sunday 11 a.m. to -9 p.m. Type: Comfort Opened: February 2009 Menu item most known for: Fried chicken What you’ll pay for . . . The cheap: Fried chicken tenders (Meat only): $7.99 The usual: Fried chicken: $15.99 The extravagant: Chicken-fried steak ... [Read More…]
Not-so-friendly competition
BY: LONDYN GRAY “Number 18, you look like you don’t shower!” I chuckled and shrugged it off. “Londyn!” They had looked up the roster. “Do you even brush your teeth?” I laughed again, rolled my eyes, and continued watching the game from the sideline. We were playing the University of Florida on its home court. The volleyball ... [Read More…]
FilmFest: ‘Ruby Letters’ lets grandfather help overcome a breakup
BY KAYLEE KAHN AND JOSEPH CHAPA MEDIA WRITING REPORTERS Two first-time directors created Ruby Letters to tell the story of a young man and the letters he has from his grandpa on how to overcome the struggles of a recent breakup. “Wholesome love story about overcoming obstacles,” said one of the co-directors, Holly Reichling. The ... [Read More…]
FilmFest: ‘Lake Fort Phantom’ works to combine horror, laughs
BY LONDYN GRAY AND JAYTON PIMENTAL MEDIA WRITING REPORTERS Rather than competing for an award at FilmFest, the crew of The Legend of Lake Fort Phantom simply wanted to create a story about an Abilene hotspot. Director Elizabeth Dzina, a junior multimedia major from Dallas, said the film is “kind of like a spoof thriller” about a group ... [Read More…]
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