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We like to call it humor, your Honor

September 15, 2011 by David Singer

With summer coming to a close, my friends and I took a trip to Port Aransas. I drove more than 500 miles that weekend and with about five miles to go on the way home I received a ticket for "failure to slow or evacuate lane for an emergency vehicle." The "emergency vehicle" in question was an unmarked police car. After some time on the Wikipedia ... [Read More…]

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Sabbatical art on display in Shore

September 13, 2011 by David Singer

Professor of Art and Design Jack Maxwell opens his show, "Summers Abroad," this Saturday. The gallery will display works that he created while on sabbatical this past year. A sabbatical, which comes from the same root as "Sabbath," is a faculty renewal program that allows professors to take a year off every seven years to focus on his or her  ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Arts & Culture

Arts to Zoos: Abilene’s attractions

September 9, 2011 by David Singer

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Noises Off! triumphs as two top-tier plays in one

September 8, 2011 by David Singer

"Noises Off!" began seemingly as any other play. The lovable housekeeper Dotty Otley (Donna Hester) enters the wood walled London living room and begins a monologue while on the telephone. Her thick British accent rambles until she seems to have forgotten her line. From this point on, the play never even approached normal. The audience watched a ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Arts & Culture Tagged With: Theatre

Noises Off brings British farce to ACU

September 2, 2011 by David Singer

The Department of Theatre's fall comedy, Noises Off, will give its final performances this weekend in Fulks Theatre. The British play falls into the genre of 'farce,' a type of comedy that involves absurdly improbable situations. The original production premiered in London in 1982 and soon moved to Broadway, where it garnered four Emmy ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News, Showcase Tagged With: Theatre

ACU alum to play local piano concert

September 2, 2011 by David Singer

This Friday, students have a chance to hear a piano recital by ACU alum Mario Santoso. A classical pianist, Santoso can often been found playing pieces by Chopin, Bach, Rachmaninoff, Mozart and Beethoven. Born in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, Santoso attended Yayasan Pendidikan music school in 1999. Soon after graduating he was awarded a ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News Tagged With: Alumni

New Jason’s Deli location near campus

August 31, 2011 by David Singer

Jason's Deli has opened at a new location closer to campus. The 35-year-old sandwich chain, founded in Beaumont, has had a location in South Abilene for six years. The old location's popularity often led to long lines and lack of seating. "I think I ate there three times [in the last year]," said J.J. Blass, junior business management major from ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Eating Out

Freshman talent on display at Paramount Theatre

August 30, 2011 by David Singer

Students and parents filled the Paramount Theatre in downtown Abilene on Saturday night to watch the freshman talent show, the final event of this year's Welcome Week. Over 700 attended the event, which was hosted at the historic Paramount Theatre for the second year in a row. Among the 18 performances were acts featuring impressions, ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Arts & Culture Tagged With: Welcome Week

World Famous Bean dresses to impress

August 29, 2011 by David Singer

Freshmen, I would first like to extend a welcome. It's always nice to return to find 400 taller and older looking guys roaming campus who are allegedly younger than me (there is no way that one guy is 18). Now, today's lunch is probably not your first in the World Famous Bean. You enjoyed its range of deliciously digestible dishes when you ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns Tagged With: Campus Dining, The Bean

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