Hushed voices. Furtive glances. Covert meetings. Secrecy might be appropriate for an Orwellian novel, but there is no place for it in city government - at least according to Texas law. During an Abilene City Council meeting Nov. 18, council members discussed joining 15 other Texas cities in a lawsuit that challenges the Texas Open Meetings Act. ... [Read More…]
Internationals improvise during break
As if living in a foreign country was not hard enough, international students at ACU have to contend with something most students look forward to each year: holidays. Imagine. You're floating blissfully through the fall semester, meeting every deadline, sleeping nine hours each night and spending time with friends. Now, come back down to earth. If ... [Read More…]
‘2012’ depicts popular, false theories
An earthquake shakes the foundation of a house. Entire buildings collapse into one another as glass and metal fall from the sky onto the ongoing destruction and mayhem below. Giant waves, taller than the Eiffel Tower, rise up and swallow cities whole. All of these are scenes from 2012, the latest doomsday blockbuster to hit theatres. Although the ... [Read More…]
Intramural rules not out of bounds
Three nights a week, whistles and cheering can be heard outside Moody Coliseum. Fans gather in the hot and humid room above the pool and the smell of chlorine permeates the air. Visibility is limited - especially if you want to see the scoreboard. Despite all of these conditions, students are still showing up in droves. After a long year with ... [Read More…]
Balancing freedom, security difficult
She saw them coming, but told herself the fear was an irrational one. As she and her husband stepped into the SUV, the two black men rushed the vehicle, pulling handguns from their pockets, and stole the vehicle. Later that night, her husband tried to calm her, but to no avail. "- And it's my fault, because I knew it was going to happen," she ... [Read More…]
Drunk drivers endanger community
With ACU's alcohol policy change in full swing, alcohol consumption seems to have taken a backseat to other issues for the first time in months. But, at 1:25 a.m. Friday, the Abilene Police Department recorded Abilene's 525th DWI since Jan. 1. That accounts for at least one DWI per day since New Year's Eve. Granted, most offenses likely occur on ... [Read More…]
Kid flicks offer meaningful message
At some point in life, people cross the line from G-ratings to blood, guts and bad language. You know those kids who go to college and overdose on R-rated movies and then talk about how cultured and artistic they are. They turn up their noses at the latest Pixar movie, and you can't even breathe the words Beauty and the Beast without getting a ... [Read More…]
Precautions essential for holiday fun
Halloween - the only holiday that gives kids an excuse to go door to door with a sheet over their head and receive candy in return; a chance for girls to wear almost nothing and call it a costume; and an occasion for people to perform semi-illegal activities such as toilet papering, smashing pumpkins and trespassing and deem it a holiday ... [Read More…]
Students must make informed choice
The last flu vaccination. Those are ominous words at a time when the Center for Disease Prevention and Control has identified nearly every flu virus this year as the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus, or the swine flu. Between Aug. 30 and Oct. 17, more than 20,000 people were hospitalized in the U.S. with flu or pneumonia-related illnesses, conditions ... [Read More…]
Settlement would enhance learning
ACU filed an amicus curiae brief - in the form of a letter - Aug. 26, supporting the final approval of a settlement involving Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York will make the final call in the case. Google aims to make available digital copies of ... [Read More…]
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