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Greek Cafe offers health food near campus

October 15, 2015 by Elijah Evans

You just got lucky if you're a lover of Greek cuisine who doesn't want to drive to the other side of town. The Greek Cafe opened at the corner of Treadaway Boulevard and Ambler Avenue less than a month ago, and it's only a mile and a half away from campus, across the street from Little Italy Pizza. Its interior is reminiscent of a cozy '60s ... [Read More…]

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September 18, 2015 by Elijah Evans

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Canvas commitment brushes away confusion

September 11, 2015 by Elijah Evans

When Dr. Marisa Beard began working at ACU last June, she was shocked that the current learning technology environment created so much confusion for faculty and students. "OpenClass was being used, the free version of Canvas, the free version of Blackboard, Moodle and then even Wordpress," said Dr. Marisa Beard, director of instructional ... [Read More…]

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Column: the least favorite thing I’ve ever written

September 4, 2015 by Elijah Evans

As a kid, the notion of enjoying homework was completely foreign. School was the precursor to running around outside and playing sports with friends. The faster I finished it, the better. School remained this way through high school and into my freshman year of college. But then a peculiar thing happened during my sophomore year. I fell in love ... [Read More…]

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Walking the Talk: Speech Pathology professor receives Teacher of the Year award

August 28, 2015 by Elijah Evans

Dr. Brenda Bender didn't have any interest in speech pathology in 1986 as a freshman. Twenty nine years and two degrees later, she is the teacher of the year in the communication sciences and disorders department. "I wanted to make a difference in how we educate masters level speech pathologists," she said. Bender, associate professor in the ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Feature, Speech and Language Disorders

Campus construction heats up

August 28, 2015 by Elijah Evans

Campus construction is in full swing at the beginning of this semester. New construction projects have started, construction from last semester is complete and smaller summer projects brightened up campus over the summer. Bennett Engineering and Physics Laboratory and Elmer Gray Stadium are the two primary construction projects from the spring ... [Read More…]

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Student arrested for alleged assault on roommate

May 1, 2015 by Elijah Evans

A male student was arrested early Thursday morning by Abilene police and charged with assault family violence. Stephen Simmonds, senior finance major from Austin, was arrested Thursday at 1:45 a.m. and booked at Taylor County Jail. Officers with the ACU Police Department and the Abilene Police Department responded to a report of a loud ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Breaking News, News Tagged With: Abilene Police, Students

Sophomore housing registration software quickly crashes

April 30, 2015 by Elijah Evans

The women's sophomore housing registration server quickly crashed Wednesday, just minutes after the registration process opened. The server was unable to handle the number of requests it received and crashed. The registration process was impeded only for female registrants, said Bob Strader, director of residence life education and housing. ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Registration, Residence Halls

Learning Studio launches Lightboard technology

April 17, 2015 by Elijah Evans

The Learning Studio has launched a faculty-focused, cutting-edge technology project that was developed at Northwestern University this semester. The new project is called Lightboard and was created by Dr. Michael Peshkin, professor of mechanical engineering at Northwestern University. Lightboard is a huge, ultra-clear piece of glass. A professor ... [Read More…]

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