Local churches, social clubs and university departments gather in the mall area on campus in anticipation for the Wildcat Stadium opening. ... [Read More…]
Fresh Meet: The Class of 2021 takes campus by storm
With Generation ‘Z’ or post-millenials arriving to campus this fall, three freshmen share their unique stories on life in America, being an ACU legacy and going to college as an international athlete. Amidst the 940 new students timidly walking in and out of the Brown Library, a curious Salvadoran freshman Sergio Lainez, an engineering major from ... [Read More…]
Clocking in and checking out: The last two weeks from hell
By the time you start reading this short column on your way to the Bean or your god-forsaken class that you've been dreading since day one, let me just enlighten you that over the last 66,600 seconds I have been to the brink of boiling with hot anger. Spring 2017 needs to come to a drastic close. I'm pretty sure that if hell existed, Satan would ... [Read More…]
Gallery: Senior Candlelight Devotional
With lit candles and traditional hymns, seniors say their last goodbyes as community members gather at the Senior Candlelight Devotional. ... [Read More…]
Gallery: Peter and The Starcatcher
Performing their last production of the semester, Peter and The Starcatcher performs on April 21 at Fulks Theatre. ... [Read More…]
Local nonprofits watch Trump budget with wary eye
Under President Donald Trump’s proposed federal budget, which trims virtually every agency except for the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security, which will be raised by 22 percent or 59.2 billion, several arts organizations as well as public broadcasting will lose significant funding. Breaking down the budget The ... [Read More…]
The feminist wave is dying and I’m disappointed
Ladies, what happened!? Right from the get-go of 2017, you strived to make a name for yourselves. You marched around the White House in protest, wore pink hats to represent our bodies and held signs that read 'I am a woman and proud. Here me roar' all for the sake to it be labeled as a hype, a trend, a fluke. The sun was beginning to turn a ... [Read More…]
Catholic bishop brings Ash Wednesday blessing to campus
Members of the Abilene community congregated at Chapel on the Hill for the ritual practice of Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. The service began with songs of worship and was led by a quick sermon preached by Bishop Michael Sis. Members of the congregation laughed and smiled as the sermon covered several questions asked during the time of ... [Read More…]
The Original Abilene Drive-Thru: Just call it “Larry’s”
It’s five o’clock on a Tuesday afternoon. Cars and pick-up trucks begin to line-up the perimeters of the nostalgic baby blue shack. The sliding order window opens ready for business. Steak patties are slapped on a hot, metal grill as orders are taped to the corners of the window seals. Located on 1233 N. Treadaway Blvd, Larry’s Better Burgers has ... [Read More…]
The Mountaintops Call For John Willis: Bible professor to retire after 61 years of teaching
A tranquil silence dwells in the hallways and the glass-ceiling foyer of the Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building. And ever so quietly, you hear small footsteps – muffled, shuffled and hushed as to not disturb the presence of the godly scholars residing behind the closed office doors. With hunched shoulders, squinty eyes hidden behind bifocals ... [Read More…]
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