A minimized melody of meowing can be heard on campus compared to years past. Last semester, Campus Management took action against a cat-crowded campus by implementing a new program named the Feral Cat Initiative. Corey Ruff, executive director of facilities and campus management and main advisor for the initiative, said around 40 cats have gone ... [Read More…]
Competition is the root of sports
Dear Alyssa, I say, "All is fair in faith and sports, even when taking first by 78 points." A "competitior" and an "enemy" are two very different titles, and to show Concordia College "mercy" would classify them as the latter. Concordia's football team accepted a match invitation and therefore ran the risk of accepting ... [Read More…]
ResLife Rehab
A college career spent in the ResLife system can be summed up in one word. "Community," said Jake Hall, senior English education major from Springtown. Hall, the assistant director of Smith-Adams Hall, is on his third ResLife round, a job he said goes beyond the title of midnight curfew checks to nurse or nurture the hall residents. The ... [Read More…]
The making of the Maker Lab
ACU's Mobile Learning Initiative and the AT&T Learning Studio put the school on the map as a technology trailblazer in higher education. And with the university's newest development, the "innovative and real" mantra never held more true. During this year's homecoming events, the Library will open its Maker Lab, providing creative tools ... [Read More…]
Former ACU student killed in Amarillo car accident
Former ACU student Clinton Diaz was among the five fatalities of a car accident in the Texas Panhandle in early August. On the night of Aug. 12, Diaz, 20, of Amarillo, was the driver for a group of five other cast and crew members of the summer musical "Texas" as they returned from an end-of-the-year party. According to Texas Department of Public ... [Read More…]
Former ACU student killed in Amarillo car accident
Former ACU student Clinton Diaz was among the five fatalities of a car accident in the Texas Panhandle in early August. On the night of Aug. 12, Diaz, 20, of Amarillo, was the driver for a group of five other cast and crew members of the summer musical "Texas" as they returned from an end-of-the-year party. According to Texas Department of ... [Read More…]
Twelve grads to receive special awards
Saturday's commencement will grant seniors the reward for four years of academic achievement. For a few students, graduate awards will be given in addition to recognize their accomplishments beyond the diploma. Two weeks before graduation, The Student Life Committee meets to review the award nominations submitted by faculty and staff. Tina Fleet, ... [Read More…]
Nine ‘Nauseating’ alumni
The 1940s makeshift music group of student known as the Nauseating Nine left a legacy of laughs on campus, students as fans and administration with frowns. The group's humble beginning can be traced back to childhood friends Joe Clayton ('50) and Bill Scott ('50) growing up in Shawnee, Okla. After a move separated the childhood friends, the two ... [Read More…]
Band of Brothers
They clock more hours at the Williams Performing Arts Center than home. They have a better attendance record than football player mothers. They are "bandies." They are a family. They are The Big Purple. For Audrey Schaffner, junior English major from Vernon and two-year Pit Captain in the band, buying into the family business took little ... [Read More…]
Taken by Storment
Highland Church of Christ's Jonathan Storment is known for his on-stage, caffeinated nature. Since being christened to the church's head pastor pulpit three years ago, he engages the sanctuary with visual aids and colorful stories every Sunday at 10:15 a.m. and once more at 5 p.m. But on a late Thursday afternoon, there is no going around it, ... [Read More…]
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