All of the days are starting to run together and the homework keeps piling on faster, like an oven conveyor belt at a sandwich shop. I'm working on the side of the oven where the sandwiches come out, all melty-cheese and crispy bread. There's a long line to the cash register, the orders are adding up and there's a few customers peaking over the ... [Read More…]
Breaking: Fire at future CitySquare homeless housing project
A fire destroyed part of the abandoned St. Ann's Hospital, which had been purchased by CitySquare, Sunday afternoon. The fire started at about 2 p.m. Sunday on the southeast side of the building. A neighbor across the street from St. Ann's, D iana Longoria, said her husband saw the fire and told her to call the fire department. She said the ... [Read More…]
Burke wins election by nearly 700 votes
Danny Burke will be the next Students' Association president after winning by almost 700 votes. A total of 1,426 students voted in the election, which is slightly less than last year's 1,441 votes. Burke received 1,030 votes while his opponent, Abraham Enriquez, current vice president, received 349 votes. Julia Kennedy ran unopposed for vice ... [Read More…]
SA debate attendees concerned for election outcome
In the Students’ Association cabinet elections Wednesday and Thursday, no candidate will run for treasurer and the candidate for vice president will run unopposed. Caitlin Walker, junior child and family services major from Dallas/Fort Worth, withdrew from the race for vice president Monday. She said she could not commit to the election because ... [Read More…]
OMA plans outdoor concert event
The Office of Multicultural Affairs will host an outdoor concert with free food, games and student performances April 21 at the Sanders Intramural Field. Games will include a dunk tank, water balloon fight, giant Jenga, giant Connect Four, bubble soccer, board games and a raffle. OMA will provide Cajun Cones, burgers and hotdogs. The Student ... [Read More…]
SA executive cabinet elections this week
Elections for the Students' Association executive president, executive vice president and executive treasurer will take place April 5-6. Candidates will begin campaigning Thursday afternoon. Debates will take place Monday at 7 p.m. and the candidates will give speeches Wednesday during Chapel. Executive president candidates include Abraham ... [Read More…]
Women’s student organization plans to recharter Delta Theta
A women-only campus group called Lucky 13 became a student organization in January with plans to recharter the women's social club Delta Theta. The group, which includes 22 women, hosted its first service project, writing letters to veterans and troops, in the Campus Center Thursday. The club was started by Shelby Short, freshman kinesiology ... [Read More…]
SA seeks feedback regarding LGBT policies
The Students' Association will draft a resolution about the university LGBT policies based on feedback from student surveys and a town hall meeting that took place Thursday night. The meeting included information about current policies presented by Abbey Moses, SA executive president, and Dr. Chris Riley, vice president for Student Life. ... [Read More…]
Student Life explores freshmen pledging for all clubs
The Office of Student Life is exploring the possibility of expanding freshmen pledging to all clubs. The current system allows freshmen to pledge in the spring, but only to clubs with 50 or less members. Chris Riley, vice president of Student Life, said the office will continue research by looking at other schools, data that includes grades and ... [Read More…]
Wholly Cow temporarily closed
Wholly Cow is temporarily closed until further notice. A sign posted on the door states, "To all of our valued customers, We will be closed until further notice." The sign did not explain why it closed and calls to the restaurant were not answered. Next door to the restaurant, Alex Quinonez at Abilene Computer Services, said the burger store ... [Read More…]
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