The Student Congress approved the appointment of 13 new members and passed a spring budget of $103,900 in a meeting Wednesday. The Students' Association executive cabinet appointed 13 new members to Congress so 92 percent of Congress seats are now full. After the appointed members introduced themselves, they left the room so Congress could ... [Read More…]
SA investigations conclude without action
Investigations into the actions of the Students' Association executive president and vice president have concluded without action. Abraham Enriquez, executive vice president, said investigations about his performance in the fall were closed without action and his work hours were confirmed by Chris Riley, vice president of Student Life. He said ... [Read More…]
Run, Jonathan, Run: From volunteering to working to taking classes, Ardoyno defies his limitations
Jonathan Ardoyno was born with cerebral palsy and totally blind. Doctors told his mother he would always lie stiff in his bed. He would never walk or talk. But by age 2, his vision began to return, and by the time he was 3 years old, he started talking. Now he works, volunteers, audits college classes and goes to every women’s social club event he ... [Read More…]
Handling Islam on a Christian campus
Last week, McMurry University opened a prayer room for Muslim students to worship throughout the day as their faith requires. A McMurry student from Saudi Arabia, Sultan Albogami, asked the university administration for a space to worship. McMurry University Chaplain Jeff Lust told KTXS news Christians have a responsibility to be hospitable to ... [Read More…]
Freshman arrested for possessing child pornography
The Abilene Police Department arrested a freshman in Mabee Hall Friday afternoon for possessing child pornography. APD and the ACU Police Department collaborated in an investigation of Brandon Lord, freshman information technology major from Cypress, according to ACUPD. He was arrested on one count of the third-degree felony for downloading, ... [Read More…]
Former student arrested for burglaries in Sikes Hall
A former student was arrested on three counts of second-degree felony burglary on Jan. 14 in the parking lot of Sikes Hall. Jessica Stacy, a freshman who lived in Sikes Hall last semester, was charged with three counts of burglary of a habitation for taking property from three separate dorm rooms, according to police reports. The ACU Police ... [Read More…]
TEDxACU to have first “direct-to-camera” speaker
A student speaker will present TEDxACU's first "direct-to-camera" talk in video format March 24 in Fulks Theatre. Dr. Lauren Lemley, director of TEDxACU, said a student was invited speak in this format because the talk will be appropriate to be filmed on-site, rather than presented live. The name of the student speaker will be announced closer ... [Read More…]
Pruett Gerontology Center hosts fifth Images of Aging photo contest
Students can submit photos for the fifth annual Images of Aging photo contest until March 8. Hosted by the Pruett Gerontology Center, the contest allows students to submit photos of at least one person who is 60 years old or older. Dr. Charlie Pruett, associate professor of gerontology and director of the Gerontology Center, said contestants ... [Read More…]
Seeing Obama: The local legacy of America’s first black president
On election night 2008, Taylor Crumpton stayed up late with her grandmother, watching election results come in slowly. As a black middle-school student in a primarily white community, most of what she knew about Obama came from her friends who said what their parents said. She said she realized having a black president was important when her ... [Read More…]
Chipotle, Tea2Go to open in coming months
Chipotle on South Clack Street will open Feb. 16, and the opening of Tea2Go on Judge Ely Boulevard and North 10th Street has been delayed until March. Valerie Burnett, co-owner of Tea2Go, said construction was supposed to be completed in January, but remodeling the building near Papa Murphy's is taking longer than expected. "It seems like the ... [Read More…]
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