The Office of Residence Life Education and Housing will change the name of "resident assistants" to "resident community leaders," and "assistant directors of residence halls" will be called "senior community leaders" starting in Fall 2017. Jenny Butler, associate director of ResLife, said only the titles are changing, not roles or ... [Read More…]
A Cappella Chorus hosts Christian College Choral Festival
Seven choirs from Church of Christ-affiliated colleges and universities will join the A Cappella Chorus to perform at the Christian College Choral Festival at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Cullen Auditorium. Jeff Goolsby, director of choral activities, said the festival started in 1966 with choirs from schools traditionally affiliated with Churches of ... [Read More…]
Yoga: The best thing that ever happened to me
My roommate and I tossed a coin to decide who would get the room with the biggest window. I won. Then I stole/"borrowed" her yoga mat and so I could practice yoga in front of that window everyday. But I promise, I really do love her. I started practicing yoga during the summer because I was bored in Abilene and wanted to go to gym classes as ... [Read More…]
SA hosts donation drive for refugees
The Students' Association will host a donation drive for refugees in the Abilene area until Dec. 9. Boxes wrapped in Christmas wrapping paper will be in the Campus Center and the SA office to hold donations including hygiene items, clothes and household goods. SA passed a bill two weeks ago to fund $500 for the drive which will provide flyers, ... [Read More…]
Student dies in bicycle accident
A student died after she was hit by a car while riding her bicycle at the intersection of Ambler Avenue and Judge Ely Boulevard Wednesday night. Casey Ellis, senior social work major from Bethel, Connecticut, rode a bicycle into the intersection westbound on Ambler Avenue against a red light, according to a press release from the Abilene Police ... [Read More…]
Startup Week involves AISD, clubs, community
The 3rd annual Startup Week took entrepreneurs to Abilene Independent School District high schools and middle schools, and a variety of on-campus events Monday through Saturday. The week featured 125 events sponsored by the Griggs Center for Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy and the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization. Meredith Orr, student ... [Read More…]
Campus demonstration on race draws a crowd
The Office of Multicultural Affairs set up a platform outside the Campus Center after Chapel Wednesday and allowed various students to speak out on issues of race for more than two hours. The demonstration, in a high traffic area on campus, drew upwards of 100 people at times. Students of all ethnicities took turns at the microphone. Some told ... [Read More…]
Freshmen complaint led to Snapchat controversy
The racially charged video that led to the departure of two students from campus earlier this week was first reported and publicized by two freshman, one of whom is the younger sister of the director of multicultural affairs. The two say they wanted to use the video to highlight race issues at the university. Briarston Ashford, freshman business ... [Read More…]
Updated: University acts on Snapchat controversy
Updated: Monday, Nov. 14, 5:17 p.m. Individuals involved in a racially charged video in blackface are no longer students at ACU, said Dr. Phil Schubert, president of the university, in an email to students, faculty and parents. "Harassment of any kind is not tolerated at our university, and action is being taken to minimize the spread of ... [Read More…]
Ethnos features Nepalese act, Abilene performers
The annual Ethnos show will feature its first Nepalese act as students and the Abilene community present cultural performances. Christi Lim, president of the International Students' Association, said the organization has already sold several hundred tickets in physical and online sales. ISA also sold T-shirts printed with the event theme ... [Read More…]
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