ACU Democrats, an on-campus partisan group, is petitioning the senior leadership team to reconsider the policy for LGBT student workers. The policy will prohibit all employees, including student employees, from having same-sex dating relationships. University president Dr. Phil Schubert said the policy will be updated to be more clear in the ... [Read More…]
Drunk driver who killed student sentenced to jail time
The drunk driver who struck and killed student Casey Ellis on Thanksgiving Day in 2016 was sentenced to ten years in jail with probation, including one year served in jail and nine years on probation. Charles Schaefer, a 21-year-old Abilene resident, pleaded guilty to second degree felony manslaughter. He was driving while intoxicated on Nov. ... [Read More…]
University to update policies for LGBT student employees
Editor's note: This story has been updated since it was originally published. The senior leadership team will update the student handbook for the next academic year to clarify policies for same-sex relationships. Students who are employed by the university will not be permitted to be in a same-sex dating relationship. Dr. Phil Schubert, ... [Read More…]
Board appoints members, reviews financial plan
The Board of Trustees appointed two new members and reviewed the financial plan at a meeting over the weekend. Dr. Arthur Culpepper, executive director and deputy compliance officer for the University of Texas System, and Mitch Wilburn, preaching minister at Park Plaza in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will join the board. Culpepper is a 1986 graduate who was ... [Read More…]
Alumni raise LGBT issues in opposing petitions to board
Alumni started two opposing online petitions last week, asking the Board of Trustees to take a stand on LGBT issues. Darren Keyes, a 2000 graduate, said he is among a group of alumni that posted the first petition, called Concerned Alumni for Truth, or CATs. He said the petition had more than 100 signatures within 48 hours before it was taken ... [Read More…]
Board approves next step in Allen Ridge development plan
The ACIMCO Board of Trustees approved a plan for the first phase of development at Allen Ridge during its weekend meeting, which could mean breaking ground within 6-9 months. When completed, the first phase of the Village at Allen Ridge will include a multi-family residential building, a hotel, a pond, retail shops and restaurants built on 30 ... [Read More…]
HSU locks down after active shooter scare
Hardin-Simmons University issued a campus-wide lockdown alert last night citing a potential active shooter situation. The shooter was not found, and the campus received an all-clear alert after about 45 minutes. HSU spokesperson Tim Wagner said the Abilene Police Department had reports of an armed man walking down Grape Street near the HSU ... [Read More…]
Freshman Ushers, Ko Jo Kai, Gamma Sigma Phi win Sing Song
The Freshman Ushers, the women of Ko Jo Kai and the men of Gamma Sigma Phi won first place overall in the mixed vocals, womens clubs and mens clubs divisions. The competition was tight this year, with several ties for some of the scoring categories in the club divisions. Students booed during the Saturday night show after the co-chairs announced ... [Read More…]
Alum performs in ‘Hamilton’ tour
After dancing for seven hours in a studio, the group of 30 candidates for the role had been cut down to just five. Eean Cochran, a 2015 graduate, was one of five dancers still in the running for a part in Hamilton, but he had already been rejected twice for a part in the Tony Award-winning musical. This time he got called back for a second ... [Read More…]
SA Congress to increase funding for student groups
The Students' Association Congress plans to change the SA constitution to allow a higher percentage of the overall budget to go to student organizations. Changes to the constitution must be voted on by the entire student body. The change will bump the percentage of funding for student groups from 45 percent to 60 percent of the overall SA ... [Read More…]
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