There are four kinds of people on a shooting range. There's the steady people who say "Ready, Aim, Fire!" There's the guy who says, "Ready, Fire! Aim....oops." There's the cautious person who says, "Ready, Aim....oh wait, wait. Ready, Aim.....Ready, Aim." And then there's the guy who says, "Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!" If these four types of ... [Read More…]
Stadium grand opening to feature Christian rock concert
Christian rock band NEEDTOBREATHE will perform for the grand opening of Wildcat Stadium Friday night at 8 p.m. University Events has been planning the concert for more than a year and finalized a contract with the four-piece band from Charleston, South Carolina, during the spring semester, said Jennifer Ellison, director of events. "We felt ... [Read More…]
McNair hosts “Race in the Age of Trump” conference
McNair Scholars will bring two guests to campus for a conference titled "Race in the Age of Trump" Sept. 12-13. Dr. Steven Moore, director of McNair, said the program staff picked the topic so students could have a place to discuss racial tensions in the current political climate. He said during the last few years the McNair staff planned the ... [Read More…]
Church plant to meet in north side movie complex
A new Assemblies of God church will begin services Sunday, Sept. 17 in the Cinemark movie complex. Called Transformation Church, the new church will take place in a 150-seat theater with one service at 10 a.m. Manny Lundy, the worship pastor and a 2017 graduate, said New Hope Church is planting Transformation Church, but the churches have ... [Read More…]
SA Congress contested races down from last year
Only four races for Students' Association Congress were contested, which is down from last year's five contested races. Freshman involvement also declined from last year and the only contested race on the ballot was for freshman class president. Jacob Pakele, ministry major from Burleson, won against Jaley McKinney, biology major from ... [Read More…]
Freshman participation in SA elections down from last year
Less freshmen are running for positions in Students' Association Congress than last year. The only contested race is for freshman class president, with three candidates. Races for freshman vice president and treasurer are uncontested, with just one candidate for each position. This is down from last year when three freshman ran for president, four ... [Read More…]
Cherishing little memories
Dear Celina, The last time I saw you, I helped you move out of Morris Hall. The last thing I wanted to do was go back to that hall (which had not been very good to me my sophomore year), but I wanted to see you before you left for the summer. So I helped you carry heavy boxes of clothes and books and GATA stuff. GATA stuff in Morris Hall was ... [Read More…]
Political science professor joins U.S. Department of Justice
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University chooses Steak-N-Shake based on student responses
Student surveys prompted the university to replace Quiznos and Pizza Hut with Steak-N-Shake, which opened Monday in the Campus Center, says who? All on-campus dining is run by Aramark Dining Services, and Bart Herridge, Dean of Student Retention, handles the student side of campus dining. He said the results of student surveys led the university ... [Read More…]
Texas Strong: Abilene community helps Hurricane Harvey victims
Hurricane Harvey swept through the Texas coast last weekend, devastating entire cities with a record of almost 50 inches of rain. Students, faculty, staff and the Abilene community are offering help. The Department of Communications and Sciences and Disorders is gathering donations in Don Morris 116 and at the new Center for Speech, Language and ... [Read More…]
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