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Dallas company filming at well-known ACU events: Production crew documenting a year of life at ACU

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By Kyle Peveto, Arts Editor Cameramen brandishing huge high-definition cameras will be seen on campus throughout the year while documenting the life of ACU. Documentation of a year in the life of ACU will be produced as a film in part of the Centennial Vision of ACU. The finished product will accompany the celebration of ACU's 100th ... [Read More…]

Christians should oppose death penalty

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By Kyle Peveto, Arts Editor Column Schmolumn I love Texas. Ask anyone who knows me, and they'll tell you I rarely leave the state. And I rarely want to. I love the pride Texans have about our state. All of nature is beautiful and all states have beautiful scenery, but Texas is so unique. Towns full of nosey, high school football-loving ... [Read More…]

Technical staff works behind the scenes: Students prepare Sing Song set

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By Kyle Peveto, Arts Editor Behind the scenes of Sing Song, many are working, often around the clock, to produce this year's performance. The set, a very simple design compared to designs in years past, conveys the theme that runs throughout the production. "It's mostly about joy in the simple," said Kelly Sunderland, assistant technical ... [Read More…]

Money attends international prayer breakfast in Washington: Bush, Rice speak at event; more than 2,500 people attend

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By Kyle Peveto, Arts Editor President Royce Money was a guest at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., Feb. 6. More than 3,500 people from 150 nations attended the breakfast, which took place at a Washington Hilton. President George W. Bush and National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice both spoke at the prayer meeting that Dr. Money ... [Read More…]

Impatience: the American way

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By Kyle Peveto, Arts Editor Column Schmolumn I drive a Ford Explorer. My 11-year-old car is good for two things: wasting enough fuel for three vehicles and stalling out at stop lights. Friday I stalled for a second while my car missed, but it got up and went pretty quickly. In the second or two it took for me to get going, someone honked at me. ... [Read More…]

SBCs receive travel boost: Committee hopes to recruit enough 25-year-old drivers

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By Kyle Peveto, Arts Editor Insurance problems that have plagued Spring Break Campaigns this year mayhave been solved if the committee in charge of the campaigns can recruit enough drivers. The campaigns ran into trouble last semester when insurance companies refused to provide collision insurance to rental vans. Twenty-one-year-old members ... [Read More…]

Former JMC student sparks idea for program premiering Feb. 6 on KUF-7

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By Kyle Peveto, Arts Editor A new television program produced by the City of Abilene and ACU's Department of Journalism and Mass Communication will air weekly on KUF Channel 7 and Cox Cable Channel 7. The new program, called Abilene City Magazine, will premier Feb. 6. Students in the Television Studio Production classes will produce Abilene City ... [Read More…]

Body and Soul

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By Kyle Peveto, Arts Editor Rolando Diaz paints with flowing lines and deep, vivid colors. Reds, greens and yellows, the colors of a salsa dancer's dress, surround a woman cradling her baby. Caribbean Ocean blues saturate an angel playing a violin. Diaz attempts to paint the souls of his often bright and lively subjects. Diaz has made his living ... [Read More…]

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