By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor The Students' Association will enhance students' leadership skills this semester with Invision 2007 and a student government conference in Jacksonville, Fla. SA will host Invision 2007, a leadership banquet and training session for student leaders on campus, at 6 p.m. on Sunday in the Williams Performing Arts ... [Read More…]
College of Arts and Sciences still in search of dean
By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor The only thing harder than filling some "big shoes" is deciding who should fill them. With the announced retirement of Dr. Colleen Durrington, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Search and Review Committee formed to determine who will succeed Durrington as the next dean. Dr. Carley Dodd, committee ... [Read More…]
Groups submit budget requests online
By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor Filling out a budget request form just got easier, thanks to the new Students' Association Web site, which allows student organizations to submit budget requests online. The online version is the third generation of budget software created by SA that allows users to fill out their requests by answering a series of ... [Read More…]
Growing old, learning the art of listening
By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor Thoughtful Ramblings She is barely over five feet tall now, and osteoporosis has claimed her body, stooping her shoulders and brittling her already fragile bones. When my great-grandmother walked into my parents' house on Christmas Eve, I was astounded by how much the past few years have aged her. The ... [Read More…]
Smoking ban takes effect during winter break
By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor Don't light up in a public place in Abilene-unless, of course, you're prepared for a citation and a fine. The new smoking ordinance, which went into effect Jan. 3, prohibits smoking "in all enclosed public places" and designated outdoor areas, according to the ordinance. Voters supported the ban in the Nov. 7 ... [Read More…]
Fair Trade coffee to arrive next semester
By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor Purchasing a cup of coffee on campus next semester will do more than provide caffeine—it just may help someone out of poverty, thanks to the efforts of the fall semester Social Work Practice II class. The course, which is taught by Dr. Paul Ammons, director of the School of Social Work, requires a final ... [Read More…]
Art work sale raises $3,000 for new Center
By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor When bidding closed on Rolando Diaz's painting, "Old Havana Jazz," ACU came $3,000 closer to breaking ground on the Robert D. and Shirley Hunter Welcome Center. The painting was auctioned on eBay between Nov. 6 and 16. Diaz, class of ‘79, decided to donate the proceeds from his painting to the Welcome Center ... [Read More…]
Don’t ignore the power of the Court
By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor Thoughtful Ramblings In the wake of the 2006 elections, Americans were left looking at the legislative branch of government and either rejoicing for the change or wringing their hands at the defeat. And eyes turned inquisitively to the executive branch as questions rose, once again, about the war and, in general, ... [Read More…]
Into the ‘Twilight’
By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor As she explains how a family tradition will make its debut on the Ethnos stage this weekend, April Gutierrez is all smiles. Her father, Marty Cilvas, and 10-year-old cousin, Bobby, will join Gutierrez, sophomore accounting major from El Paso, to perform the Shaw Dance and the War Dance, a Tigua tradition passed ... [Read More…]
Church leaders meet at ElderLink forum in Dallas
By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor Church leaders who normally offer service to their congregations received some encouragement and inspiration of their own at an ACU-sponsored ElderLink forum, which took place in Dallas on Saturday. ElderLink is an ACU ministry founded by Dr. Charles Siburt, vice president for church relations, in 2000 to "equip, ... [Read More…]
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