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Back in session: SA appoints new representatives, Cabinet member

January 25, 2008 by Kelsi Peace

By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor Congress checked on the progress of last semester's legislation, reviewed the new budgetary guidelines and appointed new representatives and a chief communications officer at the first meeting of the semester on Wednesday. Senior senator Brandon Smith told Congress that after last semester's legislation requesting ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: SA

King’s message still applicable today

January 23, 2008 by Kelsi Peace

By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor This April marks forty years since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, four decades which have done little to fade the memory of a man who stood up to the nation and demanded justice and equality. King's persistant message of love, peace and character rings true today as well. American children recite ... [Read More…]

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Reese relieved of current position

January 23, 2008 by Kelsi Peace

By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor College of Biblical Studies dean Dr. Jack Reese will temporarily set aside his role as dean this semester and begin examining the role of the university in light of the 21st Century Vision. "We need to think, just in a variety of ways, what a Christian university looks like in this world that we're living in," ... [Read More…]

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Vision Leadership Team determines department response

January 23, 2008 by Kelsi Peace

By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor Departments campuswide submitted responses to a questionnaire from the Vision Leadership Team on Friday to clarify the departments' purpose and compatibility with the 21st Century Vision. "Every couple of years I think it's good to step back and ask some of those broader questions," said Phil Schubert, executive ... [Read More…]

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Motorcycle accident kills HSU student near campus

January 23, 2008 by Kelsi Peace

By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor A Hardin-Simmons University student and football player was killed Saturday in a motorcycle accident at the intersection of E.N. 10th Street and Washington Boulevard. Brentdrick Walker, 20, layed his motorcycle on its side when he attempted to avoid colliding with the vehicle of Arthur Traylor, 60, according to the ... [Read More…]

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Ground broken for center

January 18, 2008 by Kelsi Peace

By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor After the mid-December ground breaking, excavation at the Bob and Shirley Hunter Welcome Center site over Christmas Break prepped the site for building and laid a stable foundation, the director of physical resources said. Director of Physical Resources Bob Neville said the final elements of infrastructure should ... [Read More…]

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Campus police train, prepare for possible predators

January 18, 2008 by Kelsi Peace

By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor Area law enforcement experienced firsthand what an active shooter situation could feel like, from seeking out a shooter to extracting a victim, thanks to a training the ACU Police Department hosted. The Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) spanned eight days, with four sessions for the 16 ... [Read More…]

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Reese setting aside dean responsibilities to plan for 21st Century Vision

January 18, 2008 by Kelsi Peace

By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor College of Biblical Studies dean Dr. Jack Reese will temporarily set aside his role as dean this semester and begin examining the role of the university in light of the 21st Century Vision. "We need to think, just in a variety of ways, what a Christian university looks like in this world that we're living in," ... [Read More…]

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SA pushes for even attendance policies

December 7, 2007 by Kelsi Peace

By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor The Students' Association Congress called for uniformity and reform in the attendance policy on campus at Wednesday's meeting, passing an act asking professors to reconsider stringent policies. Senior senator Brandon Smith authored the act, which aims to eliminate "varying degrees of restrictiveness and academic ... [Read More…]

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Using food for reward teaches bad habits

December 7, 2007 by Kelsi Peace

By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor I might owe a healthy pallet to delicious milk chocolate M&M's, but I also owe an expectation of rewards to that same package. As a little girl, I avidly sucked my thumb, which lead my exasperated mother to set up the "M&M system," in which I was awarded a certain amount of the chocolate candies for each day I did ... [Read More…]

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