By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor Local lawyer Quanah Parker, ('68) shares more with the Comanche chief Quanah Parker than a few letters. Abilene's Quanah projects the determined advocacy, controversial politics and brash action his namesake displayed in the last century- and like the Quanah of the past, he does what he thinks he needs to do. In an ... [Read More…]
Chaplain position withdrawn, 21st Century Vision discussed at SA meeting
By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor The Students' Association Congress examined the 21st Century Vision and continued a vacillating debate on the creation of a chaplain position Oct. 24. After moving to definitely table a bill to create a chaplain position in the Students' Association last week, senior senator Nathan MacKenzie withdrew the bill Oct. ... [Read More…]
Halloween traditions carry over from childhood
By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor Armed with knives and small saws, my roommates and I began our Saturday night. Plans for our roommate pumpkin carving night had been in the works all week, and we proudly bought pumpkins , a carving kit and candles to light the jack-o-lanterns. After spreading out old newspapers and meticulously washing the ... [Read More…]
University purchases text alert system
By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor The university purchased a new alert system this week, signing a contract for a system that can text message, e-mail, voice message and send digital signals in emergency or urgent situations. "It's a significant commitment by the university to provide the latest technology of safety to the campus community," said ... [Read More…]
Don Morris Center renovation still slated for winter completion
By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor Renovation of the Don Morris Center's second and third floors continues on schedule as painting on the second floor began the next step in what Dr. Royce Money, president of the university, has called ashowpiece for the university. Work on the student media newsroom began in May, displacing the Journalism and Mass ... [Read More…]
Congress supports sophomore visitation hours change
By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor Congress supported a movement in Residence Life to expand visitation hours in sophomore dorms to five days a week at Wednesday's Students' Association meeting. "The ResLife office has been talking about this," said sophomore senator Jessie Lozano and co-writer of the resolution. "Basically, it just needs a little ... [Read More…]
Campaign focuses too much on looks
By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor Grow up, America. Perhaps the 2008 presidential candidates are more attractive than most, or maybe the country's anticipation for a new Commander-in-Chief bested them, but somewhere along the way the campaign started looking more like a high school student council election and less like a presidential ... [Read More…]
Congress ponders, passes in busy day
By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor The Students' Association Congress considered a leadership workshop, passed a previously tabled bill to create an internal affairs committee and voted down a bill to protect members' privacy at Wednesday's meeting. Graduate students Eric Wallace, Marie Womplou and Shepherd Mbumwae approached Congress about a ... [Read More…]
Hosts and hostesses named for 2008
By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor After being kidnapped on Tuesday night, the 2008 Sing Song hosts and hostesses removed their blindfolds on the Sing Song stage to see a circle of hosts and hostesses who had been selected for this year's performance. When the co-chairs arrived at her house to kidnap her, Benay Dennis, senior interdisciplinary music ... [Read More…]
New director pleased with Follies
By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor This year, Freshman Follies exposed new freshmen to ACU and initiated newly appointed director of student productions Tom Craig to the world of show biz. "I had no expectations," Craig said. "I went into the weekend with no expectations, but everything turned out great." Between the four shows, Follies gathered an ... [Read More…]
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