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Layers of a Legacy

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On Robert Oglesby's office shelf sit scholarly books of every length about Christian ministry along with with framed pictures from family vacations beside group photos of himself with colleagues and students. All receive prominent placement at the front of the shelves. And each item adds to the layers of Oglesby's life. On these same shelves, ... [Read More…]

I Don’t Want to Grow Up

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Every senior you've run into lately is probably telling you how they're so ready to graduate, to leave ACU and be free. Well, not me. I don't wanna grow up. Growing up means graduating. Graduating means the real world. The real world means no more nap breaks, no more late-night Rosa's runs with friends and no more random excuses to make a ... [Read More…]

Bid on It: Social Clubs initiate new pledges on Bid Night

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On Friday night, campus was filled with women skipping in single file lines wearing shirts with marker all over them and men carrying pictures of fruit and chanting about cows. No, the ACU campus did not go crazy; pledging kicked off with the time-honored tradition of Bid Night. Throughout the night, a total of 388 students were welcomed, and ... [Read More…]

Episcopal priest to be Summit’s first female preacher

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This year's Summit will feature the first woman preacher as a theme speaker. Barbara Brown Taylor is an Episcopal priest and the author of several award-winning books, her most recent being Learning to Walk in the Dark. Brady Bryce, director of Summit, said Taylor is an outstanding preacher and various people suggested her as a speaker. "Her ... [Read More…]

Psychology course focuses on sexual minorities

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A new psychology course called Sexual Minorities: Identities and Communities is being considered for a general education course. The class, taught by Dr. Robert McKelvain, currently has 15 students. McKelvain said the point of the course is to teach students about how sexual minorities and mainstream culture interact. "Members of sexual ... [Read More…]

Brown to leave Study Abroad for Wheaton

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Rachel Brown, assistant director of study abroad, will leave the Center for International Education after six years to take a job at Wheaton College in Illinois. Brown will leave Sept. 10 to become the learning community coordinator for the "Wheaton in Chicago" program. She will live at the Wheaton Center located in downtown Chicago. The ... [Read More…]

Spider-Man has my heart

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I love superheroes. My car is named "The Batmobile," I have every superhero-themed piece of clothing (from a Superman onesie to Spider-Man socks and sweatshirts) and I've even seen Spider-Man the Musical. My parents bought me tickets for my birthday this summer to Dallas Comic Con. The fact that it was my 22nd birthday, and not my 12th, is ... [Read More…]

View from the Hill: Student spends summer interning on Capitol Hill

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Savannah Hostetter sat in Lynay last spring listening as U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway talked about working at the Capitol and staying true to his faith at the same time. Hostetter, a senior political science major from Brownsville, longed to live out her own faith on Capitol Hill. Fast forward a few months to June, and that's exactly where Hostetter ... [Read More…]

Cedar Creek Waterway Project making slow progress

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Community members are bonding in an ongoing development project called the Cedar Creek Waterway project to create new recreational parks and keep a natural creek running through Abilene. Cedar Creek, a creek that runs through Abilene, connects multiple parks throughout Abilene, such as Will Hair Park and Kyle Young Park. Jim Cooke, ... [Read More…]

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