For the first time in Sing Song history, a class act, the Juniors, was disbanded. The directors, Audrey Linder, a junior nursing major from Amarillo, and Elizabeth Coates, a junior psychology major from Round Rock, announced to their act via email on Jan. 25 that it would be in the best interest of all to cut the program. "Thank you both for ... [Read More…]
Building Abilene: Betty&June brings refreshing atmosphere downtown
As customers walk into her store to shop for trendy clothes and accessories, they are greeted by the calming smell of her "prunus" candle and a welcoming hello. Jessica Jackson opened her dream store, Betty&June, seven years ago after seeing the need for a new atmosphere downtown. GETTING TO ABILENE Though she lived in Raleigh, North ... [Read More…]
Small group Chapel eliminated on Mondays
The Office of Spiritual Formation canceled small group Chapels on Mondays in an attempt to cultivate community among the university. Cyrus Eaton, dean of spiritual formation and chaplain, said the decision was made to give students, faculty and staff a time to meet as a family. “We’re working toward adding value to everything we do by having one ... [Read More…]
Gallery: Locals march in remembrance of MLK
Locals gathered on Monday in celebration as they marched down the Martin Luther King Jr. bridge. In addition to the march, the Abilene Black Chamber of Commerce held a banquet in King's honor at the Abilene Convention Center. ... [Read More…]
KACU cancels McAlister’s show amid criticism
After reviewing Abilene City Councilmember Kyle McAlister's race-related remarks on Facebook, KACU decided it will no longer air his show, "NightSounds with Kyle McAlister." "We condemn these offensive statements," said Nathan Gibbs, general manager of KACU in a press release. "While he never said anything like this on the air, he still ... [Read More…]
Breaking the Barriers: Bradford to become first black female paramedic in Abilene
"I conquered the self-doubt, and now the sky is the limit." Set to be one of the only black female paramedics in Abilene history, Courtney Bradford will graduate in April, and test for her license in May. Courtney originally attended Prairie View A&M as a pre-medical biology major to become an anesthesiologist, but she became pregnant ... [Read More…]
Student arrested on child pornography charges
The Abilene Police Department Cyber Crimes unit, alongside ACUPD, arrested Jacob Hutchison for Second Degree Felony Distribution of Child Pornography and Third Degree Felony Possession of Child Pornography. Hutchison, a sophomore nursing major, targeted social media apps popular with teens such as KiK, TikToc, SnapChat and Dropbox for ... [Read More…]
SGA cancels plans for awareness week
Despite planning a new awareness week since November, SGA has decided to cancel the events. Executive president Ty Kelley said SGA planned to host an awareness, during which, each day, a topic trending in society would be highlighted, including mental health awareness, cultural awareness and sexual assault awareness. Each day was planned to have ... [Read More…]
Theatre students prepare for the Big Apple
Seemingly every day of the year, theatre students are preparing to play different characters in various shows both on and off campus. Next semester, 11 theatre students are testing their talents in New York City as part of the Tepper Program with Syracuse University. ACU students have been participating in the Tepper Program for eight ... [Read More…]
Doctoral graduates represent university with new regalia
The doctoral graduating class will represent ACU in a different, distinguished way, wearing new purple regalia at commencement. Eric Gumm, registrar of the university, said ACU has been using traditional gowns similar to other schools longer than he has been in his position. Previously, regalia was the same for both graduates and ... [Read More…]
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