Bill Waugh, ACU alumnus, former ACU trustee and founder of the Taco Bueno fast food chain, died Tuesday in Dallas where he lived. Waugh, 79, graduated from ACU in 1959 with a degree in fine arts. It was that same artistic eye and an innovative business sense that led him to launch several successful restaurant chains across the Southwest ... [Read More…]
University negotiating to bring Ben Rector to Abilene
ACU wants to bring Ben Rector to Abilene. Amanda Pittman, ACU marketing manager, said the university has invited the Nashville-based singer and songwriter to come perform for students. "We are still negotiating with his agent, and we don't have a signed contract yet," Pittman said. The effort to bring more entertainment to campus started ... [Read More…]
New Year, same resolution ruin
We are fourteen days into 2015 and not only have I already failed to keep all of my New Year's resolutions, but I've forgotten what they were to begin with. The idea of a clean slate is appealing and new beginnings sound refreshing. But neither of those are enough to change the ways of a creature of habit like myself. I enjoy making resolutions ... [Read More…]
Students asked to take part in sexual assault prevention training
The office of Student Life has asked students to participate in an online training course for sexual assault prevention over the upcoming Christmas break. The course, "Haven-Understanding Sexual Assault" is facilitated through EverFi, a website created as a learning platform. The course takes approximately an hour to complete and can be ... [Read More…]
The Samaritan that Sims built
In the last three years, Terry Bradshaw, Laura Bush and Condoleezza Rice have made visits to Abilene. Three years ago, the Abilene nonprofit, Global Samaritan Resources, hired a new executive director, Danny Sims. The timing is not a coincidence. Convincing celebrities to come to West Texas is one of the more external ways people have noticed ... [Read More…]
Putin wasn’t a fan of the koalas at G20
On this day, Nov. 19, in 1985, President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev attended their first summit meeting together in Geneva. The two produced no earth-shattering agreements, but it was a clear signal of their desire to mend relations and keep the nuclear arms race under control. "Summits" of world leaders are still happening ... [Read More…]
Wildcat Reign, SA offer new Christmas Slam competition
When you hear the words Christmas Slam, you probably think #ACUCHRISTMASSLAM. But that hashtag is so last holiday season as Students' Association and Wildcat Reign propose a twist to the competition created to encourage attendance to ACU basketball games. Last year, SA harnessed the natural competition between social clubs to increase attendance ... [Read More…]
Remembering the Greatest Generation
"If you love me, you won't leave." Ken Lewis' mother screamed at him from the front door as he as he left his Meriden, Connecticut, home to enlist in the U.S. Army. Two weeks later, July 14, 1944, he was on a troop train bound for Camp Blanding, Florida, and 17 weeks of infantry training. He was 21 years old. Countless mothers, just like ... [Read More…]
What George Orwell knew about Facebook
In George Orwell's book, 1984, the citizens of Oceania participate in a daily scheduled period known as the "Two Minutes Hate." During the hate, party members are required to stand in front of a television yelling obscenities and violently raging against ideological enemies flashed on the screen. Even though the book's protagonist, Winston, ... [Read More…]
Provost, president respond to AES students
Students from the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Science met with the president of the university, Dr. Phil Schubert, and the provost, Dr. Robert Rhodes, to discuss the future of their degree plans and programs in light of the recent restructuring proposal. Schubert assured students that he and Rhodes are fully committed to teaching ... [Read More…]
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