Sing Song groups have chose their themes and conducted their auditions for the traditional ACU musical performance set to take place Feb. 17-18, 2012. In the Nov. 7 theme selection process, each Sing Song group director randomly drew a number to determine the order in which the groups would get to pick their desired theme. Tom Craig, director of ... [Read More…]
Watson released from hospital
Anna Watson, sophomore animal science major from Kerrville, was released from Shannon Memorial Hospital in San Angelo Wednesday. After Watson's release, six people remain in the hospital because of injuries suffered in Friday's bus accident, at least one in critical condition. Pat Miller, wife of faculty member Emmett Miller, assistant professor ... [Read More…]
Earthquake shakes campus late Saturday
Tremors from a 5.6-magnitude earthquake in Oklahoma shook campus late Saturday night. The earthquake, the largest recorded in Oklahoma, occurred 44 miles northeast of Oklahoma City just before 11 p.m. Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Effects were felt far away from the epicenter, including in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and West ... [Read More…]
University responds quickly to crisis
The ACU community grieves the tragic death of sophomore Anabel Reid, environmental science major from Petersburg, who passed away in the ACU shuttle bus accident Friday. The bus was en route to Medina Children’s Home on a mission trip with a group of students and faculty from the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Science. The tragic ... [Read More…]
Fame is all it’s cracked up to be
I met Jon Foreman last weekend. No big deal. I really haven't met many famous people. (Jon Foreman may not even be considered famous in your inner circles.) I have been famous though. I was on TV one time. It was so cool. I remember it like it was yesterday. I was 13 years old once. This was about six years ago. I was in eighth grade, and I ... [Read More…]
University to eliminate faculty positions in new budget plan
As many as eleven faculty members will lose their positions with the university by the end of the year as part of a budget realignment plan to be announced in detail later this month. Under the plan, several departments face restructuring and mergers, and the university will offer early retirement to some faculty members. The university's Senior ... [Read More…]
Switchfoot, Anberlin end fall break with rock show
Switchfoot brought a night of rock performances on campus to an emphatic close Sunday in Moody Coliseum. The final show of the nationwide tour also brought ACU's fall break to an end. Atomic Tom opened for Anberlin and Switchfoot, as they have throughout the month-long tour. The band members said they'd thoroughly enjoyed touring with the popular ... [Read More…]
Double Contractions: A linguistics revolution
Steve Jobs created the iPhone. Einstein had his theory of relativity. Coke invented happiness in a bottle. Journalists don't usually offer new ground breaking innovation. Until now. Well, ground breaking and innovation may be too strong of a choice for words. But I do bring something new from my line of work. Double contractions. As soon as I ... [Read More…]
Me Addiction tour to stop in Abilene Friday
The "Me Addiction" tour will bring comedian Bob Smiley, speaker Reg Cox and a former member of the Newsboys, Phil Joel, to campus Oct. 28. Cox, minister at Lakewood Church of Christ in Colorado, worked in ACU administration for 15 years until 2002. He said the tour is focused on helping Christians realize the "me first" mentality and understand ... [Read More…]
Switchfoot, Anberlin to perform on campus
Switchfoot and Anberlin headline the October 23 concert in Moody Coliseum for the bands' first appearance on ACU's campus. The show, also featuring Atomic Tom, will begin at 7 p.m. on the Sunday night of Fall Break. General admission tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Students receive a $5 discount with their student ID. Switchfoot is ... [Read More…]
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