Abilene ranks last in job creation in the nation, according to a news release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics two weeks ago. The report, based on numbers from August, states that "the largest over-the-year decreases in employment were reported in Abilene, Texas (-4.7 percent), Battle Creek, Mich. (-3.9 percent), Missoula, Mont. (-3.8 percent), ... [Read More…]
Business Services offers new, affordable roadside assistance
ACU Business Services is now offering Cars on Campus, a new service for roadside assistance for students, faculty, staff and alumni. The service includes towing, lockouts, travel and retail discounts, jump starts, flat tire replacement and more, said Anthony Williams, chief business services officer. Members can take advantage of the nationwide ... [Read More…]
Multi-tasking boosts self-importance
I can't do it. I just can't. It would've been pretty dang funny, though. In my last column, I was debating what to write about for this column. But I am dating someone now (sorry ladies, I know the above face is irresistibly sexy), meaning everything I would've said about girlfriends has since become irrelevant and basically illegal for me to ... [Read More…]
Mesquite Square gunman laid to rest
Close friends said goodbye to the 78-year-old gunman in the Mesquite Square apartment complex shooting in Abilene Municipal Cemetery on Friday, two weeks after his death following the shooting. John Lee, who worked at ACU in the Bean for about 10 years until 2008, opened fire on Hardin-Simmons University senior Jacob Allen on September 7, before ... [Read More…]
Curl opens Summit: ‘God has had enough’
Dr. Billy Curl opened Summit 2011 Sunday with an impassioned lecture emphasizing that God has had enough with believers' lack of passion to act out their faith. Curl said the most important thing he wanted listeners to take away from his speech was compassion. "When people are full of compassion, they learn to accept things that are not like ... [Read More…]
Graduate, freshmen declines hit enrollment
Overall fall enrollment fell by 170 students, much of that attributed by university officials to a sharp decline in the total number of graduate students. In addition, freshmen enrollment fell by about 12 percent year-to-year, the largest decline in more than 20 years, according to 12th-day numbers released by the university this week. Despite the ... [Read More…]
Lengthy and short words compete for dominance
The hardest part about my job as managing editor is writing headlines. Well, that and making sure all my minions get their stories in on time. Designing pages is difficult as well. So is ping-pong. But headlines are the worst. They never fit. The best trick is finding words that are very short but carry a lot of meaning. Sometimes I get so ... [Read More…]
Mesquite Square shooting victim shows improvement
Family and friends of the 21-year-old Hardin-Simmons University student shot in the head last week by a tenant at the Mesquite Square apartment complex say they have been amazed at his rapid recovery since the incident. After spending several days in a coma at Hendrick Medical Center, Jacob Allen was alert and in fair condition Tuesday and may be ... [Read More…]
Students flock to new Rec Center
The Royce and Pam Money Student Recreation and Wellness Center, referred to by Dr. Money as "the Bank," opened last Friday with the grand opening celebration, RecFest. Now that the celebration is over and the facility is getting into a regular schedule. Kendyl McEachran, junior elementary education major from Albuquerque, had a frantic night ... [Read More…]
RecFest to celebrate opening of SRWC
The university will unveil  the Royce and Pam Money Student Recreation & Wellness Center Friday, with doors opening after Chapel and a campus-wide celebration, RecFest, beginning at 11 p.m. and lasting until 6 a.m. Saturday. The dedication will come after a year and a half of construction involving about 200 workers to transform the existing ... [Read More…]