A small airplane with one pilot and no passengers crashed in Callahan County, nearly eight miles northeast of Abilene, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety report. The pilot was not injured. Frank Leroy Bell, 75, of Tuscola, was flying his 1970 Beechcraft 60, a twin-engine, five-passenger plane that measures less than 34 feet long, ... [Read More…]
Make the most out of CORE
I wish I could go back and take CORE over again. Not because I enjoyed it, but because I didn't. The Cornerstone course for incoming freshmen is not a popular one; it especially wasn't in the fall of 2010. Students' complaints ranged from the abstract foundation of the material to the sometimes uncomfortable subject matter. Different instructors ... [Read More…]
Injured students continue to improve
Another victim from the Jan. 25 accident has been released from the hospital, and the last one is expected to leave soon. Deanna Romero, freshman international studies major from Sioux Falls, S.D., was discharged from Hendrick Medical Center on Friday. Rebekah Cherniss, freshman Ad/PR major from Katy, underwent successful surgery on Friday morning ... [Read More…]
Cherniss to undergo surgery
Rebekah Cherniss, one of the freshmen injured in the fatal accident last Friday night, will undergo surgery Friday morning on her back and jaw to repair injuries from the accident. Cherniss, freshman Ad/PR major from Katy, has been in Hendrick Medical Center since Friday night. She improved to fair condition on Tuesday, but has several fractures ... [Read More…]
Family, service remember Smith’s life
More than a thousand people packed Oakwood Baptist Church for Lindsey Smith's memorial service in New Braunfels at 11 a.m. on Thursday. Smith, 20, was riding with five other students on the way to Grand Ole Oplin on Friday night when their truck collided with Jeffrey Davis' on TX-36. Smith and Davis died on the scene. Many photo boards ... [Read More…]
HMC event to support heart health
Hendrick Medical Center will conduct its annual "A Day to Take Heart" event on Tuesday to raise awareness for heart health. February is National Heart Month, and the local hospital will offer screenings and educational information and services free to the public to encourage people to take care of their heart. "This is one of the community ... [Read More…]
Clubs welcome spring pledges
Three social clubs are preparing for spring pledging to begin with Bid Night on Friday night. Men's clubs Frater Sodalis and Pi Kappa will join women's club Zeta Rho in the abbreviated spring pledging season. The three clubs had the smallest pledge classes of the 11 clubs on campus last fall. On fall Bid Night, which was Sept. 28, eight men ... [Read More…]
Fatal accident ends trip to Oplin
The three young women piled into the back of Bo Braddock's Ford pickup truck, happily anticipating the night of dancing ahead of them. They barely knew the other Abilene Christian University students in the front seat, but were happy to make new friends. At about 8:20 p.m., Braddock merged onto the highway, joking and talking with the other five ... [Read More…]
One student confirmed dead in car crash
One ACU junior, Lindsey Smith, 20 from New Braunfels, is confirmed dead in a head-on collision on TX-36 near Abilene Regional Airport at 8:21 p.m. Friday. Five other ACU students in the pickup truck were taken to Hendrick Medical Center. Injuries range from mild to severe, but none are life-threatening. The driver of the other pickup truck also ... [Read More…]
15 professors promoted, tenured
The university secured a more consistent future faculty roster during the Christmas break. Dr. Robert Rhodes, provost, approved the tenure and promotion of 15 assistant professors. These faculty members will receive a continuous contract, rather than a year-to-year one, and will be promoted to associate professors, effective this fall. Rhodes said ... [Read More…]
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