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ACU Police apprehends, arrests door-knocker

February 13, 2013 by Melany Cox

ACUPD arrested a suspicious male who was knocking on doors of off-campus residencies for several weeks and asking strange questions. The man was arrested Monday at about 3 p.m. for charges unrelated to the door-knocking. Police Chief Jimmy Ellison said ACUPD received a call about the man and officers located him near EN 14th St. and Avenue E. The ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Abilene Crime, ACU Police

French language students to study abroad

February 13, 2013 by Melany Cox

Students studying French will have the opportunity to study abroad in Lille, France, May 31 through July 7. Yann Opsitch, instructor of French, said the program developed because he had been thinking about it since he began teaching French. He and his wife used to take students to France almost every summer to do mission work, but he wanted to ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Study Abroad

Travel more fun than vacationing

February 13, 2013 by Melany Cox

Texas is a big state and the United States is a big country, but it's surprising how many people can say they've never left the U.S., or even Texas. Oh, and that vacation to Cancun where you sat by the pool and drinks came with little umbrellas doesn't count. That's not a different country, it's a tourist trap. Travel can seem like an ominous ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns

Suspicious door-knocking reported

February 1, 2013 by Melany Cox

The ACU Police Department has received three calls in the past 10 days about a suspicious male knocking on doors of students living off-campus and asking the residents strange questions. Lt. Randy Motz of the ACU Police said they were first notified of a suspicious male knocking on a student's door on E.N. 13th St. on Jan. 19. They received two ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Abilene Crime, ACU Police

Reporting with understanding and heavy hearts

January 30, 2013 by Melany Cox

The life of a journalist is not an easy one. In fact, it's probably one of the most demanding professions. There's the late nights, the struggle to meet deadlines, the sources that never call back and those dreaded Oxford commas. But there's even more to it. Journalists expect that one day they will have to cover difficult situations. And we ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns Tagged With: Highway 36 Accident

ACU community floods Hendrick ER

January 26, 2013 by Melany Cox

Students, faculty, staff, friends and family poured into the waiting room in the Hendrick Medical Center trauma unit Friday night to await information about six ACU students involved in a deadly car crash. More than 250 students packed the waiting room, filled the hallway and lingered outside the ER. Groups of anxious students hugged and comforted ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Hendrick Medical Center, Highway 36 Accident

JMC department gives back to community

January 24, 2013 by Melany Cox

During department Chapel on Tuesday, Dr. Cheryl Bacon, professor and chair of the department of journalism and mass communication, announced that the JMC department received a donation of $500,000. Elise Smith Mitchell, ACU alum and president and CEO of Mitchell Communications Group in Fayetteville, Ark., said she chose to make a donation to the ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News, Showcase, Videos Tagged With: Archive, JMC, JMC Network, KACU, Morris & Mitchell, Optimist

Hanover to help faculty secure grants

January 18, 2013 by Melany Cox

During the 2012 fall semester, ACU joined with Hanover Research to provide a consultant for faculty who are interested in writing grant proposals. The liaison position between Hanover and the university is being filled by Dr. Susan Lewis, interim vice provost. Lewis said Hanover is a company divided into two branches: a research branch and a ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News

Ag moves from Zona Luce

January 16, 2013 by Melany Cox

The Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences was relocated from the Zona Luce Building into the Hardin Administration Building Dec. 19. After renovations were made to Hardin during the fall semester, the ag department was able to move into its new home. Dr. Ed Brokaw, chair for the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agricultural Department

Lessons learned from this semester

December 7, 2012 by Melany Cox

After spending last semester studying abroad in Oxford, I thought I would have to adjust to a normal semester once I got back to ACU. Then I remembered there's no such thing as "normal." One of my favorite sayings is "Keep calm and carry on." It's the one that always appears on the red posters and has been recreated into a variety of phrases. Most ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns

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