Joe's Pasta, Pizza & Subs at 1102 S. Treadaway has served Abilene quality cuisine for 17 years and is now serving the homeless community with its Pay It Forward program. The restaurant's Pay it Forward program, which began in July of 2015, allows customers to donate at least $2.50 so that someone who normally could not afford to buy a piece ... [Read More…]
The Netflix Fix: Dope
R, 1 HR., 43 MINS. Malcolm, played by Shameik Moore, is a classic high school geek; he goes to class, gets good grades and has zero experience with the ladies. Despite this, he has two ride or die friends in the just-as-geeky Job and Diggy. The trio bond over their shared love for 90s hip-hop culture although they spend quite a bit of time ... [Read More…]
The Netflix Fix: World of Tomorrow
NR, 17 MINS. The World of Tomorrow is an existential crisis delivered at a break-neck speed that will have you laughing every time you jump into a new dimension, and in this short film that's practically every minute. This colorful and abstract short is creator Don Hertzfeldt's first digitally animated film and his first effort has not gone ... [Read More…]
A note on Valentine’s Day, after the fact
"Look at all the things no one will be buying us," I said to a friend as I gestured to a table full of stuffed bears and candy hearts. That was only a few days after New Years, but alas, the omens of Valentine's Day have vanished faster than Abilene's winter weather and just in time to make room for shamrocks and green tinted foods. I am not ... [Read More…]
Art students win at Intercollegiate Student Art Competition
Art students swept at The Center for Contemporary Arts' Intercollegiate Student Art Competition Feb. 11. Out of the 24 competitors who placed or received honorable mentions, 15 of them were ACU students. This is the seventh year the Center for Contemporary Arts has hosted the competition for students of ACU, Cisco College, Hardin-Simmons ... [Read More…]
Barbie: a new ally in the fight for body and race representation
Barbie steps out of the Dream House and into reality as Mattel releases a new line of dolls in various skin tones and body types. Mattel's decision is the latest addition to a trend among major companies producing body positive images and products for young girls and women. Diverse body and race representation is finally being implemented by ... [Read More…]
Lytle leaves behind legacy of excellence
Rick Lytle is stepping down from his 16 year deanship, but is not disappearing from campus just yet. Lytle first came to the university 25 years ago and is leaving his longtime position to serve as the CEO of CEO Forum Inc., a non-profit organization whose mission is to create spiritual statesmen and women for the marketplace. The organization ... [Read More…]
DET students participate in Global Game Jam
Last weekend, 14 students from the School of Information Technology and Computing participated in the Global Game Jam, the world's largest game creation event. Global Game Jam was founded in 2009 and is a 48-hour event in which participants build video games from organized locations all over the world. In January 2015, 28,800 registered ... [Read More…]
Donald Trump and the fine line between real news and entertainment
The 2016 presidential race has already been highly publicized and will continue to be the subject of public interest for the months leading up to November. In previous months, GOP candidate Donald Trump has gained daily media attention and successful rankings in voting polls with his outspoken, often insensitive, remarks during rallies and ... [Read More…]
Art students prepare for senior art show
Four art students will showcase their work at The Fine Print senior art show at 6 p.m. Friday at the ACU Cockerell Art Gallery. Chera Chaney, Lauren Payne, Chandler Taylor and Jennie Magner will showcase about 40 combined works at the show. A senior art show is a requirement for all art and design majors, and this group of seniors will be the ... [Read More…]
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