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Delta Theta awaiting university decision for reactivation

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By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor University officials have yet to decide the immediate future of women's social club Delta Theta. The club was deactivated in October after the club's advisers resigned, prompting the administration to require members to conduct a self-study of the club to evaluate its mission and purpose before reactivating ... [Read More…]

Nona offers valuable change of view

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By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Face the Facts I made a new friend this week named Nona. She doesn't come from a background like mine, and she doesn't even know where Ohio is. Nona's mom died of cancer when she was young, and she loves dogs so much it makes her that she doesn't have one. She has two older foster sisters, and both are ... [Read More…]

Good laugh keeps sanity intact

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By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Face the Facts Dressed as a prom queen whose peak was in the 1980s, I, along with seven others paraded around Abilene on Monday night, arriving on the doorsteps of our professors' homes. Once they arrived at the door, they were surprised to see their students dressed up with eager faces, begging for candy. It ... [Read More…]

MSNBC anchor postpones speaking engagement because of the hurricane Katrina

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By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Lester Holt, MSNBC anchor, rescheduled his speaking engagement for Dec. 1 after postponing his original speaking date on Sept. 22, when Hurricane Katrina hit Galveston. Holt was supposed to be the first speaker in the Centennial Speaker Series, but will now follow Pat Summerall, former NFL announcer, who is ... [Read More…]

Frats partner with McMurry group to create a haunted Buffalo Gap Historic Village

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By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Shrieks of terror will fill the night as students and members from the Abilene community roam the countryside at Buffalo Gap's Historic Village "Haunted Village" beginning Friday. Frater Sodalis, a men's social club, partnered with Buffalo Gap's Historic Village and a social club from McMurry University this ... [Read More…]

Siggie president Evan Lindsay crowned Homecoming Queen

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By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Instead of worrying about what to do if her name was called, Evan Lindsay quietly discussed who deserved to win the title of Homecoming Queen with her father and nearly missed the announcement that she won the 2005-06 Homecoming Queen title. "Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would be Homecoming ... [Read More…]

Dr. Seuss books, characters come to life in ‘Seussical’

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By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Audience members can return to childhood and arrive in the magical and imaginative world of Dr. Seuss and his beloved characters with the opening of the Homecoming Musical, Seussical. Seussical, created by Tony Award winners, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, weaves together famous characters and stories from ... [Read More…]

Construction set to begin on jogging track

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By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor By the end of November, the university will have a new addition to improve its appearance and the fitness of students, faculty and staff on campus, should they choose to use it. Construction has already begun on the new Walk/Jog trail that will wind two miles around campus, weaving in and out of the trees and ... [Read More…]

Freshman follies were once your folly

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By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Face the Facts I've never entertained the idea of what it might have been like to be a freshman during the 1920s, '50s or '80s but this year's freshman class enlightened me as well as hundreds of others this weekend with its production of Freshmen Follies. For those who didn't attend or haven't heard of ... [Read More…]

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