In a ceremony at the Law Enforcement Center last Friday, the Abilene Police Department promoted two of its officers and handed out 19 awards to other officers for their work in the field, including the Life Saving Bar and the Police Medal of Valor. The afternoon's highlights were the promotions of Sergeant Keith Shackleford to the rank of ... [Read More…]
Alumni join fight against Haiti cholera outbreak
As health officials put the death toll of Haiti's cholera outbreak close to 450, ACU will continue its outreach to the small island nation as it has since the earthquake earlier this year. Just a few months after January's earthquake left thousands living in tent cities, ACU named Dr. David M. Vanderpool ('82) and his wife Laurie ('81) of ... [Read More…]
Familiarity can inhibit change
My family tends to hold on to things till we can't get any more use out of them. Our last minivan had nearly 300,000 miles on it, shook when it got past 45 miles per hour and looked like a step down from the Flintstones car. The only reason we gave it away was because members of our church said they were praying daily that we would come to our ... [Read More…]
Abilene among least expensive cities
Abilene was named among the top ten of the least expensive cities in which to own a business by the Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey. The survey is conduct by the Rose Institute of State and Local Government. It analyzes cities' property taxes and business license fees as well as economic incentives and programs cities may ... [Read More…]
UCLA teacher to conduct screenwriting workshop
The FilmFest Committee will conduct a Screenwriting Workshop from 11 a.m. to noon Friday in the Mabee Library Auditorium. Kris Young, an instructor at UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television, will speak at the workshop via Skype. Christina Johnson, senior English major from Dallas and co-chair of the FilmFest Committee, met Young while ... [Read More…]
Texas Sources Of Energy
From rigging up a disco ball, lava lamps and a DJ table for a weekend party to something as simple as flipping a light switch we all use electricity. Matthew Woodrow takes a look as some of our top energy providers and what kind of effects they have on the environment. KACU News Reporter: Matthew Woodrow Airdate: October 15, 2010 The News At ... [Read More…]
Powering Up
From rigging up a disco ball, lava lamps and a DJ table for a weekend party to something as simple as flipping a light switch we all use electricity. Matthew Woodrow takes a look as some of our top energy providers and what kind of effects they have on the environment. KACU News Reporter: Matthew Woodrow News At Noon Play/mp3/3:35 ... [Read More…]
Alumni remind school of spirit
Besides Homecoming weekend's annual musical, parade, breakfasts and football game, ACU also hosts hundreds of alumni. It's one of the best weekends of the year: the singing in Chapel is louder, teachers dismiss classes earlier, there's purple everywhere and, best of all, the Bean food is better. But what makes Homecoming so special is its ... [Read More…]
Schubert to speak in Homecoming Chapel
ACU alumni and campus visitors will head to Moody Coliseum at 10:45 a.m. Saturday for this year's Homecoming Chapel. In charge of planning the event were Jama Cadle, assistant director of Alumni Relations and university events, Samantha Adkins, senior Alumni Relations officer, and Grant Boone, Alumni Relations officer. The Alumni Association and ... [Read More…]
Students spend weekend homeless
On the evening of Oct. 1 Freshmen Dylan Brugman and Shay Tuttle stepped out of their friend's car into downtown Abilene, prepared to spend the weekend homeless. Brugman, a political science and international relations major from Denver, was assigned a project on global poverty in his Bible class, but instead of volunteering at the Salvation Army ... [Read More…]