By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor A job advertisement has been placed in the December issue of the Christian Chronicle, and a search committee has been formed to find a replacement for Dr. Jonathan Wade, assistant professor of English and assistant director of the Honors Program. Wade is leaving at the end of the semester and moving to Cullowhee, ... [Read More…]
Government shouldn’t play role of parents
By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor I Am The Enemy On Veterans Day, an average 7.7 million watched the uncut, unedited and R-rated Saving Private Ryan on ABC, even though 66 of ABC's more than 220 affiliate stations, nearly one-third of the country, pulled the movie out of fear of indecency fines from the Federal Communication Commission. The FCC ... [Read More…]
Alumnus to represent Texas in Congress: Former Harris County district judge elected with 55 percent of vote
By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor ACU alumnus and former Harris County District Judge Ted Poe was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 2 to represent Texas' 2nd District. Republican Poe ran and won against incumbent Democrat Nick Lampson from the old District 9 with 55 percent of the vote. Last year's redistricting put Lampson in the ... [Read More…]
Graduate program awaiting approval: New master’s degree to be implemented in fall of 2006 upon
By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor A proposal for a new Master of Student Affairs graduate program will go before the College of Arts and Sciences Academic Council on Friday and the Graduate Council on Tuesday for approval. The 39-hour program is a master's in higher education with an emphasis in college student affairs and is designed primarily to ... [Read More…]
Students, faculty discuss issues: Chapel forum, debate begin discussion about election, voting
By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor About two-thirds of the students at the Chapel forum Monday night in Cullen Auditorium raised their hands indicating they had already voted or were planning to vote in the presidential election. Later they heard different viewpoints on politics and why Christians should be involved, as well as philosophical stances on ... [Read More…]
‘OC’ not just silly soap for teens
By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor I Am The Enemy "We've been on the run, driving in the sun, looking out for No. 1, California here we come, right back where we started from." As I tried to adjust my mind away from fall break and the extra hour of sleep back into the rush of assignments and responsibilities, one thing got me through the harsh ... [Read More…]
On the issues
By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor With the presidential election less than two weeks away, President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., are finalizing their campaigns and reiterating their stances on certain issues, Bush claiming experience and Kerry calling for a change. Here is a list of issues at the forefront of the election and where ... [Read More…]
The show will go on: Gary Varner juggles many jobs as professor in Theatre Department
By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor Gary Varner sits in an old chair backstage of the Abilene Civic Center, patting his foot and checking his cell phone for the time every few minutes. He takes his baseball cap off every now and then to scratch his head and smooth down his short, graying hair. Pausing for a moment from working on the lighting for Kiss ... [Read More…]
Kerry brings change
By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor I Am The Enemy May 1, 2003. President Bush landed aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and declared the end of major combat operations in Iraq behind a "Mission Accomplished" banner. Since then, as of Monday, 963 American soldiers have died in Iraq and 1,102 since March 2003. The number of Americans ... [Read More…]
Campus political groups encourage involvement
By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor Many Republicans and Democrats will be campaigning for their respective candidate Nov. 1, the night before the general election. Meanwhile, the College Republicans and College Democrats, led by two sophomores, will come together and debate at a political forum where they will discuss various issues at stake in the ... [Read More…]
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