From The Top, the nationally syndicated classical music program featuring young musicians, will be performing a live taping tonight in Abilene at the First Baptist Church downtown. The program has inspired audiences across the country with its amazing showcase of young classical artists. Locally, classes at an area elementary school have been ... [Read More…]
Assistant City Manager Receives International Accredidation
The City of Abilene has a lot of high quality individuals in public office. One such man has proved that on an international level. Assistant City Manager David Vela is now one of about twelve-hundred local leaders world wide with the title Credentialed Manager. KACU's Zane Goggins spoke with Mr. Vela here in the KACU studios. KACU ... [Read More…]
Downtown Gets Down And Dirty
There's a new effort by the City Council to clean up and beautify Abilene's down town area. Here's KACU's Zane Goggins with the story. KACU News Reporter: Zane Goggans Airdate: October 15, 2010 The News At Noon Play/mp3/2:26 ... [Read More…]
Intramural Volleyball moved to Fall
Students who love to play volleyball have something sweet in store for them this year. The intramural volleyball season will start this fall. With the absence of waterball this year, volleyball was moved to the fall semester. Waterball was a popular sport among many social clubs last year but will no longer be available for intramurals, because ... [Read More…]
Burroughs leaves for North Texas
Men's Cross Country Head Coach Sam Burroughs left the ACU program in late summer to coach the University of North Texas' cross-country and track and field teams. Burroughs will coach a Div. I school, replacing UNT's Dr. Robert Vaughn, according to the UNT athletics website. Before coaching at Abilene Christian for two seasons, he served as ... [Read More…]
New students adjust to campus construction
As freshmen settle in for their first week of classes, they are also dealing with campus construction. The  new students have already been at ACU a week, allowing time to figure out where everything is. However, construction has been a factor in the freshmen's acquaintance with the campus. The new students have had to take alternate routes and ... [Read More…]
Current, former ‘Cats reunite
Former ACU tennis greats rolled into town to meet the current teams at the tennis courts during the annual ACU Alumni Classic this weekend. On Friday, the alumni were placed on teams with current Wildcats and played World Team Tennis-style with a few variations. They also played some singles games, as well as a doubles format Saturday, with ... [Read More…]
Sports need to have a light side
I love my own opinions. That's why I come up with them. I think my opinions are perfect, and anyone who has an opposing opinion is wrong. But then again, who doesn't think that way? I have always been a sports nut, and I like to think I am quite knowledgeable when it comes to most sports. When it comes to deciding what a sport is, however, I used ... [Read More…]
Tarleton State sweeps ACU softball
The Wildcats' three-game series with Tarleton State became a two-game series after Mother Nature washed out the series finale Sunday - but not before the TexAnns took two from ACU on Saturday with 5-0 and 3-2 victories. The Wildcats actually led 7-1 in the third game before it was rained out. Head Coach Chantiel Wilson said the rainout was ... [Read More…]
Intramural softball set to begin
The spring's final team sport, intramural softball, will begin tournament play April 19. This year, a total of 36 teams will compete for the softball crown; men's teams account for more than double the number of women's teams, 25-11. Most social clubs, with the exception of a couple, have entered more than one team in each league this semester, ... [Read More…]