Several students spent 48 hours last weekend designing, developing and creating their own games to participate in the Global Game Jam. Global Game Jam is an international event that challenges participants to design a game within a two-day period. The event takes place once a year, toward the end of January, with contestants starting by watching ... [Read More…]
Winterguard wins Christmas Slam prize
Students who attended the Christmas Slam in December reaped the benefits of prizes, free pizza, Christmas Slam T-shirts and the opportunity to support the men's and women's basketball teams. Only one organization with the most tweets and attendance received the high-dollar prize. ACU Acuity Winterguard won $1,000 for having the most members ... [Read More…]
ACU Theater to bring Twain to life
In a departure from last semester's serious themes, the ACU Theater Department is presenting the ironically named 'Is He Dead?' by Mark Twain for the winter comedy. Kari Hatfield, associate professor of theater and director for 'Is He Dead?', said the play was a good fit for this particular season. "We've had a great season, but a lot of ... [Read More…]
Archibald seeks fourth mayoral term
Mayoral elections are May 10, and Norm Archibald is seeking reelection by asking the people of Abilene to consider the Cedar Ridge Reservoir. Archibald served as ACU dean of students in the 1980s and as president of the Alumni Association. "I have been the mayor of this city since 2004," Archibald said. Having served as Abilene's mayor ... [Read More…]
Faculty, staff open homes to foster children
Christian Homes and Family Services of Abilene, where some faculty and staff members have worked, are in need of more families to adopt and foster children. Christian Homes is a Abilene nonprofit organization that is dedicated to building Christian families through"¨ maternity, foster care and adoption services. Slade Sullivan, ACU vice ... [Read More…]
Student organizes club for at-risk children
Children from low-income families in an apartment complex off Ambler Ave are now able to receive the care and attention most other kids get on a daily basis. Caroline Thompson, sophomore accounting major from Cypress, organized an after-school program for the elementary and junior high students of North Abilene Apartments last semester. "I ... [Read More…]
Midnight Worship moves to new location
An activity that brings students from all three Abilene colleges together on Friday nights has moved this semester. Midnight Worship is now taking place at Fountaingate Fellowship's Worship Campus, at 909 N. Willis St. And the move couldn't have come at a better time. The building Midnight Worship had been using belonged to University Baptist ... [Read More…]
KACU transforms with more NPR programs aired
Long-time listeners of radio station KACU-FM may have noticed a difference when they turned the radio on at 9 a.m. Monday. Instead of music, listeners heard a new program called On Point. This is one of several major changes at KACU, which broadcasts from the ACU campus. The radio station has restructured itself to provide students in the ... [Read More…]
Honors colloquia become more diverse
The Honors College is offering several colloquia during the spring semester, covering topics ranging from global warming to computer hacking. In addition, the college is giving some students a chance to partner with CitySquare in a colloquium combining social research and biblical studies. For many years, the Honors College at ACU has prided ... [Read More…]
Monks Coffee expands near HSU
Monks Coffee Shop, a popular café in downtown Abilene, will open a new location near campus early February, instead of opening in January as previously planned. The new spot will be located at 1333 Ambler Ave. across the street from Hardin-Simmons University and will share a store space with Books 2 U, a college textbook buyback business. Owner ... [Read More…]
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