In the mist of host-belted ballads and larger-than-life class and club acts, other student groups still partake in the show. Members of Shades, Swing Cats and the Children's Show use the last days before Sing Song to perfect their acts Video/editing by Hutton Harris ... [Read More…]
Setting up the stage for Sing Song 2007
The setup of the 2007 Sing Song stage is compressed into a matter of seconds in this time-lapse video. Video/editing by Cody Veteto and Ashley Robinson ... [Read More…]
ACU Police expands camera coverage
New cameras were added to Mabee Hall over the holiday break. Mabee's 52-camera system captures footage of the hall and nearby parking lots, entrances and exits. Mabee is the second hall to have cameras installed; Barret Hall was first. Video/editing by Shelby Coates ... [Read More…]
Looking for the Voice of Sing Song 2007
Students audition for the chance to be the Voice of Sing Song, for the 2007 production. The Sing Song management team held open tryouts this year in order to allow all interested students the opportunity to audition for the role. Sing Song will take place Feb. 16-17, and the theme is Shift Into High Gear. Video/editing by Ashley Robinson ... [Read More…]
Icy Travel Delays
ACU students hit the roads and skies to get to ACU in time for the Spring semester. Icy weather and road hindered many from getting to Abilene, and left others stuck in airports across the country. School officials ultimately canceled classes allowing students an extra day of travel. Video/editing by Shelby Coates ... [Read More…]
Cat Crew decorates campus for Homecoming
Cat Crew members decorate the campus in preparation of 2006 Homecoming activities. Video/editing by Jon Davis ... [Read More…]
Jacob’s Dream Becomes a Reality
After years of planning and creation, ACU art professor Jack Maxwell oversees the installation of his massive Jacob's Dream sculpture. Video/editing by Hutton Harris ... [Read More…]
Leeson honored at alumnus lunch: ‘Dallas Morning News’ photographer named Alumnus of the Year
By Lori Bredemeyer, Managing Editor When David Leeson was younger and developing an interest in photography, he didn't know people could get paid for doing something that he loved to do so much. He said he once saw a photographer at a graduation ceremony, and he asked the man why he had so many cameras and where he had gotten them. The man ... [Read More…]
University cites Leeson with award: Pulitzer-winning photographer chosen as Outstanding Alumnus of Year
By Lori Bredemeyer, Managing Editor John Best doesn't give himself credit for helping David Leeson win a Pulitzer Prize in photography. But he does credit Leeson with giving him his first gray hairs. Leeson, class of 1978, worked under Best at the Abilene Reporter-News in the early 1980s and will be honored Sunday by the Alumni Association as the ... [Read More…]
Alumnus wins Pulitzer for Iraq photos: Leeson, four-time finalist, awarded top prize for ‘Morning News’ work
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief For David Leeson, the long, hard road to healing just became a little shorter. The university alumnus, class of 1978, spent nearly two months in Iraq photographing the dead, the dying, the bloodied-all casualties of war. Now his work, together with that of Dallas Morning News colleague Cheryl Diaz Meyer, ... [Read More…]