The menu is small but mighty – one-size-fits-all, no cream, no sugar, no blended, syrupy concoctions called by some version of the word ‘frappe.’ With only black coffee on the lineup, the men of Pour Man’s Coffee are bringing their customers the richest coffee in town. David Neill and Daniel Sotelo, both recent ACU graduates, started out on this ... [Read More…]
Seeing Obama: The local legacy of America’s first black president
On election night 2008, Taylor Crumpton stayed up late with her grandmother, watching election results come in slowly. As a black middle-school student in a primarily white community, most of what she knew about Obama came from her friends who said what their parents said. She said she realized having a black president was important when her ... [Read More…]
From Downtown: Mason enters record books as ACU’s three-point queen
In the 2012-2013 basketball season for Mckinney North High School, Coach Michael Oldham led the team to the Area Finals. However, Coach Michael Oldham says that the girl who really led the team might be the most talented player he's ever seen. "I became the Assistant Coach before her sophomore year, and her junior year I became her head coach," ... [Read More…]
Back and Better: Grau turns comeback season into best yet with first-team accolades
Nik Grau is 37-of-42 on field goals in his career, and after a junior season where he converted on 13-of-14 and didn't miss a single PAT he was named the Southland Conference's top kicker with first team all-Conference honors. But what's most impressive about the junior placekicker's accomplishments is when the season began, Nik was unsure if he'd ... [Read More…]
Learning to Thrive: Students appreciate experiences with clinical teaching
For many ACU students on the cusp of adulthood, teaching a classroom of high school students about thesis statements and outlines remains as terrifying as it is unlikely. But, for Sarai Valenzuela, wrangling a herd of high school students is a daily occurrence. Just three years after she graduated high school, Valenzuela, a senior English for ... [Read More…]
Young Guns: Dominant as freshman, Lewis and Franklin prepare to shake up things in the Southland
After wowing the Southland Conference a year ago, sophomore superstars Jaylen Franklin and Jaren Lewis are ready to take on the 2016-17 season, the last season in the four-year Div. 1 transition for the Wildcats. Neither of the players are originally from Texas, Franklin coming from Arkansas and Lewis from Florida, and like many they said they ... [Read More…]
The World Famous Sarge
Supervisor Sean Thor Coburn walks through the aisles of the World Famous Bean. The military veteran gathers his workers and prepares them for the work ahead. Known as the Sarge, Coburn sets the goals for the day and what is expected of each person. The workers silently nod their heads. “When we are working, there is only right and wrong: ... [Read More…]
Return to Form: With Lizzy back, Wildcats primed to defend Southland title
A year after tearing her ACL and missing seven games, Lizzy Dimba is back in full form after months of rehab. In her final year, Dimba like the rest of her team is focused on a repeat as Southland Conference champs. “Last year was really disappointing when I was hurt,” Dimba said. “But I’m thankful for the doctors that helped me. I do rehab ... [Read More…]
Another day at the office: from skateboarding to preaching to getting arrested
Samantha Sutherland is the actual representation of Acts 1:8. If you've ever stepped foot inside a church, you probably know the verse – the one about preaching the gospel to the ends of the earth. After graduating with a degree in advertising and public relations in December 2012, Sutherland grabbed her skateboard and bought a one-way ticket ... [Read More…]
Moving Forward: Morrison sees transition as part of a greater plan
Junior transfer G.K. Morrison had never played a day of golf in his life when he told his dad he was signing up for the team in junior high. When his dad asked him why he would choose golf since he had been a baseball player for most of his life up to that point, Morrison responded by saying “Well, I’m gonna learn,” and he did exactly that. Now ... [Read More…]
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