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Beyond the plate

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Around these parts, the cuisine cup overfloweth. The people of Abilene flock to the rib joints as rare in nature as church steeples. But Middle East Restaurant offers nothing of the sorts and owner Sabbah Hammoodi cannot seem to find the time to convert the multitudes. Unrefined A scheduled meeting ends before it begins when a table of twelve ... [Read More…]

‘Tis the season to be shredding

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Many students share a common complaint that there is nothing to do in Abilene. But for those interested in picking up a new recreational sport, skateboarding beckons. "Skateboarding has always been there for me and I've never said I was bored," said Johnny Thornton, who has been skating for most of his life. "Bored people are going to be bored ... [Read More…]

Singers preparing for Monks show

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Feet pat to the beat on the worn wooden stage, laughter echoes off of the walls and voices sing in sweet harmony when the PULSE A Cappella group assembles for rehearsal in Cullen auditorium. Nick Tatum, president of PULSE, gathers the group into a circle and they begin to sing "Where Joy and Sorrow Meets" by Avalon. Thirteen in all, the group not ... [Read More…]

Friend Zone: past the point of no return?

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The three most unnerving words for a single guy to hear: The. Friend. Zone. People joke and laugh about this mythical place, where a guy finds himself when he's into a girl who says to his dismay, "I just don't think of you that way." Of course, this can happen to girls too, but a simple Google Search shows that it's mainly guys who feel ... [Read More…]

The ACU experience on wheels

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Any given school day at 11:30 a.m., the doors of Moody Coliseum swing open as thousands of students flood into the lawns of ACU. Jonathan Ardoyno, junior education major from Abilene, is typically among them, rolling through the doors in a wheelchair with a "Run Forrest Run" license plate fastened to the back. Though not technically enrolled, ... [Read More…]

Dancers Unite: SHADES and Sanctify partner for first joint show

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Nearly a dozen women on campus share a passion for stepping. Performing a combination of dance and creative percussion, SHADES stomps and claps in unison and rhythm to create its own music or to accompany other songs. SHADES will perform a show in Cullen Auditorium on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. alongside a similar dance group. Rather than ... [Read More…]

Voter proud to talk about election

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The unspoken rule of voting polls is not to discuss which way you voted.  Or at least this was the unspoken decree at Hillcrest Church of Christ on Election Day. Suspense was tangible in the air as voters of all ages passed through the church's Multi-Purpose Room. After several voters declined to comment, Shayli Reed broke the ice. Reed, a ... [Read More…]

Local voter finds candidates stronger than previous election

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Jordan Rice, 24, has voted in one election before Tuesday. He can't recall the ballot he cast in the last presidential election while still in his hometown of Big Spring. "I voted for an independent whose name I can't remember four years later," Rice said. "The Republicans didn't have a great candidate and I didn't believe in Obama's politics, so ... [Read More…]

Student nearly doesn’t vote, then does

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She almost didn't vote. Sara Bunch, second-year graduate speech pathology student from Sugarland, said she felt apathetic this election season - the third year she has been eligible to vote. Reflecting on Jesus' last prayer for his disciples - division, plain and simple, is what nearly kept Bunch from voting. "The mission of Christ is to be ... [Read More…]

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