In a small classroom on the second floor of Southern Hills Church of Christ, 21 Bhutanese refugees sit in a hodgepodge circle of folding chairs. In the middle of the circle, two white folding tables hold royal blue Nepali Bibles. The refugees wear a mix of traditional Eastern clothes and more modern Western attire they've collected since coming to ... [Read More…]

As the sunlight reaches across the brush-covered fields of Rhoden Farm, caressing the wind-woven grasses and reflecting off the farmhouse windows, the goats are waking up. Nestled between the horse barn and the round pen, the brown and white Boer goats slowly stretch their way back to standing on all four hooves after a night of peaceful slumber. ... [Read More…]

"I don't spend a lot of time looking back, I like looking forward," said ACU chancellor Dr. Royce Money. When Dr. Phil Schubert officially took over responsibilities as president of ACU on June 1, of this year, former president Royce Money transitioned into his new role as university chancellor. The new position has given Money and his wife, Pam, ... [Read More…]

In Burro Alley, behind El Fenix Café, an overgrown and almost forgotten courtyard is home to Abilene's best-kept music secret - The Record Guys. The small store, tucked away between two local shops on the corner of South 1st and Willis, isn't visible from the street. Customers follow a red-brick sidewalk until they hear a Beatles' tune playing ... [Read More…]

Statistics from the American Cancer Society claim that in a four-year period, there have been 115 cases of invasive breast cancer per 100,000 women in the state of Texas. It may not sound like much, but it truly adds up.  For every million women, there have been 115,000 cases of the disease. What are people doing to fight this? How can women ... [Read More…]

There is a public education problem in the United States, a serious problem that has profound effects on the present and future generations. One of the major problems is education inequity. Though many would argue that all have equal opportunities in America, it is simply not true, and if the playing field is uneven, the future is unequal as ... [Read More…]