The back patio of the Money house is crowded with black plastic chairs, tables covered with purple tablecloths and about 50 Presidential Scholars. Students are snaking their way to a buffet table covered with the makings of fajitas. And there's a rapidly widening gap in the line. Peering around the freshmen men anxious about being separated from ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Editor in Chief A clump of boys weighed down by football pads and helmets clash into each other as the sun sets one fall afternoon at Arthur Sears Park. During Mighty Might Eagles' practice, 8-year-old Angel Guitierrez focuses on his responsibilities: beating his blocker and sacking the quarterback. Seated in an olive ... [Read More…]

By Kelline Linton, Chief Copy Editor The Onion, "America's finest news source," is a fake news organization that reports on local, national and international news. It features satirical articles with headlines such as "East Timor's first female dictator hailed as step forward for women," "Nation's blacks creeped out by all the people smiling at ... [Read More…]

By Camille Vandendriessche, Assistant Copy Editor Visitors do not need a GPS system to find the only cookie factory in Abilene. When approaching Fehr Foods' parking lot, the one-story, brick-built building exhales such a strong aroma of bakery that it can be smelled inside the car. "Did you smell the cookies from outside?" asked Susanna Lubanga ... [Read More…]

Samjung Kang-Hamilton was baptized by an American missionary on Jeju-Do Island, an island southeast of mainland South Korea. She was not a Christian; she had never heard the Gospel. She was drawn to her own baptism by pure curiosity. "I never heard of a Bible and I wasn't interested," she said. "I wanted to know what Americans looked like - I'd ... [Read More…]

By Grant Abston, Sports Editor Dr. Royce Money surveyed the room, and offered Bob Hunter a challenge: name every person in the room. Hunter and Money were in Austin for a conference and were surrounded by 30 people connected to higher education. Hunter stood up, scanned the room and proceeded to name every person present. "He stumbled on one and ... [Read More…]

By Colter Hettich, Features Editor Paul Lewis, energy consultant for Empower Energy Solutions, watched a documentary from his easy chair. Belizean Natives hoisted buckets from a well on the television. Native children studied weathered and outdated textbooks in schoolrooms with no electricity. Lewis helps people. His career allows him to help ... [Read More…]

By Michael Freeman, Managing Editor Anything can stir people to take action. The sudden success of a local baseball team. The tragic death of a child in an auto accident. Even the removal of a slightly damaged 500-pound Styrofoam art piece shaped in the form of a dinosaur. Dino Bob, a sculpture built from a steel armature and blown-on Styrofoam ... [Read More…]

By Michael Freeman, Managing Editor When ACU business students turn to page 315 in their Organizational Behavior textbooks, they may recognize someone. That someone teaches students about the concepts of learning and conditioning, works with a young boy who has a rare disability and always wears a dull gold coat of fur. Hali, a yellow Labrador ... [Read More…]