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 Native children studied weathered and outdated textbooks in schoolrooms with no electricity.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…]

By Kelline Linton, Chief Copy Editor Nestled in a small shopping strip with stores like Kat's Kleaners and Chic's Hair Salon, Georganne's Barber Shop, 1217 Mockingbird Lane, makes an impression. Red-and-white striped barber poles are painted on its one window, while the plain glass door welcomes all "walk-ins." Three brown wooden cabinets line ... [Read More…]

By Hannah Barnes, Student Reporter Anyone walking through the large wooden doors of First Baptist Church Tuesday night was immediately immersed in the Christmas spirit created by the extravagant Christmas Vespers performance sponsored by the ACU Music Department. The actual concert began at 8:15 p.m., but a musical prelude began at 8 o'clock. ... [Read More…]

By Kelline Linton, Chief Copy Editor When Stephen Powell handed his ID card to an employee at the "World Famous Bean," she did a suspicious double take. The longhaired, thick-bearded man in the picture did not look like the clean-shaven student. Powell and Andrew Conway received strange looks, laughs and reactions of astonishment at their hairy ... [Read More…]