By Denton Josey, Features Editor Brenden Baker isn't your typical cowboy. Riding a horse in Griffin Arena at the Taylor County Expo Center, Brenden literally has a following. It's not because he's riding without a saddle or that he's only 4 years old. It isn't even because he sometimes rides backwards or catches and throws a ball while in ... [Read More…]
Pendergrass puts on travelin’ shoes for Abilene
By Denton Josey, Features Editor He may be new to ACU, but many ACU students have grown up with George Pendergrass' voice. Acappella, the group Pendergrass sang with, was popular in the late 80s and early 90s. Anyone watching Super Bowl XXVII in 1993 heard George Pendergrass sing "They Are More Precious Than Gold." The song was played on a ... [Read More…]
Shaved ice replaced by subs
By Laura Acuff, Student Reporter Because of decreasing profits, shaved ice vendor and college-student favorite Bahama Bucks on Buffalo Gap Road has been converted into a sandwich shop, Island Hut, which specializes in subs and paninis. "There's been some sadness," said co-owner Joe Thomson. "A lot of people come up still, even though we changed ... [Read More…]
China: Only the beginning
By Mallory Schlabach, Editor in Chief Ashley He attends Highland Church of Christ in Abilene, a church that reminds her of the government-run church she attends at home in China. Although it's bigger than Highland, she says. As the only Christian in her family, Ashley, junior nursing major from Hong Kong, often goes to church by herself unless ... [Read More…]
‘I was very bold in China’: Ryan Campbell spent his time in China teaching
By Mallory Schlabach, Editor in Chief Ryan Campbell wants to return to China and spend the rest of his life there. He spent 15 months in China teaching English at Wuhan University of Technology in 2002 after he graduated from ACU and fell in love with the country and its people. Ryan, a third-year master's of missions graduate student from ... [Read More…]
Going Underground
By Mallory Schlabach, Editor in Chief While one part of Dr. Royce Money's trip was about meeting with Chinese officials, another was meeting with Chinese Christians. Following the meetings, the group became a tourist group and traveled by bus to the Great Wall of China. A pastor and his wife who work in an underground church joined them. On ... [Read More…]
Grand Ole Oplin offers a two-step back in time
By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor Just when you begin to think you're lost, you've probably almost arrived. Past a small cemetery, the occasional country home and countless miles of Texas prairie, you will discover Oplin's dance hall, community center and former school - The Grand Ole Oplin, as the locals call it. Don't allow the aging building to ... [Read More…]
Essence of Ebony elects president
By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor James Graham grew up color blind. Or at least that's how Graham, sophomore Bible major from Abilene, describes his multi-cultural upbringing, (his father is Caucasian and his mother is Mexican American) and his diverse group of friends. Graham accompanied that group of friends to an Essence of Ebony chapel his ... [Read More…]
‘We all went on faith’ – Part I
By Mallory Schlabach, Editor in Chief When Dr. Royce Money left for an eight-day trip to Beijing, China, in August, he never imagined it would change his view of the world, the university he presided over and life. The trip, comprised of meetings with high government officials about Christianity, indicated the government's grip on on religion in ... [Read More…]
Student to work at Disneyland, earn credit
By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor When Sandra Larson was in elementary school, she made a poster saying when she grew up she wanted to work at Disneyland. More than ten years later, Sandra's about to live up to the dream that she keeps pinned to her wall. Sandra, junior interdisciplinary major from Tuscan, Ariz., recently received her acceptance ... [Read More…]
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