By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor When Pavlin Bazovski attended his first U100 seminar class, one of his classmates said he could have been mistaken for a soap opera star. And though Bazovski is no television star, he is well known. In fact, he has claimed a top three spot on the Bulgarian music charts with his work. Bazovski left behind friends, ... [Read More…]
Student Cody Veteto returns to ACU after skiing accident
By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor After an excruciating recovery from a severe brain injury, Cody Veteto wants to convey one thing: "Scott Morrison is my hero," he said. "He's humble, and he'll deny this, but I still say he saved my life." Veteto, who ran into a tree while snowboarding during the advanced skiing trip to Winter Park, Colo., on Feb. ... [Read More…]
Twirler seeks regular role in Wildcat color guard
By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor The ACU color guard may have a new addition to its team this year. Tiffany Thompson, sophomore education major from Garland, wants to twirl batons regularly with the guard. As a freshman, Thompson joined the color guard and was allowed to twirl during two songs at the Centennial Celebration. Thompson recalled ... [Read More…]
Among Flames: ACU senior John Leedy finds his place
By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor All John Leedy could see as he pulled the fire truck to the scene were two mangled vehicles. The sun had nearly set that late winter afternoon, and a light drizzle had begun to fall as traffic came to a standstill on Interstate 20 near Clyde. Leedy, a lieutenant fire officer with the Potosi Volunteer Fire ... [Read More…]
Witnessing around the world
By Jaci Schneider, Copy Editor During Melissa Landry's internship last summer, she traveled 7,458 miles and learned how to drive on the wrong side of the road. Landry's internship not only helped her learn how to work with community leaders, children and teenagers; it also taught her how to deal with culture shock, overcome homesickness and live ... [Read More…]
From the Beginning
By Jonathan Smith, Editor in Chief Fifty years ago last week, George W. Bush was 10 years old, man had yet to venture into space, Dr. John Willis was still a student at ACC, and not every group performing in the earliest Sing Song productions had even decided on its music yet. Fifty years turned one boy into the president of the United States and ... [Read More…]
Aaron Bell lives his life “adventurously”
By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor It wouldn't have been a normal summer for most people, but for Aaron Bell sailing in Honduras, backpacking through Central America and hitchhiking across the United States and Canada was just another collection of stories to add to the rest of his adventures. "I think I would just call it living," Bell said, ... [Read More…]
Grace Museum program places local artists in elementary school classroom
By Jaci Schneider, Copy Editor About 20 fifth graders stand silently in their classroom, gathered around an artist as he demonstrates how to sketch one girl's eyes. The students have already spent the morning learning to sketch cartoon characters, including Garfield and Snoopy, but they are not bored or restless with the activities. This is as ... [Read More…]
Healing body and soul: Zambia Medical Mission brings God and medicine to Africa
By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor After flying for 23 hours with more than 100 people from across the United States, Lane Miller was ready to disembark from the South African Airways airplane. He looked around the plane at the group of people sitting and sleeping in their black T-shirts with Zambia Medical Mission printed on the front, knowing ... [Read More…]
Tearing down history: Dealing with the demolition of a dream
By Jaci Schneider, Copy Editor As a young boy in 1962, Ronnie McQueen remembers taking lunch to his father while he helped build the first section on the Industrial Technology building. McQueen's father was a student enrolled in a metal working class and was getting hands-on experience during the summer by constructing a cinder-block structure in ... [Read More…]
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