Over Christmas break, the university changed the handicap accessible doors to be automatic after a resolution unanimously passed in December. Jenny Gower, sophomore youth and family ministry major from Houston, and Ozzy Garcia, sophomore youth and family ministry major from Dumas drafted the resolution in November and presented it to congress in ... [Read More…]

Sing Song 2019, likely the largest annual on-campus event, will be led by a talented group of hosts and hostesses, including sophomores for the first time. These six performers get to belt their pipes throughout the show before and after the acts. While they do not get the chance to take home bragging rights, they do have the opportunity to make ... [Read More…]

The Department of Theatre will perform Steel Magnolias as its winter comedy on Feb. 14-16 and Feb. 22-23. Students began preparation for the play almost immediately after returning from winter break for the spring semester. “I am so very proud of this cast,” said Dawne Meeks, chair of the theatre department and director of Steel Magnolias. ... [Read More…]

Several acts will compete to add another win to some already impressive records. The highest-scoring women’s club acts, men’s club acts and class acts will remake themes from throughout Sing Song history to produce what they hope will add to their records. Co-directed by Elizabeth Elliot and Emily Duke, the women of Sigma Theta Chi are ... [Read More…]

Student Productions is preparing for its first Sing Song block party on Saturday. Nick Tatum, director of student productions, said he is expecting a good turnout of students and guests for the new event. “We wanted to create a space for guests and students to socialize before the show,” Tatum said. “I also think part of planning a successful ... [Read More…]

For his first year of producing Sing Song by himself, Nick Tatum updated the scoring process for the second year in a row. “This year, based off of things I wanted to do last year and wanted to do for a long time, we changed things,” said Tatum, director of Student Productions. For the first time in Sing Song history, sets and costumes will ... [Read More…]

Despite a larger pledge class in 2016, three girls are looking to be Zeta Rho's rechartering class to avoid folding for the third time since it was founded in 1944. Allison Cross, freshman engineering major from San Antonio, Kelsea Abston, freshman advertising/public relations major from Lubbock and Katie Pantoja, freshman multimedia and digital ... [Read More…]

The fourth annual Trout Derby took place on Saturday at Cal Young Park. The event was hosted by Abilene Parks and Recreation and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Participants over the age of 17 had to provide a Texas fishing license before they could cast their fishing lines out into the creek. After doing so, they fished for the ... [Read More…]

ACU Athletics has rescheduled the football game against Texas A&M. The Wildcats were scheduled to take on the Aggies on Nov. 21, 2020, but now are now scheduled to play at Kyle Field on Sept. 5, 2020. This will affect the original game on Sept. 5, where the Wildcats were scheduled to face Southern Utah as the season opener at Wildcat ... [Read More…]

The city of Abilene is unveiling two smartphone apps – one allows citizens to report unsightly environmental issues and the other acts as a guide to finding attractions in the city. SeeClickFix, a 10-year-old service, allows users to take pictures of issues in the city, such as potholes and illegal dumping, and send it to the respective ... [Read More…]