Children from low-income families in an apartment complex off Ambler Ave are now able to receive the care and attention most other kids get on a daily basis. Caroline Thompson, sophomore accounting major from Cypress, organized an after-school program for the elementary and junior high students of North Abilene Apartments last semester. "I ... [Read More…]
Midnight Worship moves to new location
An activity that brings students from all three Abilene colleges together on Friday nights has moved this semester. Midnight Worship is now taking place at Fountaingate Fellowship's Worship Campus, at 909 N. Willis St. And the move couldn't have come at a better time. The building Midnight Worship had been using belonged to University Baptist ... [Read More…]
KACU transforms with more NPR programs aired
Long-time listeners of radio station KACU-FM may have noticed a difference when they turned the radio on at 9 a.m. Monday. Instead of music, listeners heard a new program called On Point. This is one of several major changes at KACU, which broadcasts from the ACU campus. The radio station has restructured itself to provide students in the ... [Read More…]
Honors colloquia become more diverse
The Honors College is offering several colloquia during the spring semester, covering topics ranging from global warming to computer hacking. In addition, the college is giving some students a chance to partner with CitySquare in a colloquium combining social research and biblical studies. For many years, the Honors College at ACU has prided ... [Read More…]
Monks Coffee expands near HSU
Monks Coffee Shop, a popular café in downtown Abilene, will open a new location near campus early February, instead of opening in January as previously planned. The new spot will be located at 1333 Ambler Ave. across the street from Hardin-Simmons University and will share a store space with Books 2 U, a college textbook buyback business. Owner ... [Read More…]
Student arrested for assault in McDonald
A female student was arrested Jan. 20 by ACU police and charged with assaulting a Residence Life staff member in McDonald Hall. ACU Police Chief Jimmy Ellison said the staff member was confronting the student about a problem in the hall after 1 a.m., and the student slapped her. Ellison said the staff member reported the assault to be "offensive ... [Read More…]
People remember Martin Luther King by marching across his bridge
In continuation of Martin Luther King's message Abilene residents march accross a bridge named in his honor. Video/editing by: JP Festa, Rachel Smith and James Clark Peeples ... [Read More…]
Smith’s life remembered on anniversary
A year after Lindsey Smith's death, students, friends and family continue to honor her through their memories, actions and love. Smith passed away in a head-on collision Jan. 25 of last year. She and several other students - Bo Braddock, Eric Terrazas, Callie Kerbo, Deanna Romero and Rebekah Cherniss - were on their way to the Grand Ole ... [Read More…]
MLK’s dream still being achieved
One shot took his life, but Dr. Martin Luther King Junior's vision stirs Abilene residents to keep striving for a better future. Two hundred people gathered Monday, Jan. 20 to share prayers and honor King's vision by walking across the bridge of East Highway 80 which bears his name. Trevor Thompson, New Testament instructor, said he was ... [Read More…]
Beltway to construct new church past Walmart
Beltway Park Baptist Church has broken ground on a new satellite campus just blocks from ACU. Construction workers are clearing the land and preparing to lay a foundation for the new Beltway Park North Campus northeast of Walmart on Highway 351. The Beltway congregation voted unanimously to create the new campus in mid-November after the elders ... [Read More…]
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