Abi-Haus will be hosting a special dinner in which all the foods featured on the menu will be made only out of ingredients found at a local farm. Kerry Hedges, owner of the Slowpoke Farm, and Kyle Clemmer, Abi-Haus' chef, have been friends for quite a while and decided to team up and create Abilene's first ever farm-to-market dinner. "We just ... [Read More…]
Chinese, Arabic, new languages taught in library
Lucy Dawson, immigration specialist, has created an event to share her passion of learning new languages with others. Languages Live will be offering free language lessons in the library on Tuesday. Spanish will be offered first, starting at 7 p.m. in the Core Classroom of The Brown Library. Sigma Delta Pi and Dr. Beatrice Walker will be hosting ... [Read More…]
Red Mango closed for unknown reasons
Red Mango, located inside the United Supermarket on Judge Ely Boulevard, closed several weeks ago. The frozen yogurt and smoothie brand occupied leased space inside the supermarket. Eddie Owens, director of communications and public relations for United Supermarkets, said he couldn't give a specific reason for why Red Mango closed the ... [Read More…]
ObamaCare to cost ACU $204,000
Beginning next semester, ACU will have to pay about $204,000 in additional benefits to employees under the Affordable Care Act. Stacey McGee, associate chief financial officer, said she is working on adjusting the university's budget to accommodate additional costs attributable to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The act, more ... [Read More…]
Sink or swim: Waterball games begin with rule change
The waterball intramural season began Thursday as nine men's and five women's teams dove into the pool for their opening games, but not without a twist. The intramural directors put a new rule into effect that has impacted the way players are able to come in and out of games. "From now on, during a substitution, before a player on the side ... [Read More…]
Abilene welcomes new restaurants, cafe
Three new restaurants have opened in Abilene over the past six weeks. Franchises like Fuzzy's Taco Shop and McAlister's Deli have opened across town while the new, locally-owned The Coffee Shack on the Hill opened less than a mile from ACU campus. The new McCalister's Deli on Clack Street opened on Sept. 30 and was so busy the first month it ... [Read More…]
Season of Caring offers chance to give back
ACU's Season of Caring is set to kick off next week as the holidays draw near. For the rest of the semester, students, faculty and staff will have several different opportunities to pour back into the Abilene community. Bob Strader, director of Ministry and Service, shared about the four different branches of Season of Caring. First, ACU will ... [Read More…]
KACU pledge drive gives back to Abilene
KACU Abilene Public Radio kicked off its 2013 Fall Membership Drive this week, donating books to local charities in the process. "Tell Me a Story" was this year's pledge drive theme. "We all grew up reading a story, and there's a whole lot of kids in the area who will never have a story read to them," said J.C. Patrick, membership director ... [Read More…]
Diabetes walkers raise awareness
An ACU student hosts a Distance for Diabetes Walk to raise awareness and funds for treatment and research for diabetes. There is no registration fee for participants, but donations are strongly encouraged. Ariel Combs, junior biology major from Waco, took it upon herself to organize the walk because of personal experience with the disease. "I ... [Read More…]
ACU decides to continue SBCs
The university will continue organizing Spring Break Campaigns next year and house them in the Office of Student Life, officials say. The decision came as a reversal of a Student Life plan earlier in the semester to cancel the long-standing tradition. SBCs, which had been handed off to the Halbert Institute for Missions last spring, will be ... [Read More…]
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