By Kimberly Prather, Student Reporter Preparations for Welcome Week 2008 are already in full effect with the choosing of mentor group leaders that will be announced Friday. All interviews have been conducted throughout the last week. One thing that sets ACU aside from other schools is Welcome Week. Welcome Week is a week filled with fun, ... [Read More…]
‘Optimist’ names new management for 2008-2009 term
By Laura Acuff, Student Reporter Preparing to lead next year's Optimist staff for its first full year in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication's converged media newsroom, Daniel Johnson, junior journalism major from Abilene, earned the title of 2008-09 editor- in-chief. "To be honest, it's a little stressful, but it's [a challenge] ... [Read More…]
Voters flock to Watkins: Pulis, Hemphill earn SA offices
By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor Students' Association President-elect Daniel Paul Watkins hit the ground running Wednesday night, calling for a late-night meeting with his new Cabinet after the candidates and the elections committee met at 11:30 p.m. "I think we should start with a bang," said Watkins, junior political science major from ... [Read More…]
Congress appropriates funds for coffee, Service Saturday pizza
By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor SA Congress began its meeting 30 minutes late Wednesday, after a scramble to have a majority of Congress members present. Once present, attention turned to pizza and coffee - for students. Congress appropriated $325 from the student request fund to provide pizza for the Service Action Leadership Team's final ... [Read More…]
Philosophy doctorates awarded to faculty
By Sommerly Simser, Student Reporter Numerous years of hard work, taking classes, reading and writing hundreds of pages on a topic of one's choosing can lead to the success of earning a Doctorate of Philosophy degree in any field. And this school year, a handful of ACU faculty members have done just that. "It took me close to seven years to earn ... [Read More…]
Police plan drill, respond to crisis
By Colter Hettich, Features Editor The tragic shooting at Virginia Tech University one year ago shook universities across the country to their very foundations. The shock rippled all the way from Blacksburg, Va., to Abilene, where the administration at ACU joined with the ACU Police Department to re-evaluate emergency strategies and protocol. ACU ... [Read More…]
SA executive officer pay to rise with tuition
By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Whomever the student body chooses to be the Students' Association Executive Officers this week will get substantially more than the title. Each of the winners of the SA elections will receive two $4,023 scholarships during their tenure, which is a $527 increase from the amount the 2007-08 SA Executive Officers ... [Read More…]
ACU remembers actor, benefactor Charlton Heston
By Kelline Linton, Staff Writer Actor Charlton Heston died April 5 at the age of 84, leaving behind friendships and a legacy at ACU through visits, speaking engagements and two endowment scholarships. Gary McCaleb, vice president of ACU, first met Heston in 1983 when he visited the campus to speak for the President's Circle Dinner, an event that ... [Read More…]
Presidential candidates square off Monday night
By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor Only two candidates faced opposition at Monday night's SA executive officer debates: presidential candidates David Vanderpool, the "people's man," and Daniel-Paul Watkins, the "regular guy." Candidates for vice president and treasurer are running unopposed. The presidential candidates launched their debates in ... [Read More…]
Red Dirt Challenge creates unity among participants
By Kelline Linton, Staff Writer Alex Wann watched struggling bikers and exhausted runners pass him with smiles on their faces. He felt a real genuine connection as he shouted encouraging words at the tired racers: "Keep it up!," "Good job!" and "You can do it!" "It was one of the highlights of my semester," said Alex Wann, sophomore environmental ... [Read More…]
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