By Colter Hettich, Features Editor Cholla Petroleum Inc. already has begun on-site construction of the oil rigs that will drill into Hardin-Simmons' University soil. The pumps will not be on HSU's main campus, but it will receive a percentage of the profit, nonetheless. Dave Coffield, HSU director of public relations, said Cholla had done some ... [Read More…]

By Colter Hettich, Features Editor Rolando Diaz, ACU alum and accomplished artist, began Wednesday's Chapel service with a blank piece of paper. While a vocal group from Central Dallas Ministries, joined by George Pendergrass, director of the Office for Multicultural Enrichment, sang select negro spirituals, Diaz painted. In 30 minutes, he used ... [Read More…]

By Zak Zeinert, Student Reporter Students have the opportunity to witness a total lunar eclipse on Wednesday. This will be the third total lunar eclipse in the past year and the last one until 2010. According to NASA's lunar eclipse Web site, the eclipse will begin at 7:43 p.m. and end at 11:09 p.m. Danielle Dozier, weekend meteorologist for ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor At least four members of the ACU faculty will not return for the 2008-09 school year after university officials decided to not renew their contracts in early February in response to the more than $3 million budget deficit and declining enrollment numbers. University officials would not release the exact number of ... [Read More…]

By Laura Acuff, Staff Writer ACU alumnus Chris Kyker received the Outstanding Alumnus of the Year Award at a lunch in her honor in Teague Special Events Center on Sunday afternoon. "Today we've gathered to honor a very special alumnus, a woman who exemplifies the principles and values of ACU, who is definitely changing the world: Chris ... [Read More…]

By Kelline Linton, Staff Writer ACU's Center for Building Community is launching a new electronic journal this March that will serve as an informational resource to cities around the nation. Executive director of the center Dr. Gary McCaleb and ACU alumnus Kasey Pipes are leading the Web journal project. The e-journal will cover topics that ... [Read More…]

By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor Cleophas Tanui rode in a car to Nairobi, Kenya, shortly after the riots broke out there at the end of December, knowing full well he could be killed if the wrong tribe asked for his identification. Tanui, freshman math major, rode past houses burnt to the ground, with dead or dying people and frantic escapees. "It ... [Read More…]

By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor This is corrected version of a story that ran Feb. 22. Plans to bring Jim Wallis, author of "The Great Awakening," and contributor to Soujourners magazine, may not happen. In a meeting, Dr. Dwayne VanRheenen, provost, did not OK Congress inviting Wallis, Matt Greenberg, SA chief development officer, said. The ... [Read More…]

By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor When images of the Vietnam War made their way into people's homes via television, increasing outrage about the war spread. For the first time, the grisly images of war haunted the minds of Americans at home, slapping them with war's reality instead of its romanticized heroism. Today, similar gruesome images parade ... [Read More…]