By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor Grow up, America. Perhaps the 2008 presidential candidates are more attractive than most, or maybe the country's anticipation for a new Commander-in-Chief bested them, but somewhere along the way the campaign started looking more like a high school student council election and less like a presidential ... [Read More…]
Congress ponders, passes in busy day
By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor The Students' Association Congress considered a leadership workshop, passed a previously tabled bill to create an internal affairs committee and voted down a bill to protect members' privacy at Wednesday's meeting. Graduate students Eric Wallace, Marie Womplou and Shepherd Mbumwae approached Congress about a ... [Read More…]
Hosts and hostesses named for 2008
By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor After being kidnapped on Tuesday night, the 2008 Sing Song hosts and hostesses removed their blindfolds on the Sing Song stage to see a circle of hosts and hostesses who had been selected for this year's performance. When the co-chairs arrived at her house to kidnap her, Benay Dennis, senior interdisciplinary music ... [Read More…]
Flight of the balloons: TRIO launches balloons for Columbus Day
By Laura Acuff, Student Reporter ACU TRIO programs, which promote higher education among disadvantaged students, offered free soft drinks and released balloons in front of Moody Coliseum after Chapel on Monday in celebration of Columbus Day with the help of ACU and Abilene High School students who participate in the programs. "It's Columbus Day, ... [Read More…]
Dance party promotes generosity
By Colter Hettich, Student Reporter Students in Abilene danced to discotheque music from Europe to benefit children in Africa. Last Saturday, Maple Street Production (MSP) held an alcohol and drug-free dance party at Monks Coffee Shop. Three hundred and fifty students attended the event throughout the night, donating a total of $150 to benefit ... [Read More…]
Every day needs to be a play day
By Jared Fields, Editor in Chief Saturday morning I woke up, turned on my TV and began flipping through channels. I noticed something odd after passing Nickelodon. The children's station ran just a logo with scrolling text across the bottom. I haven't watched Nickelodeon since my childhood crush Amanda Bynes appeared in "All That," so I didn't ... [Read More…]
SA tables internal committee
By Jared Fields, Editor in Chief The Students' Association Congress tabled a bill to create an internal affairs committee Wednesday after an attempt to immediately take the motion from the table failed. Freshmen Jeareme Mosley, Tony Godfrey and Jared Elk presented the motion in an attempt to create an ad hoc committee to investigate and check the ... [Read More…]
Students stoked for salsa classes
By Kimberly Prather, Student Reporter Now there is a place where those who enjoy Latin dancing can put their skills to the test with Milango, ACU's newest cultural dance group. Milango has been a work in progress throughout the past two years, and this is the first year students can get involved. Darrien Grays, junior business major from San ... [Read More…]
Social justice sewn in shirts
By Sondra Rodriguez, Student Reporter ACU's Fair Trade clothing line, HeartBeat Clothing, will be available to students and faculty in the Campus Store this month, as its founders continue working to spread the campaign's message and live out its proclamation: "The world is a dying place. Give a beat." HeartBeat is a clothing line created and ... [Read More…]
CART objective to assess, connect community
By Kelline Linton, Staff Writer A new questionnaire is coming to Abilene soon, one that is uniquely formatted for the Abilene community. Connecting Caring Communities (CCC), an Abilene nonprofit organization that works to strengthen the city's relationships and foundations, is implementing the Community Assessment of Resiliency Tool (CART) ... [Read More…]
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