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…]
New director pleased with Follies
By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor This year, Freshman Follies exposed new freshmen to ACU and initiated newly appointed director of student productions Tom Craig to the world of show biz. "I had no expectations," Craig said. "I went into the weekend with no expectations, but everything turned out great." Between the four shows, Follies gathered an ... [Read More…]
Web site creates dark, parallel universe
By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor I have a second life - thanks to the up-and-coming online craze, Linden Lab's Second Life, a virtual universe that allows consumers to create the life of their dreams. After reading an article in World Magazine's Sept. 22 issue about the phenomenon, I created an account to investigate. A basic account is free to ... [Read More…]
Pledging numbers sink from ’06
By Denton Josey, Features Editor Fewer people went through Bid Night this year than last. The number of pledges dropped for men's and women's clubs. Last year, 235 women and 142 men reported final rankings for clubs, but this year only 223 women and 108 men ranked clubs to pledge. Mauri Westbrook, coordinator of student organizations and ... [Read More…]
iPhone research groups aided by touch
By Jared Fields, Editor in Chief ACU continues taking steps toward bringing Apple technology to campus sooner than first imagined. After the Sep. 5 release of the iPod touch, the university expanded the number of researchers from the originally planned 7-10 to almost 40. "Two days during the time we were making our call for proposals, the iPod ... [Read More…]
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