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ACU drops Ambler name pitch – for now

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By Jared Fields, Editor in Chief Ambler Avenue could become an answer to an ACU trivia question. The university proposed changing the stretch from Interstate 20 to Grape Street to University Avenue, but it withdrew the request Aug. 24. Despite the withdrawal to rename the street, ACU has not dropped the subject completely. ACU dropped its ... [Read More…]

Many know the name; few know the man

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By Jared Fields, Editor in Chief Most everyone knows - or knew - the Hilton Room. While the room is now gone, the name will remain in the area. The Hilton Food Court celebrated its official grand opening Thursday and will receive a plaque designating it so sometime in November or December. "Since that whole area's been known for years as the ... [Read More…]

Upgrades planned for Sherrod residents

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By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor Sherrod residents can breathe a little easier - they won't be homeless as a result of recent attention to the declining married student and graduate housing facility. John Delony, director of residence life, announced to residents in an e-mail Thursday that in a meeting with administrators on Tuesday, the decision ... [Read More…]

Pledging changes redefine community

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By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor In less than two weeks, students will soon be skipping across campus, sporting bizarre clothing and appearing everywhere in pairs. Chapel aside, few campus traditions raise more mixed feelings among the student body than social clubs and the pledging process - and all eyes are watching this year as several changes ... [Read More…]

Counseling Center creates support group for men

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By Denton Josey, Features Editor Chapel changes abound this semester and another option, one that offers healing, is available to male students. Licensed Professional Counselor Kurt Boyland, will facilitate a group called Healing from the Struggle with Pornography and Lust. "Foremost, I perceive a need for it," Boyland said. "Pornography is a ... [Read More…]

Speaker addresses reconciliation

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By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil challenged students to preach with more than just a "big stick" at the second Chapel forum in the Faith Alive forum series. The true message, Salter McNeil said, is that of the cross - both vertical and horizontal relationships. And without the horizontal reconciliation of human ... [Read More…]

Class surprises police with cake

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By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor A senior-level political science class gave the ACU Police Department a sweet thank you on the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Studying Marxism in Melanie Castleberg's Eastern European Politics class spurred the idea to thank the department, Castleberg said. "[Studying Marxism] has made the ... [Read More…]

Residents voice concerns: Delony addresses worried residents at Sherrod forum

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By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor Residents of Sherrod Hall voiced concerns and heard from John Delony, director of residence life, Police Chief Jimmy Ellison and Bob Nevill, director of physical resources, at a forum Thursday night. After complaints of poor safety and living conditions were levied at the university housing facility, Delony ... [Read More…]

Crickets’ duration, not amount, reason for discomfort

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By Laura Acuff, Student Reporter They invade the dorms, infiltrate classrooms and creep through corridors as they arrive each year by the thousands. But they are not students-they're crickets. Although the crickets are annual fall visitors in Abilene, because of the extensive rainfall this year, residents can expect an even longer visitation from ... [Read More…]

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