By Kelline Linton, Staff Writer The spiritual drama group Seekers of the Word staged an extra audition this school year in search for male actors. The organization usually has try-outs only during the fall semester, but they recently had another audition in hopes of increasing shrinking ranks, especially in the male category. The troupe had only ... [Read More…]

By Jaci Schneider, Copy Editor Beer bottles litter gutters, dingy couches occupy porches, and cars park in the front lawns of rundown houses in parts of the Cedar Creek Neighborhood surrounding campus. Although parts of the neighborhood remain clean and well-kept, one office on campus is working to ensure that the neighborhood around campus does ... [Read More…]

By Mitch Holt, Staff Writer The old alumni outreach building, more commonly known among faculty as the Rogers House, disappeared during Christmas break. The building's occupants moved to a different building last fall before the university had the building torn down to make room for parking. The building-turned-rubble once housed a portion of the ... [Read More…]

By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor During Christmas break, Denton Josey found himself volunteering to climb down a 60-foot ladder into the pits of a 180-foot missile silo in Lawn. Josey, junior journalism major from Orlando, Fla., paddled around in a raft, clearing debris from the dank water and trying not to think about what lay beneath the ... [Read More…]

By Mitch Holt, Staff Writer Late December and early January brought devastating wildfires to Texas, fires that didn't actually reach Abilene. Because of the favorable fire conditions, Abilene and area officials have placed burn bans and emergency plans into effect for all of Taylor County. Greg Goettsch, lieutenant of the Abilene Fire Department, ... [Read More…]

By Kelline Linton, Staff Writer Up one flight of stairs, down two more flights, and through a maze of gray cubicals, students can follow orange arrows to the campus Writing Center. Directors of the Writing Center, located in the basement of the library, had hoped to be moved to the new Library Commons by the end of last semester. "Delays in ... [Read More…]