By Mallory Sherwood, Features Editor Loud cheers and applause were heard when Dr. Royce Money, president of the university, announced the campus would be closed with pay during the break between Christmas and New Year's Day for university employees. "Christmas Closure," as the administration will call it, is one of the many changes to take place ... [Read More…]

By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor About 350 students, faculty and administrators participated in the sixth annual ACU for Abilene on Saturday. The service project focused mainly on reaching out to neighborhoods surrounding campus, which students had previously worked on during the last Service Saturday, said Rheannon Reese, senior management marketing ... [Read More…]

By Mitch Holt, Staff Writer Two speech pathology students went to the state capital to lobby against Senate Bill 311, which passed unanimously in the Senate last week. The bill limits the amount of training a person must have to treat individuals in speech therapy. The students lobbied because they were taking a class offered at the Texas Speech ... [Read More…]

By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor Church leaders will come together to discuss missional leadership at the fourth Ministry Summit on April 21-22. Dr. Mark Love, assistant professor of ministry and director of Ministry Events, said the summit is a chance for people in ministry positions either in the church or in the university to come together for ... [Read More…]

By Mitch Holt, Staff Writer A crowd of 450 students and members of the community attended the Shane & Shane concert sponsored by the Campus Activities Board on Thursday night in Cullen Auditorium. Organizers said they were pleased with the number of attendees, crowd response and performances of the guest artists. Billy Smith, CAB intern and ... [Read More…]

By Jaci Schneider, Opinion Editor Interviews for summer internships at the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana will be Thursday and Friday. Students who participate in the program will spend the summer in south central Montana living with a Crow family, mentoring Crow children and developing relationships with the Crow people, said Dr. David ... [Read More…]

By Jaci Schneider, Opinion Editor For some students, graduation is not the end of education; some will continue on for several more years in various graduate schools. Thirteen students will begin medical school later this year, said Dr. Perry Reeves, professor of chemistry. Eighty-five percent of students who applied to medical schools were ... [Read More…]