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City council tables ban on public indoor smoking

January 23, 2004 by Jonathan Smith

By Jonathan Smith, Managing Editor After almost three hours of public discussion, the City Council unanimously voted Thursday to table indefinitely a proposed smoking ban for further analysis and discussion. The proposition would have banned smoking in most indoor public places and would have been among the strictest in Texas. Business owners, ... [Read More…]

Student workers feel effect of cuts: University job market gets tougher as budgets get smaller

January 23, 2004 by Jonathan Smith

By Jonathan Smith, Managing Editor Budget cuts across campus have caused some students workers to either lose their jobs or take reduced hours. All workers in the Learning Enhancement Center could lose their jobs at the end of the semester if the LEC is cut. Student workers were notified about the strong possibility of a cut when they met Jan. ... [Read More…]

SA approves budget ‘governing’ plan: Document requires presentation of clean, detailed budgets

January 23, 2004 by Jonathan Smith

By Jonathan Smith, Managing Editor In an effort to reduce complications with its budget, the Students' Association approved a new "governing document" Wednesday that will place additional responsibilities on executive officers when creating and distributing the budget. The governing document, created by the budget committee and introduced by Rep. ... [Read More…]

Different career services offered by university merge after budget cuts

January 23, 2004 by Kyle Peveto

By Kyle Peveto, Opinion Editor Departments assisting students in career counseling and finding post-graduate work will merge at the end of this semester, a decision forced by budget cuts announced Tuesday. The offices of Career Services and Career and Academic Development will group together next semester when Career Services Director Jack ... [Read More…]

Singing group The Light among recent budget cuts

January 23, 2004 by Kyle Peveto

By Kyle Peveto, Opinion Editor The Light, an ACU-sponsored singing group and recruiting tool, was listed as one of the budget cuts released by the university Tuesday. Ceasing operation at the semester's end, the touring group will not travel the nation this summer. Though understanding of the cuts, those associated with The Light say the group ... [Read More…]

House directors gain memories, wisdom from experience: Study Abroad Program impacts leaders and students

January 16, 2004 by Lori Bredemeyer

By Lori Bredemeyer, Copy Editor Studying abroad often has a positive, uplifting effect on students who choose to travel toOxford or Montevideo, and this effect carries over to the on-site supervisors of the study abroad houses. Dr. Ron and Janine Morgan live in one of the two houses used by ACU in Oxford. He teaches humanities, and she teaches ... [Read More…]

Public puffers no more? Ban looked at: Smoking ordinance would not affect bars, would affect bowling alleys

January 16, 2004 by Jonathan Smith

By Jonathan Smith, Managing Editor Citizens will have the chance to voice their opinions on a proposed city smoking ordinance to City Council members Thursday at 8:30 a.m. in the Abilene Civic Center. The ordinance would ban smoking in most indoor public places, including private businesses where the public can gather. Place 2 City Council member ... [Read More…]

SA plans new events for spring: Goals include raising cultural awareness on campus

January 16, 2004 by Jonathan Smith

By Jonathan Smith, Managing Editor Although the final budget is yet to be determined, Students' Association executive president Jonathan Wilkerson and executive vice president Layne Rouse already have plans for SA this semester. Rouse said there are at least two projects that will be undertaken in the first couple of weeks of the semester. SA ... [Read More…]

Mad cow case keeps national price of beef down: Big Country ranchers feel effect of fewer beef buyers

January 16, 2004 by Kyle Peveto

By Kyle Peveto, Opinion Editor Beef prices remain about 15 cents lower than before the Dec. 23 announcement that an Oregon cow contracted bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease. Area ranchers and USDA representatives remain optimistic that prices will rise, said Tim Hill, county executive director with the Farm Service ... [Read More…]

Students prepare for Dec. 12 graduation ceremony

December 5, 2003 by Steve Holt

By Steve Holt, Staff Writer Julie Walker will enter the "real world" a semester ahead of many of her peers. Walker will receive her bachelor of science in communication Dec. 12, a semester earlier than many seniors who first enrolled in 2000. "The reality probably sets in when you realize you have to find a job after you graduate," said Walker, ... [Read More…]