By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief The nation will gather to mourn and remember today, exactly one year after the terrorist attacks that left America shocked and grieving. On Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four airplanes and targeted them at national landmarks, destroying New York's World Trade Center, damaging the Pentagon and killing ... [Read More…]
Military, politicians to attend citywide First Baptist service
By Melanie J. Knox, Page Editor The Abilene community has been invited to attend a Sept. 11 commemorative event entitled "Remembrance and Hope" from 6-7 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Abilene. "We are just remembering what happened," said Pam Percival, city of Abilene community information co-ordinator. "Remembering the heroes involved and ... [Read More…]
Monarchs pass through Abilene
By Melanie J. Knox, Page Editor Students may recall the thousands of monarch butterflies that swoop through Abilene in late September or early October. They cover the mimosa trees in front of the Administration Building, and they like the pecan trees as well. The monarch butterflies are on their way from Southern Canada and the Northern United ... [Read More…]
Liberty garden stands as remembrance in Abilene: Plans being made for monument of Sept. 11
By Kyle Peveto, Staff Writer A liberty garden dedicated to the memory of those killed on Sept. 11 was constructed and dedicated this summer near the Taylor County courthouse. At the corner of Oak and North 3rd, a garden was constructed around the preexisting Veterans' Memorial by Keep Abilene Beautiful. Keep America Beautiful, the national ... [Read More…]
Williams resigns as museum head: WWII memorial museum has new director
By Kyle Peveto, Staff Writer After eight years of work on the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum, Dr. Vernon Williams, professor of history, stepped down as director of the museum. John Ferguson, former curator for the Battleship of Texas, was hired this summer to take over as director. The museum, which Williams began work on in 1994, opened ... [Read More…]
Barnard discloses new Chapel policy
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief In a major restatement of Chapel policy, students who go over their allotted absences while at ACU will be put on probation the first time, and then suspended if they go over again. The policy, created by dean of Campus Life Wayne Barnard and approved by the President's Cabinet this week, also assigns seats to ... [Read More…]
Cleaning services cuts budget: Office spaces will be cleaned only once a week
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Citing a tight fiscal year, the university announced over the summer that its cleaning service would cut back on cleaning office space this year. WFF, which performs all the cleaning services on campus, used to clean offices and public areas five days a week. Now, all office areas will be cleaned just once each ... [Read More…]
SA initiates new officers
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Just hours after their election was confirmed, the five freshman class officers were sworn into the Students' Association Congress Wednesday night. Several academic and residence hall representatives were confirmed, and the ISA Amendment created a new voting seat. President Jason Knight, vice president Dustin ... [Read More…]
Student wins local competition: Country music contest could lead to Nashville
By Melanie J. Knox, Page Editor Kina Lankford writes her own music and lyrics, sings, plays the guitar and on Aug. 4, won $500 for first prize at the KEAN Country Showdown. Lankford, senior graphic design major from Abilene, is now headed to the state finals, which will be Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. at the West Texas Fair and Rodeo. She will be ... [Read More…]
Residence hall expected in ‘2-3 years’: Individual ‘pods’ would be flexible for gender, classes
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief University plans for a new residence hall are making progress with the possibility of construction by 2004, officials report. The hall, which has been discussed for the past several years, would be different from other campus residence halls in that it could change resident specifications from year to ... [Read More…]