By Melanie J. Knox, Page Editor In April, when a male giraffe was born at the Abilene Zoo, more than 200 people suggested names, like High Stepper, High Hat, Bart Jr., Twigs and Zelda. But the giraffe has now been dubbed "Nelson" after Grover Nelson Park, where the zoo is located. Julie Bright and Kerri Lane suggested the name and received a ... [Read More…]
Christian bands come to Abilene: Bebo Norman and others perform at the Civic Center
By Kyle Peveto, Staff Writer Bebo Norman, the David Crowder Band and Sarah Sadler will perform at the Abilene Civic Center Sept. 21 in a concert from Christian radio station KGNZ. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m., with tickets ranging from $10 for groups of 10 or more to $12 for advance tickets and $14 for tickets in the "artist's circle," ... [Read More…]
Phone problems solved in time for new year: Former issues with voice mail, cordless phones now fixed
By Kyle Peveto, Staff Writer Problems plaguing phone lines installed last summer have been fixed, and no major complaints have been made this year. The new phone system installed in the summer of 2001 initially had some conflicts with cordless phones, keeping some on-campus residents from checking their voice mail. Those problems were cleared up ... [Read More…]
Social clubs prepare for new pledging polices
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Changes to the social club rushing and pledging process will be slight, unlike in years past, according to Campus Life officials. Both men's and women's clubs now will have open reception rushes for anyone interested in pledging later in the semester. Previously, women's clubs would have informal teas, but the ... [Read More…]
Campus police change offices, shift approach
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief New personal safety whistles are among the additions to campus safety this year. The whistles, which are supposed to be given to each freshman woman, are part of the ACU Police Department and office of Public Safety's new focus this year, said Jimmy Ellison, chief of police and director of Public Safety. That ... [Read More…]
New self-defense classes offer student protection
By Melanie J. Knox, Page Editor The Exercise Science Department is offering two new classes: cardio kickboxing and kajukembo karate. Both are one-hour courses and will be taught by James Cox, a fourth-degree black belt marshal arts instructor at Abilene Kajukembo Karate and Boxing Gym. "I want to try to further the knowledge of marshal arts and ... [Read More…]
Filmmakers document 97th Opening Ceremonies for PBS
By Melanie J. Knox, Page Editor Some things were the same for Opening Ceremonies Monday: the band walked into Moody with new uniforms; the faculty followed with robes and colors, Dr. Royce Money, president of the university, welcomed the assembly; and Opening Ceremonies commenced for the 97th time. But there was one major difference Monday: the ... [Read More…]
Students honored in writing contest: Three students win statewide competition
By Kyle Peveto, Staff Writer Three ACU students placed in a statewide creative writing contest held by The Texas Association of Creative Writing Teachers. Joe Drisdale won first place with a collection of poems in the graduate division of poetry. Brooks Larr, a graduate of 2002, received an honorable mention in undergraduate poetry. Jonathan ... [Read More…]
Uruguay economy not worrying program
By Kyle Peveto, Staff Writer Uruguay's slumping economy is not a major concern of ACU's Montevideo study abroad program according to faculty. Ted Presley, executive director of the Center for International and Intercultural Education, said the current economic status of Uruguay will have a negligible effect on students who are studying abroad ... [Read More…]
Endowment loses $14M, but ACU still strong
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief This year's stock market slump cost the university more than $14 million, but administration officials said the loss shouldn't affect students' scholarships or next year's tuition increase. The university's endowment, which on June 1 stood at $145.5 million before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and a wave of ... [Read More…]