The wildfires that have scorched the Central Texas landscape since early September have affected thousands of people, including several in Abilene. The Texas Forest Service has responded to about 150 fires for more than 17,000 acres during the previous week. Of Texas' 254 counties, all but four have reported burn bans. Taylor Newhouse, a ... [Read More…]
Lynay to foster diversity through community
Lynay serves the university as a service-learning program promoting leadership and building community through diversity. Created by Vice President of the University, Dr. Gary McCaleb, this organization operates as the student component of the Center of Building Community and prepares its members to live out the university's mission statement of ... [Read More…]
State raises nightime speed limit
The Texas Legislature eliminated the differentiation between daytime and nighttime speed limits on Sept. 1, eliminating the 65-mile-per-hour limit. The law was changed due to mainly the prevailing speed of traffic, or 85th percentile speed, where traffic accident involvement is statistically the lowest, said Henry Stowe, activist for the ... [Read More…]
Drought affects state, community
Sunday's cold front brought Abilene brief relief from a grueling summer of both above average temperatures and below average precipitation. This summer Abilene experienced 78 days of triple-digit temperatures - the most days since 1886, according to the National Weather Service. The current conditions constitute the second most severe drought ... [Read More…]
‘Cats intercept Tarleton hopes
Nobody ever said it was going to be easy, and it certainly wasn't for the Wildcats Thursday night. Quarterback Mitchell Gale led a final-minute drive and capped it off with a 23-yard pass to Daryl Richardson for the winning score. Tarleton made it interesting, however, as Texan QB Nick Stephens almost rallied a comeback drive for his offense in ... [Read More…]
Noises Off brings British farce to ACU
The Department of Theatre's fall comedy, Noises Off, will give its final performances this weekend in Fulks Theatre. The British play falls into the genre of 'farce,' a type of comedy that involves absurdly improbable situations. The original production premiered in London in 1982 and soon moved to Broadway, where it garnered four Emmy ... [Read More…]
106th school year begins during Opening Chapel ceremonies
As he began the university's 106th year, Dr. Phil Schubert, president of the university urged students and others who packed Moody Coliseum Monday for Opening Chapel to find ways to outlive their lives. "As we begin this 106th year of Abilene Christian University together, students, I ask you to do this: keep your Christ-centered focus - or get ... [Read More…]
Candlelight Devo sets tone for new students
"I believe singing praise music is a form of talking and praying to God. It was like they were praying over us; I actually started choking up while walking to the amphitheater. It was surreal." Freshman Annique Dentino's reaction to this year's Candlelight Devo is not unlike many others'. The Welcome Week tradition is a very spiritual, emotional ... [Read More…]
Welcome Week staff orients freshmen to ACU
The Welcome Week staff and a large team of upperclassmen volunteers returned to campus early last week to help integrate hundreds of new students into the ACU community. The week's activities included a giant game of Twister, a candlelight devotional, mentor group meetings and a service project. Attendance at all of the week's activities was high ... [Read More…]
Wildcats’ presence prominent in LSC pre-season polls
With the beginning of another school year looming on the horizon, several of ACU's athletic teams are beginning to hit the ground running with workouts, two-a-days, and team meetings in preparation for the upcoming year. Once again, expectations for ACU athletics are sky-high, as evident by the Lone Star Conference's release of their pre-season ... [Read More…]
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