Deafening noise filled Moody Coliseum Tuesday as nearly 800 students crowded onto a giant Twister board to take part in a long-standing Welcome Week tradition. The number is not surprising, considering ACU is taking in more than 1000 freshmen this year, said Wade Huggins, Welcome Week student director and senior Biblical text major from Abilene. ... [Read More…]
Sen. Hutchison makes campaign stop in Abilene
Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison received a warm welcome as she entered T & P Freight Warehouse in Downtown Abilene Friday. Although the senior senator arrived almost an hour late, she wasted no time in laying out the problems with current state government and how the state "can do better" than it has under current governor Rick ... [Read More…]
Photo Gallery: LSC Baseball Tournament
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Photo Gallery: Graduation 2009
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ACU President to retire in May 2010
Dr. Royce Money, 10th president of the university, told members of the Board of Trustees on Saturday he plans to retire at the end of the 2009-10 school year. After his retirement, which will be effective May 31, 2010, Money will serve as chancellor. Money, who has served as president since June 1991, has had the second longest term of office ... [Read More…]
Swing the Lead celebrates album release with show
By Paul Knettel Interested in hearing some great free music Friday?    Then you should head out to 1142 Washington Blvd. this Friday night at 9 p.m., where Swing the Lead will play a basement show in support of the release of its debut album, Beginnings. Swing the Lead, a local band made up of four ACU students and fronted by Stephen Munoz, ... [Read More…]