The Wildcats fell in a hard-fought loss to Nicholls, 67-57, in the second round of the Southland Conference Tournament Thursday. The Wildcats and the Colonels went back-and-forth throughout the first half, similar to the Wildcats' most recent matchup against Incarnate Word. Both teams shot relatively consistently from the field and kept their ... [Read More…]
New GATA Fountain in early stages of development
The women of GATA and its alumni have been discussing plans with the university to deliver a new GATA Fountain as early as the summer of 2022. "Conversations have gotten more significant over the last couple years as they were leading towards GATA's 100th anniversary," said Kevin Campbell, senior vice president for operations. "A lot of this was ... [Read More…]
Greek Life expands to freshmen; new member orientation shifts into spring
Fraternity and sorority rushing and initiation will move to spring next year, and freshmen will have the option to participate. In addition, the term "pledging" has been replaced with new member orientation, which will now take place every spring semester for all students. For the transition, rushing and new member orientation will occur next ... [Read More…]
Orr stepping away as vice president of advancement
Jim Orr, who has been the vice president of advancement since 2014, will step into an executive fundraiser/governmental relations officer role later this year. Orr said the transition comes out of pressing family matters that urge him and his wife, Elaine, to move back to the McKinney area. "We had lived in McKinney for 20-plus years before ... [Read More…]
Students forced into unique living situations due to winter storm
Last week's snowstorm left many students without power or running water, forcing many students to search for a new place to stay. As the first houses started to lose power, students began packing in to friends' houses that still had power. "We were one of the last houses among our friends to lose power, so prior to that we had seven extra ... [Read More…]
Cullen scheduled for $8 million renovation
Cullen Auditorium is scheduled to undergo an $8 million renovation with the university hoping to break ground on the project this summer. The project is set to renovate the inside of Cullen while creating a new lobby space. The hope for the renovation is similar to construction of Wildcat Stadium: keeping Homecoming at home, this time with the ... [Read More…]
Gallery: Snow blankets Abilene; students shelter across campus
Wintry weather covered Abilene with a record-breaking 14.8 inches of snow Sunday night, prompting the university to cancel in-person and online classes Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Low temperatures, rolling power outages and high demand for water caused the city to shut off the water supply on Monday evening. Students without power are sheltering ... [Read More…]
University assessing weather impacts ‘minute-by-minute’
The Hunter Welcome Center was opened Tuesday night and will be available Wednesday as an emergency warming station for students, faculty and staff on and off campus. A winter storm warning was issued Saturday night and the weather has since caused blackouts throughout the city including the neighborhoods surrounding campus, as well dorms such ... [Read More…]
Gallery: Fire destroys house near campus
A space heater set fire to a house on Cedar Crest Drive near campus Monday night. Firefighters struggled to extinguish the flames because of the city's lack of a dependable water supply. Paramedics onsite confirmed that residents and their neighbors evacuated safely. ... [Read More…]
Students flock to shelter during power outages, water shortages
The university opened an emergency warming station Tuesday night for off-campus students, faculty and staff who are currently without power due to the winter storm. The move came as freezing weather, inches of snow, power outages and water shortages pummeled the Abilene community and left students faculty and staff scrambling to find ... [Read More…]
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