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Volleyball makes history in SLC tournament victory

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When Stephen F. Austin's final service error sailed over the back row player's heads to give the Wildcats a 15-12 win in game five, it wasn't just the first post-season win for volleyball at the Div. 1 level. It also marked the first time an eight seed had ever upset the top-seed in the Southland Conference Tournament. After inching its way in ... [Read More…]

Stadium food app wins Elevator Pitch competition

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Two engineering students won the Springboard Elevator Pitch contest Monday for a food mobile app. Startup Week is for students who have an entrepreneurial mindset and who want to use that mindset to benefit the community. There are a total of 120 events on campus and throughout the Abilene community. Startup Week hosted the Springboard ... [Read More…]

Anthony to become first female Board of Trustees chair

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The Board of Trustees elected April Anthony as its first female board chair during its quarterly meeting Saturday. Named the 2018 Outstanding Alumna of the Year, Anthony works as the CEO of Encompass Home Health & Hospice and Homecare Homebase. She and her husband, Mark, donated one of the single largest gifts in university history, $30 ... [Read More…]

Pre-match offers extended to Texas pre-health students

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Texas Pre-health seniors began receiving pre-match offers on Wednesday. The pre-match offers are a precursor to the matching which all Texas pre-health students do in February. "All of the Texas student's rank where they've interviewed and all the medical schools rank the students they have interviewed and then the students are matched to one ... [Read More…]

Risky, sixty and flying: Henderson shares life as a competitive skydiver

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Jumping 6,200 times over the past forty years, Bible professor Larry Henderson shares his love for skydiving. At the young age of 66, Larry Henderson, professor of Bible, is a man of many hidden talents and passions. Wearing a beige Magellan button-down tucked into his dark wash jeans and complemented with matching beige slip-on shoes, Henderson ... [Read More…]

Obituary: Hailey left legacy of scholarship and song

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A 2004 New York Times piece listed the university's Greek class, a requirement for many Bible majors, as one of the hardest courses offered by colleges nationwide. Although Elementary Greek Readings I and II were known for difficult coursework, the classes were also known for a loving teacher, Jan Hailey.   "I really don't think they're afraid ... [Read More…]

One Year After Trump’s Election

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On Nov. 8, a new age of presidential administration took the seat in the Oval Office. No longer would the President of the United States be required to uphold the same requirements of self-control, social media civility and political correctness. The fact of the matter is one year with Donald Trump as president has led the nation into uncharted ... [Read More…]

Co-ed social club may be a non-starter

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Two students on campus are looking to start a co-ed social club on campus an call it Alpha Kai Alpha. The club is the brainchild of Ashlyn Lovell, senior agribusiness major from Clyde, and Tori Tucker, senior social studies teaching major, from Elk Grove, California. Lovell currently serves as the club's president and Tucker serves as the ... [Read More…]

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