On January 21, groups of women, men and children marched in downtown Abilene in a protest for women's rights. Along with similar protests around the world, the basis was to promote unity among women for basic human rights, planned parenthood and equal pay in the workforce. ... [Read More…]
Dorrel’s Debut: ACU Welcomes New Head Football Coach
Jonathan Raitz got the chance to talk to ACU's new head football coach Adam Dorrel. Coach Dorrel was the previous coach at Northwest Missouri State University where he led his team to three NCAA Div. II national titles, going a perfect 15-0 in those seasons. Coach Dorrel takes over ACU's football program with a head coaching record of 76-8. ... [Read More…]
Gallery: Abilene community members march in honor of Dr. King
Families and neighbors start the year off by marching in honor of Dr. King's legacy in downtown Abilene. (Photos by Lydia Lawson) ... [Read More…]
Seeing Obama: The local legacy of America’s first black president
On election night 2008, Taylor Crumpton stayed up late with her grandmother, watching election results come in slowly. As a black middle-school student in a primarily white community, most of what she knew about Obama came from her friends who said what their parents said. She said she realized having a black president was important when her ... [Read More…]
New science research center opens for spring classes
The newly completed Halbert-Walling Research Center opened this week for classes, marking the completion of Phase 2 of the university's efforts to improve science facilities on campus. A part of the Vision in Action science campaign, Halbert-Walling features multiple new labs and three new science classrooms: a 150-seat lecture hall, a 48-seat ... [Read More…]
Students travel to Capitol for presidential inauguration
Twenty-three students attending the presidential inauguration during the Civil Discourse in Politics short course say they are just as divided among their views as the rest of the nation. Braden Crow, a junior biblical text and communication double major from Fort Worth, signed up for the short course because he is interested in politics in ... [Read More…]
A Cappella Chorus hosts Christian College Choral Festival
Seven choirs from Church of Christ-affiliated colleges and universities will join the A Cappella Chorus to perform at the Christian College Choral Festival at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Cullen Auditorium. Jeff Goolsby, director of choral activities, said the festival started in 1966 with choirs from schools traditionally affiliated with Churches of ... [Read More…]
Back and Better: Grau turns comeback season into best yet with first-team accolades
Nik Grau is 37-of-42 on field goals in his career, and after a junior season where he converted on 13-of-14 and didn't miss a single PAT he was named the Southland Conference's top kicker with first team all-Conference honors. But what's most impressive about the junior placekicker's accomplishments is when the season began, Nik was unsure if he'd ... [Read More…]
Student participates in winter break mission trip to Guatemala
While most students will go home for five weeks of winter break, one student will do a mission trip to Guatemala. Cody Bly, junior bio/chem major from White Oak, will go to Guatemala with Orphan Outreach, a nonprofit which partners with orphanages. A friend’s family member invited him to serve as a translator and games coordinator. He went to ... [Read More…]
Abilene lights up downtown with City Sidewalks
The City of Abilene welcomed in the Christmas season with the annual Christmas parade downtown followed by the lighting of the Christmas tree in the Civic Center and a Christmas concert. Small businesses and students from local schools participated in the event. Video/editing by Sallie Phipps ... [Read More…]
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