The university has officially recognized an LGBT peer-support group for students. The group, Voice, has existed since 2012 without any formal recognition from the Office of Student Life. Dr. Phil Schubert, president of the university, said the decision by the Senior Leadership Team and recognition of the group at the beginning of the semester ... [Read More…]

Thirty women are pledging women's social club Zeta Rho in a process of revamping the club. Zeta Rho, founded in 1944, had 11 members when the fall rush process started. With more than 388 women in the pledging process, Tom Craig, director of student activities and productions, said this year’s pledging numbers are the largest in the university's ... [Read More…]

Art major Audie Pope sketched images of a murder trial for KRBC last week because cameras were prohibited in the courtroom. Pope, junior art major from Bedford, was hired by the television station to sketch key witnesses and the judge during the trial for the murder of Abilene police Officer Don Allen. KRBC emailed Pope the week before the trial ... [Read More…]

It looks like freshman noses will be safe this year. Upperclassmen are planning to help freshmen with a time-honored tradition of ringing the Homecoming bell. After the construction of the Beauchamp Bell Tower in 1980, a tradition developed in which freshman would ring the Goetz-Beauchamp Bell throughout Homecoming while upperclassmen tried ... [Read More…]