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Campus Court bids farewell to 40-year florist

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After 40 years of candy baskets, floral arrangements, weddings and mums, Bitsy's Flowers is finally moving off Campus Court. Bitsy Gregory, the owner, closed the doors in May of 2013, but didn't sell the property until last Friday. It may have been two years coming, but Bitsy finally handed over her keys and left for good. She did not release ... [Read More…]

Lytle leaves behind legacy of excellence

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Rick Lytle is stepping down from his 16 year deanship, but is not disappearing from campus just yet. Lytle first came to the university 25 years ago and is leaving his longtime position to serve as the CEO of CEO Forum Inc., a non-profit organization whose mission is to create spiritual statesmen and women for the marketplace. The organization ... [Read More…]

Texas A&M and SMU highlight Wildcats future non-conference schedule

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ACU athletics released the football program's non-conference slate through 2021 on Wednesday afternoon. The schedule includes some of the top programs in the nation along with several familiar names. Head coach Ken Collums and staff will have the task of preparing future ACU teams for two members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), one from ... [Read More…]

Lecrae concert brings energy to Moody

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LECRAE CONCERT PHOTOS People of all ages were filled with energy and excitement as Lecrae, along with Propaganda and DJ Promote, performed for his Higher Learning Tour at Moody Coliseum Thursday night. The Christian hip hop/rap singer from Houston, Texas is a two-time Grammy Award-winning artist. Lecrae is also the first-time artist in ... [Read More…]

Zeta Rho adopts physical representation of club motto

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With the dedication of a light pole in front of the Brown Library, women's social club Zeta Rho established a physical representation of the club motto, "friendship is our light and shall not be hidden." Last Friday, Zeta Rho dedicated the light pole in front of the library in time for spring pledging. Adelaide Rich, senior speech pathology ... [Read More…]

Freshman Phenom: Franklin dominates Southland in first year

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JAYLEN FRANKLIN PHOTOS At 6-foot-8, 250 lbs, LeBron James dominated on both the football field and the basketball court in high school. His athletic build and skill set made him almost a shoe-in for a top draft pick for either the NFL or the NBA. As most know, King James ended up running out coast-to-coast dunks, rather than touchdown ... [Read More…]

Keep Abilene Interesting: The Micah Bynum Story

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Abilene is anything but boring for Micah Bynum. He used to live in the paradise of Hawaii, but today he's pursuing his passion for music here in West Texas. "Once you start it's really easy to keep going, especially here in Abilene," Bynum said. Although he's not studying music, Bynum is finding ways to play professionally in venues like ... [Read More…]

LYNAY lends a helping hand at Global Samaritan

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Students part of LYNAY prepared over 160,000 meals to send to refugees in Northern Iraq and Jordan this week in a service partnership with Global Samaritan Resources and Midland's Golf Course Road Church of Christ. LYNAY sent 100 students Monday afternoon to begin packing what will be Global Samaritan's first major food shipment. Two hundred ... [Read More…]

Community joins hands in remembrance of King

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Students and faculty joined hands with citizens of the community to take part in the Martin Luther King Jr. March Monday in downtown Abilene. In 1963, King led more than 200,000 Americans across Washington Boulevard in Washington D.C. as part of a political rally for freedom and equality. The march ended with King's famous I Have a Dream ... [Read More…]

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