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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…]

Late winter festivities skate onto campus

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The Office of Student Life has brought a little taste of winter back with the university's first ever outdoor ice skating rink. The skating rink will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday until Friday at the SRWC outdoor courts and is free for all staff, faculty and students. Student life communications and activities coordinator Alyssa ... [Read More…]

Student athletes to put on 5K for cancer research

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The Student Athlete Advisory Committee will organize a 5K around the Lunsford at 7:30 a.m. Nov. 21 at to raise money for the Wade family and cancer research. Hudson Wade, 11, was diagnosed with leukemia on Sept. 21 and is receiving chemotherapy treatments at Cook's Children's Hospital in Fort Worth. Registration for the 5K is $20. The race ... [Read More…]

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