Chambers Hall was full of action during winter break with forced entries, low-scale explosions and hostage situations. The ACU Police Department and the Abilene Police Department organized a full-scale training operation on Jan. 7-8 in the building slated for demolition, calling in specially trained groups like the SWAT team, crisis negotiation ... [Read More…]
Building’s renovations to displace occupants
Renovations in the building plan of the new Onstead Building will allow new spaces for the residents of the Chambers Building as well as new offices for Students' Association. The former plans for the building had all the Chambers' residents, as well as the math and science departments, in the Onstead building. Dr. Robert Rhodes, provost, ... [Read More…]
Preserving the past: Chambers and Bennett’s legacies are remembered
"I met my wife here," said Dr. Charlie Marler. "We were both in the same class. We did date a little bit in the library when we had to, when we had assignments that made it necessary." Marler, now professor emeritus and senior faculty of journalism and mass communication, spent countless hours dining in the Bean, going on dates with his wife ... [Read More…]
Clogged pipes flood Chambers Hall
The Chambers Hall offices experienced flooding from the clogged sewage pipes underneath campus. The sewage pipes, which collect waste from all over campus, run throughout parts of ACU. The sewage pipe underneath Chambers became clogged and caused the basement offices in the building to flood on Tuesday. Built in 1929, Chambers is one of the ... [Read More…]