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Fall TV Preview: Your guide to the most highly anticipated shows

September 20, 2013 by Alikay Wood

As the Fall TV premiere season begins it is easy to get overwhelmed by the new shows and difficult to discern which old shows are worth watching. With this in mind here is an easy guide to the seasons most anticipated new shows with our recommendations for what to watch and what to skip. Sleepy Hollow Mondays 9:00-10:00 p.m. on Fox For people who ... [Read More…]

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Fall TV Preview: Your guide to the most highly anticipated shows

September 19, 2013 by Alikay Wood

As the Fall TV premiere season begins it is easy to get overwhelmed by the new shows and difficult to discern which old shows are worth watching. With this in mind here is an easy guide to the seasons most anticipated new shows with our recommendations for what to watch and what to skip. Sleepy Hollow Mondays 9:00-10:00 p.m. on Fox For people ... [Read More…]

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The Greenhouse effect: Students turn house into concert venue

September 6, 2013 by Alikay Wood

"We host private concerts in our living room." That's a sentence that very few people would be lucky enough to say. But also what one group of students gets to say every month. From the street, the little green house on North 23rd St. looks like any other Abilene residence, aside from its quirky color. Shaina Meitl and Kelly Seale, a junior and ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: Archive, Around Abilene, Entertainment, Music

Cartoon: Reactions to the VMAs

September 3, 2013 by Ben Todd

"Reactions to the VMAs" Daily Doodle Dosage by Ben Todd ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Editorial Cartoons, Opinion Tagged With: Archive, Daily Doodle Dosage, Entertainment, Pop Culture

Audiences should refocus their attention

September 3, 2013 by Optimist Editorial Board

Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Bynes are well known for a number of catchy songs and classic movies. But more recently their fame, or infamy, has come from the tabloids reporting their all too familiar scandals. A fairly new target of public ridicule and obsession is Miley Cyrus. After her performance at the VMAs, there's no arguing ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Editorials, Opinion Tagged With: Archive, Entertainment, Pop Culture

The Civil Wars fight a personal battle

August 29, 2013 by Alikay Wood

The Civil Wars' new self titled album is everything expected from the popular duo. Barton Hollow, their debut album, quickly became a cultural phenomenon and placed extremely high expectations on the pair's second album. The Civil Wars deliver on all levels, expanding on their signature sound and revisiting the soulful, melancholic tunes that ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: Archive, Entertainment, Music

Real life is not like TV

August 27, 2013 by Melany Cox

Everyone has a television series they keep up with on a regular basis. Some people even have multiple shows they eagerly tune in to weekly. The genres of these shows vary. Some people are addicted to action-packed crime dramas. Others prefer comedies or sitcoms. Reality TV is always popular. Science fiction programs are entertaining for those ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns, Opinion Tagged With: Archive, Entertainment

Keeping Abilenians busy

May 8, 2013 by James Eldred

Many people have silently agreed with the shirts and bumper stickers that read "Keep Abilene Boring." One of the recurring lamentations heard at ACU is the lack of interesting things to do over the weekends or, for local students, over the summer. Weekends are manageable with homework, but dying of boredom over the summer can become a real threat ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Abilene Zoo, Around Abilene, Entertainment, Frontier Texas!

‘The Office’ takes new look for final season

March 27, 2013 by Mark Smith

The Office found a new way to interest fans: drama. The show isn't the same without Michael Scott. Viewers feared the worst as Season 8 began, and their worries came true: it wasn't as funny, it wasn't as interesting and it wasn't as good. Many point to Season 4, or the beginning of Pam and Jim's relationship, as the series' decline. I disagree. ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns Tagged With: Entertainment

Movie theaters face foes

March 20, 2013 by Brittany Williams

Sitting in a seat that who knows what all has been spilled on it, eating a $5 box of chocolate covered raisins, and that one kid sitting behind you who will not stop talking. It seems that experience is not as common as it once was. With the introduction of Netflix and Redbox, the numbers have begun to shift in this day and age when consumers are ... [Read More…]

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30 Mar

Sing Song 2025 Awards Women’s Division:

Vocals:
1. Ko Jo Kai
2. Sigma Theta Chi
3. Delta Theta

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Sing Song 2025 Awards Class Division:

Overall Award:
1. Freshman Purple
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3. Seniors

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