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Hurricane Rita hits home: Students from Gulf Coast prepare for worst as families prepare to move out

September 23, 2005 by Mallory Sherwood Schlabach

By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor 1801 Lincoln Drive may receive a few more roommates Friday as family and friends from the southern coastline of Texas and Louisiana flee and head north, some as far as Abilene. Ben Fike, junior Christian ministry major from Friendswood waits to hear from his parents if they will move in with him and his ... [Read More…]

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Theatre presents “A Grand Night for Singing” to raise funds for Katrina relief

September 16, 2005 by Kelline Linton

By Kelline Linton, Staff Writer The special production of A Grand Night for Singing on Sunday raised about $1,000 for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. The total amount collected from the event, not only from the $15 ticket sales, but also from numerous patron donations, totaled $1,333, and after royalties a little less than $1,000 dollars went ... [Read More…]

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Students transfer to ACU from Tulane following Katrina destruction

September 14, 2005 by Jaci Schneider

By Jaci Schneider, Copy Editor Two students began classes Monday, only three weeks late. The students-a freshman exercise science major and a senior pre-med major-transferred from Tulane University in New Orleans after the university closed for the semester. After severe flooding shut down Tulane's campus and the city of New Orleans, universities ... [Read More…]

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Your Voice: Alumnus applauds student servants

September 7, 2005 by Optimist Reader

Like many in this country, over the past week I’ve been incredibly frustrated by the hurricane relief efforts I’ve seen broadcast over the news. I am an alumnus of ACU currently living in Minnesota, far removed from my parents who live in Gulfport where they had chosen to ride out Katrina. It wasn’t until late in the evening of ... [Read More…]

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Abilene needs its own disaster relief

September 2, 2005 by Mitch Holt

By Mitch Holt, Opinion Editor The news can't possibly successfully cover the damage done by Katrina—there is simply too much going on for mere news watchers to understand in a few thirty-minute broadcasts. . Thousands of people are estimated dead, but officials in the area believe it will be much higher when it is all said and done, ... [Read More…]

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Students will strengthen weak

September 2, 2005 by Optimist Editorial Board

Katrina has destroyed much of the Gulf Coast. Hundreds of thousands of people are without homes, millions are without electricity and water, and anarchy reigns in New Orleans. As college students in sunny Abilene, it's easy to feel helpless in the face of tragedy. After all, we can't just quit school and go help, and we don't have thousands of ... [Read More…]

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