ACU will honor the personal and professional achievements of two prominent alumni this weekend - a former Houston judge and current congressman and a Nashville entertainment industry executive. U.S. Congressman Ted Poe will be honored as the 2009 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year on Sunday afternoon, while Randy Brewer, executive producer of ... [Read More…]
Alumnus won’t relent in struggle for justice
By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Sports Editor If every syllabus I got this week isn't lying, and the mission of the university is "to educate students for Christian service and leadership throughout the world," Rep. Ted Poe should be ACU's poster child. While the media wastes our time with breaking news on Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton's fake crying, ... [Read More…]
Ruling puts judge on trial: Alumnus Ted Poe stirs controversy in death penalty case
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief A university alumnus is in the middle of a national controversy involving television cameras, the sanctity of the jury room and the death penalty. Judge Ted Poe, class of 1970, of the 228th Texas district court in Houston, ruled Nov. 11 that PBS Frontline could film the jury deliberations in a juvenile murder ... [Read More…]