Six in a Row
vol. 100, no. 36 wednesday, february 15, 2012 1 SECTION, 8 PAGES
Softball maintains winning streak
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Aroma of
LOVE Flowers and candy were plentiful around campus this Valentine’s Day
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Top: The women of Zeta Rho pass out roses in the McGlothlin Campus Center on Valentine’s Day. Left: Pi Kappa spreads some love in the campus center by giving out cookies on Valentine’s Day. Right: The ACU Concierge Desk located in the campus center prepares to send out arrangements to students.
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Salon to fill vacant Campus Court location farron salley multimedia managing editor The university laid the groundwork for the opening of a salon and spa near campus to increase revenue. “This will be a full service salon,” said Anthony Williams, chief auxiliary services officer. “It will be one of the largest, if not the largest in our community.” The new salon is slated to open around the end of April and will fill the space left vacated by the Abilene
Educational Supply, located across the street from campus near the ACU Police Department. Williams said although planning for the salon began almost a year ago, this is not the reason AES closed. He said it wasn’t producing the type of income projected. Previously, facilities for the new nursing program were slated to fill that space. “The expenses of the salon should cover the investment within three years,” Williams said, although he did not give an exact amount of how
much it will cost to renovate the space to serve it’s new purpose. “There’s going to be eight stylists, four nail technicians, a masseuse and esthetician – person who gives waxes,” said Morris & Mitchell account director Katie Beth Ware. “They’ve hired us to create a marketing and strategy plan.” “It’s going to have a very modern and very sleek feeling,” said Taylor Edwards, co-project manager. “We’re very intentional to choose an atmosphere
that’s attractive to men and women.” Ware and Edwards both described the project as one that would not necessarily have ACU ties – a sentiment further reinforced by Williams. “It will not be marketed as Abilene Christian University’s salon, because it’s for the community,” he said. Janelle Sands, a stylist already hired to begin work when the salon opens said, “Being an alumnus of ACU, I jumped at the opportunity.” Sands plans to bring all of her clients over to the
new facility, which means revenue from a group of about thirty diverse women will, in part, go to ACU. Although everyone working for the salon, directly or indirectly in the planning stages, expressed enthusiasm about the opening, they each knew the new facility could face some backlash from others at the university. “It’s really a tough area,” said Ware. “But in the midst of financial burdens, hopefully this will offset hardships the university is having.”
Williams described the salon as a proactive way to handle the situations faced last semester. “On the surface, I could see why some may think that, but if we’re successful in this, we’re going to create an opportunity for some jobs to be maintained that otherwise may not be,” he said. “This endeavor and others are not done to exaggerate fiscal challenges, rather to address them.” contact salley at fls08a@acu.edu
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Campus, community unaffected by surprise snow marissa jones page 2 editor After an unusually warm February, a wintry mix of snow and ice hit Abilene and the surrounding areas on Sunday leaving about an inch of snow. Police reported several wrecks due to slick road conditions on Sunday night, and by 7 p.m. Abilene police were urging people to stay off the roads. However, these conditions were not enough for ACU or Abilene ISD to alter class schedules though many other Big Country schools delayed class. The snow and ice had almost completely melted by noon Monday. Chief of Police Jimmy Ellison was relieved at the
small impact the snow had on campus. “We could have had it a lot worse. Temperatures hung just at the freezing point. If the temperatures had dropped just a few degrees colder, the amount of sleet, snow and freezing rain would have caused substantial accumulations on roadways,” Ellison said. “We dodged a bullet this time.” Sing Song practices continued despite the snow on Sunday night to the relief of some students. Amy White, freshman act costume director, was glad that the snow didn’t interfere with their last week of practice. White said, “The little snow we had was awesome, but we still needed to go to Sing Song practice and work hard since
the show is this weekend.” Though this was only Abilene’s second snow of the season, some students are accustomed to much less. Garrett Lane, freshman youth and family ministry major from Fresno, doesn’t see much snow in his hometown and appreciated the small amount Abilene received. “I don’t normally experience snowfall, but when I do it is an enchanting experience,” said Lane. “My comrades and I made the most of the snow.” The forecast for this week does not call for anymore precipitation. contact jones at mnj10a@acu.edu
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A wintry mix fell on campus Sunday evening, but was gone by mid-morning Monday.
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