By JIM NICHOLS Women’s History Month allows us opportunities to identify individuals unknown to many. Scientist Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) is such a person, and her story contains elements of competition and sexism that sound familiar to modern readers. When most people think of “science,” they note the big three: biology, chemistry, and physics. There are subdisciplines of each of these
Read moreBy MARIANNE WOOD At the direction of my employer, Bill Wright, I drove to San Angelo, Texas, one bright sunny morning to get the final interview for a book about Celia Ann Hill called Headn’ West. Her pal, Maxine Acton Cox, had yet to weigh in on the story. So just before lunchtime on September 18, 2019, I interviewed cowgirl and
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON When asked who you view as the important people of the Bible, most men will likely name Jesus, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Noah, David, Paul, Peter, among others. On the other hand, women will probably add Sarah, Esther, Mary, Ruth, and a few others. All of these men and women attained a high level of respect as
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ACU’s Center for the Study of Ancient Religious Texts (CSART) is presenting a free seminar March 22 on “The First 100 Years of Christianity.” The seminar. which is open to the public, will be begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Packer Forum of ACU’s Brown Library and will be livestreamed. It will feature three scholars–Dr. James W. Thompson, Dr. Richard
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Contact: Wendy Kilmer, wendy.kilmer@acu.edu Director of Communications and Media Relations Deadline to register for ACU’s annual Summit is today, March 15. Sessions will be held on and off campus over a two-day period, March 31-April 1. For more information and to register, visit siburtinstitute.org/summit. The longstanding church leader gathering will focus on communal experiences and spiritual renewal in its new
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Don’t forget to “spring forward” this weekend as Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 13. Before going to bed Saturday night. set your clocks forward one hour. For those who don’t like Daylight Saving Time, it comes to an end at 2 a.m. Nov. 6, just a short eight months from now. You’ll get to regain that
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On Tuesday, March 8, which is International Women’s Day, Hardin-Simmons University will kick off four days of events emphasing gender equality. “For 2022, we are working to #BreakTheBias to make gender equality a reality around the globe,” said Tiffany Fink, a Professor in HSU’s Department of History, Philosophy and Political Science. Purple ribbons, which signify solidarity and support of the
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By LORETTA FULTON All eyes have been on Ukraine following the Russian invasion of Feb. 24, but members of First Central Presbyterian Church also are looking just across the border into Tulcea, Romania. The city is home to New Opportunities for Romanian Orphaned Children or NOROC, which was founded in 1997 by Fred and Carolyn White, longtime members of First
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Religion News Service reports that The United Methodist Church has delayed its General Conference meeting for a third time due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. In response, some conservative United Methodists have announced they will preemptively leave the denomination rather than wait for the long-anticipated meeting. Click here to read entire RNS story.
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