Archive for February, 2012

A group students and faculty at ACU’s chemistry department are researching ways to simplify the process of converting vegetable oil into bio-diesel, a cost-effective renewable source of energy that can be made out of recycled products like vegetable oils. Dr. Jim Cooke, Professor of Environmental Science, has been using the bio-diesel in his truck for several months as part of the study.

“We are trying to make bio-diesel safer for the average person to use,” said Dr. Cooke. “It does involve chemistry, but it is not impossible to do.” More »

Congratulations to the new DTA members who were inducted last Thursday, Feb. 9 during Club Chapel. More »

The 2012 SAAS Convention was held in Birmingham, Ala. on Feb. 4-7. Students Tiffany Lutz and Wiepie Rojas attended the Convention this year. More »

The 92nd National Block & Bridle Convention was hosted by Middle Tennessee State University on Jan. 31- Feb. 3, 2012. For the first time ever, the Convention was held in conjunction with the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show. Students Merissa Ford, Mandy Wilson and Anna Watson spent the week celebrating this year’s theme “Moovin’ to the Music.”

The Cattle Industry Convention was held in Nashville at the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center. There, the students attended lectures on such topics as the future of the cattle industry and strategies impacting feed efficiency. More »

Last Saturday, Jan. 28, would have been Anabel Reid’s 20th birthday. In her honor, friends and family met outside of the Zona Luce Building to scatter a portion of her ashes. Among the guests were Anabel’s mother and brother, Shelley and Becton Reid.

“As much as Anabel loved life, and she really loved life,” said Shelley. “Anabel loved God more.” More »