The Venture Out market, which brought together student businesses, offered products ranging from coffee to handmade jewelry on Wednesday in the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. The market is connected to the foundations of entrepreneurship ... [Read More…]
News
Alumna Courtney Jackson to give talk in OIEB speaking series
The Office of Intercultural Engagement and Belonging will put on its second alumni event of the semester. This year, they kicked off the first Annual Alumni Speaking Series, bringing alumni from different career paths back to Abilene to speak with ... [Read More…]
‘Courting’ earns best picture at 22nd annual FilmFest
The student-created film, Courting, won best picture at the 22nd annual FilmFest Awards Gala on Friday. Students received awards in eleven individual categories and two overall film categories. Abbey Monroe, junior multimedia major from Prospect, ... [Read More…]
Sports
Throwers dominate in Big Country Showdown
The Big Country’s “big three” all came together at the Warhawk Classic hosted by McMurry this past weekend, where the Wildcats showed strong outings across the board against Division III neighbors Hardin-Simmons and McMurry. ACU brought back plenty of hardware to campus, highlighted by Lola Buentello’s first-place finish in the women’s 1,500 meters, Neriah Williams […]
Softball falls 9-7 against UNT in near-walkoff thriller
Softball came within a few feet of one of its most electric moments of the season Wednesday night. Down two with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, WAC home run leader Ari Maxwell stepped to the plate representing the winning run. Maxwell drove the first pitch she saw deep to centerfield, but […]
Women’s tennis begins WAC Tournament play
The Wildcats are preparing to face off in the semi-final of the WAC Championship on Friday afternoon. The WAC Women’s Tennis Tournament features a four-team bracket. The Wildcats will play alongside Tarleton State, UT Arlington, and Utah Tech. The tournament is single elimination, with the championship match scheduled for Saturday morning. After a 21-match season, […]
Features
Turning setbacks into slam dunks: Cameron Hazzard’s story of perseverance
The lights were set. A crowd surrounded the court with their phones out, filming, ready to see something crazy. It was a Jordan Brand dunk contest as Cameron Hazzard jumped in the air and threw down a ... [Read More…]