By Sarah Carlson, Student Reporter Students can expect a new version of the myACU portal and Blackboard at the start of the fall semester. The portal will have a new look and format and will be designed to provide better services for students, such as a better e-mail system and calendars. George Saltsman, director of Educational Technology in ... [Read More…]
Archives for March 2003
Variety of sports overlap in spring: Kittley: Intramural jam the result of last fall’s weather
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor As the spring semester comes closer to an end, the Intramural Office has kept itself busy with a variety of athletic events taking place at the same time. Currently, volleyball, soccer, baseball-and last weekend 3-2 softball-have gone on simultaneously, with some game times interfering with others. Accoring to ... [Read More…]
Money right on target in Chapel speech
Dr. Royce Money, president of the university, spoke in Chapel Monday and addressed, appropriately, the war with Iraq. War issues have been mentioned repeatedly in Chapel prayers but never addressed, and Dr. Money's speech was both well-timed and well-thought out. The Optimist appreciated that Money, as a leader, said the students had a right to ... [Read More…]
Gamma Sigma Phi members finish trip ahead of schedule
By Jonathan Smith, Staff Writer Read the Comments Finishing a day and a half ahead of schedule, 17 members of Gamma Sigma Phi completed an almost 1,400-mile, three-and-a-half day bicycle ride from the ACU campus to Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., over spring break. GSP did the bike ride as a fund-raiser for Habitat for Humanity. The ... [Read More…]
Volunteer Opportunities for March 21, 2003
Just People needs volunteers to work with young people to help them get a GED. YMCA needs youth sports officials for soccer and flag football. Volunteers are needed Saturdays from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Day Nursery of Abilene needs volunteers to help cook and clean in the kitchen for their Annual Mexican Dinner on March 22. Serenity Foundations of ... [Read More…]
Contagious diseases should justify excuse for Chapel absence
By Kyle Peveto, Arts Editor Column Schmolumn "Chapel excuses are not given for minor illness or doctor's appointment," she told me over the phone. "But you can bring in a doctor's note and see if they'll excuse it later." I called the Chapel office to ask if I could be excused from Chapel because I went to the doctor. I have pink eye. You know, ... [Read More…]
Welcome Week theme urges students to ‘Go!’: Choosing theme first priority of Leadership team
By Lori Bredemeyer, Staff Writer This fall's Welcome Week theme has been chosen, and plans are being developed based on that theme, said Demetrius Collins, one of four student directors of Welcome Week and Passport. Choosing the theme, "Go!," was a first priority of the leadership team, which is made up of the four student directors and eight ... [Read More…]
ACU plays three at WTAM: Baseball team faces struggling Buffaloes
By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer The timing couldn't have been better for the Wildcat baseball team in Tuesday's home doubleheader against Dallas Baptist. The series sweep of the Patriots ended a two-game losing streak for the Wildcats, now ranked 19th in the nation, and pushed their overall record to 20-8 heading into a three-game series against ... [Read More…]
SA can clarify role, duty to students
This year, SA has come closer to "doing something" than it has in a long time. For a while now, the Students' Association has yearned to matter. This year's seniors look wistfully back at the days when, as they put it, "SA did something." This year has had its ups and downs, the lowest when Congress deadlocked over the "big shake-up" about SA ... [Read More…]
Forum to air views on war: War discussion planned for students, faculty
By Melanie J. Knox, Opinion Editor Campus Life and the Students' Association will be co-sponsoring a forum on war in Hart Auditorium Monday at 7 p.m. The forum will be called, "War: Things to consider." Brad Carter, director of Chapel programs, said it is important for students to hear a Christian view of war from professors who have studied it ... [Read More…]
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