With pledging in full swing, pledges are busy planning and organizing fun-filled theme dinners, known as grubs, for members and their dates. Two grubs have already taken place, with others soon to follow. Grub is a huge tradition for clubs and is one of the most memorable parts of pledging. Grub is an event where pledges from each club plan a ... [Read More…]
Archives for 2012
SA budgets decrease for student organizations
Most student organizations have access to fewer funds than usual after this semester's SA budget release. SA Treasurer Joseph Austin, senior accounting and pre-law major from Houston, said it was difficult this semester to meet all of the needs of each organization because there were some new factors. "There were eight groups who were first time ... [Read More…]
AD: D-I changes won’t affect free tickets
Jared Mosley, director of athletics, met with the Students' Association on Wednesday to address rumors about how ACU's move to Division I sports will affect campus life. Formerly, students were able to enter games for free by presenting their ACU identification cards. However, this semester, a new policy was implemented that required students to ... [Read More…]
No kitten around: Barret tackles cat woes
Though stray cats on campus may seem pathetic, cuddly and furry at first, students have been warned that the stray prowlers on campus are a threat to student health and safety. Many students view the cats that live on campus the same way they view their house cats at home. However, Angela Neal, assistant director for Residence Life Education ... [Read More…]
Average number of students depledge from clubs
Two weeks after the pledging process began, about 20 students have decided to depledge. This number is consistant with the number of students who decided to depledge last fall. Mark Jackson, associate director of Student Organizations and Programs, said almost every club has been impacted in some way by students depledging. "I would say across ... [Read More…]
College Republicans tailgate at ENMU game
The ACU College Republicans braved a cold October night to host a tailgate party at Shotwell Stadium last Staurday. The tailgate is a biannual event held on both national and state election years to raise political awareness. Parker Gordon, vice president of the ACU College Republicans, said the group's goal is to get students involved and make ... [Read More…]
Fashion advice for the changing seasons
Wal-mart has been promoting Halloween decorations for about a month and a half. And you can't go anywhere near a coffee shop these days without being bombarded by pumpkin-flavored this or that. It must be mid-October. For most people in this country, it means the leaves change to red, orange and yellow and shorts can be put away until March. It ... [Read More…]
Apparently, everything is like Facebook
Remember when we tackled that MySpace trailer talking about its new design and such? Well, the next week Facebook decided to release their own commercial, if you can call it that. Coming out just after their announcement of 1 billion active users, it could easily be read as a battle cry to claim the other 5 billion on this planet. Let's start with ... [Read More…]
My whole life is, or at least was it was, on my computer
If my life is on my computer, then this weekend I guess you could say I lost my life. Since my external hard drive was already filled to capacity and my laptop had a broken disk drive, I had been unable to back up my files for months (backing up regularly is good practice, by the way, if you don't already do it). So, when I downloaded a virus that ... [Read More…]
The do’s and dont’s of sports etiquette
Poor sports etiquette is an epidemic that is sweeping our great nation, and I for one cannot stand the injustice anymore. So here are a couple quick rules to follow on your next trip to the ballpark. First and foremost, no booing your own MVP caliber players. Yes I am talking to you Rangers fans. The only reason to boo your own team is after a ... [Read More…]
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