Students' Association Congress approved a proposal Wednesday that will add a $25 student activity fee to undergraduate students' tuition. The action passed with a 29-1 vote in favor of the implementation of the new itemized budget, said Caleb Orr, sophomore class president. "It was an idea that the treasurer, Andrew Tate, came up with and ... [Read More…]
Archives for February 2015
Diets are for quitters
After this semester, I will never look at food the same way again. As an elective, I decided to take a nutrition class that ties in social injustice. So far, though, it's turned out to be a class that makes me regret ever eating anything. Ever. OK, maybe I'm exaggerating, but only a little. I've learned about vegan diets, plant-based ... [Read More…]
Growing class sizes prompt underclassman housing plans
With the continuous growth of the student population, underclassman housing arrangements could see change, but not anytime soon. Bob Strader, director of residence life education and housing, said plans are in place to accommodate the growing class sizes. In 2012, some of the incoming freshman women were relocated to Sikes Hall, a sophomore ... [Read More…]
Annual literary magazine still needs submissions from students
The Shinnery Review literary magazine faces crunch time for development as the spring deadline for submissions approaches. The literary magazine will be accepting all 2D art, photography, poetry, prose and short stories until March 1. Two seniors, Lexi French, English major from Palestine, and Maggie Marshall, English major from Tulsa, ... [Read More…]
Cedar Creek project to be voted on at bond election
The initiative to develop Cedar Creek Waterway reached a crucial point in its future. The City of Abilene Bond Advisory Committee approved the $1.4 million proposal to upgrade the waterway connecting Kirby Lake on the south side of Abilene to Fort Phantom Hill Lake north of the city. And on Thursday, the Abilene City Council approved the project ... [Read More…]
WANA spreads awareness of eating disorders
We Are Not Alone, or WANA, is a student-led group that has created a safe place for those battling eating disorders to talk about their experiences and how the disorder has affected them. For far too long, this disease has gone unknown and unrecognized. Jordyn Lee, a first-year graduate student in marriage and family therapy from Iowa, came ... [Read More…]
Board appoints three new trustees
The ACU Board of Trustees appointed three new members at its February meeting during Sing Song weekend. Jana Hanner, Elise Mitchell and Randy Owen were voted to the university's governing body and help comprise the 35 members of the board. Hanner ('81) is the comptroller of Hanner Chevrolet GMC in Baird, about 20 miles east of Abilene. ... [Read More…]
Wildcat Indoor Season finishes on a high note
The track and field team had an exceptional season with 10 Wildcats receiving conference medals at the conference championships. The first meet was in College Station at the Texas A&M Team Invitational which left the 'Cats at the bottom of the rankings. Men's team finished their first meet of the 2015 season in eighth place, while women ... [Read More…]
ACU professor casts statues for summer festival
The National Center for Children's Literature has commissioned two statues from an ACU professor for the annual children's literature festival. Geoffrey Broderick, associate professor of art, was asked to cast the sculptures into bronze for the Children's Art and Literacy Festival in June. "Every summer, the festival connects with the NCCIL ... [Read More…]
Wildcats go for six-straight vs. New Orleans
The women's basketball team will take on the New Orleans Privateers at 4 p.m. Saturday in New Orleans looking for their sixth-straight win. The game will be the team's first of three straight away games to finish the season. The Wildcats, who moved to 16-10 overall and 8-7 in the Southland conference with their 68-53 win against Houston Baptist ... [Read More…]
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