The student body voted to pass an amendment to the SGA constitution last week that will allow 3% of the total budget as well as any surplus to be allocated to the university endowment. "At its most basic form, this endowment fund is an investment of our money," said Daniel Sherman, president of SGA and senior business management major from ... [Read More…]
ACU JMC has something special
When looking for a college to go to, I looked at every nationally accredited institution for journalism in Texas and its surrounding states. Everyone I knew wanted to go to a big Texas university: UT, A&M, Tech or TCU. However, I saw something special in ACU. To be honest, I'd never heard of ACU until I came for a tour as part of a college ... [Read More…]
Just two fraternities will compete in 2021 Sing Song
Sing Song will feature a much smaller crowd in attendance and on stage as several Greek clubs have decided not to compete, leaving only two fraternities and four sororities competing. Galaxy, GSP and Sigma Theta Chi, three of the larger clubs on campus, dropped out of Sing Song this semester. While the same number of class acts will compete as ... [Read More…]
Unpaid internships put low-income students at a disadvantage
Each year, an estimated 20 million students enroll in higher education, willingly plunging themselves into thousands of dollars in student loans in the hopes that their degrees will earn them jobs in their desired fields. While the degree itself is important, many employers would argue that the field-related experiences students participate in ... [Read More…]
The Bean provides snowstorm victims with shelter, food and water
During the snowstorm that devastated Abilene last month, the Bean provided a place for the community to stay, hang out, eat and drink clean water. "To me it seems fairly simple. We've got an agreement to open and run a service for the university, regardless of what happens, David Casida, director of dining services, said. "So once we knew ... [Read More…]
Griffis accepts position of Dillard RD
Lindsey Griffis is returning to ACU after accepted the position of Resident Director at Dillard Hall. Griffis graduated worked as a recovery advocate at a collegiate recovery center for women ages 17-24 while attending college at Texas Tech University. After graduating in 2016 with a degree in human development and family studies, Griffis moved ... [Read More…]
Students forced into unique living situations due to winter storm
Last week's snowstorm left many students without power or running water, forcing many students to search for a new place to stay. As the first houses started to lose power, students began packing in to friends' houses that still had power. "We were one of the last houses among our friends to lose power, so prior to that we had seven extra ... [Read More…]
Leak in Halbert-Walling causes minimal damages
A water leak in the Halbert-Walling Research Center on Jan. 14 caused less than $5,000 in damages but left the two affected labs shut down for a little less than a week, said Corey Ruff, associate vice president for operations. "Thanks to the quick response from the building occupants and operations team, there was minimal damage to the ... [Read More…]
RD positions open for Barret and Sikes Hall
The Office of Residence Life is looking to hire two resident directors to fill positions at Sikes Hall and Barret Hall for the 2021-22 school year. "We have two RDs who have let us know early that they were pretty positive that this is going to be their last year with us," said Ryan Randolph, assistant director of residence life. "We hate to see ... [Read More…]
Increased minimum wage benefits working students
After an almost year-long pandemic, it is more clear than ever that our essential workers are not compensated properly for the work that they do. Since its inception, the federal minimum wage has increased every few years to compensate for inflation. Congress has not passed a bill to increased this wage in over ten years, though inflation has ... [Read More…]
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