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Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Zooms in with Lynay students

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After the Provost's Office announced how classes would be socially distanced for the fall semester, Brad Benham, director of Lynay, started planning a new format for events with speakers.  "We began thinking of how social distancing and masks would impact our program," Benham said. "We normally meet in three groups of 100 students, but we ... [Read More…]

ACU should normalize religious diversity

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As ACU grows, it is beginning to evolve into a more diverse and inclusive community. With that being said, ACU students and professors need to prepare more than ever for students who come from different backgrounds. Years ago, the typical ACU student came from a white upper-middle class Christian household. This is becoming less of the case. As ... [Read More…]

Theatre department to present ‘American Son’ to the public

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The Department of Theatre will perform "American Son," a play about systematic racism in America, for the public Saturday night. "At the time of selection, obviously, we had no idea that COVID was going to hit and that systemic racism would be so exposed in the way that it was in 2020; none of us could have predicted that. I think only God was the ... [Read More…]

ELDP applications due in November for second cohort

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Faculty applications to the Experiential Learning Development Program, an award that puts a faculty pair from an academic department through a nine-month program to enhance that department's experiential learning requirements, are due Friday. Experiential learning describes when students get outside of their classroom to do internships, mission ... [Read More…]

Election 2020: Editors make their predictions for the presidential race

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Members of the Optimist Editorial Board have individually written their electoral college predictions for the upcoming presidential election. A prediction is not an endorsement for a candidate, as the Optimist will not endorse a presidential candidate in the upcoming 2020 election. ACU Optimist 2020 Presidential Election Predictions Owen ... [Read More…]

I have CPTSD, and I’m not alone.

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Mental illness is more common than it's ever been, especially among young adults. Odds are, several of your classmates have anxiety, depression or some other mental illness and you don't even know it. College is a melting pot of people who were raised in different communities and have different backgrounds, and not everyone grew up exactly the ... [Read More…]

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