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Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Zooms in with Lynay students

January 21, 2021 by Alyssa High

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…]

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ACUPD Chief Ellison leaving university after 20 years

December 24, 2020 by Alyssa High

ACUPD Chief Jimmy Ellison has accepted the position of Chief of Police for Mont Belvieu Police Department, ending his long tenure at ACU. In addition to 20 years of service, Chief Ellison is proud of the relationships he has built within the ACU and Abilene communities.  "Abilene really grew on us over the last 20 years. When we moved from ... [Read More…]

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ACU should normalize religious diversity

December 16, 2020 by Alyssa High

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…]

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You don’t have to be friends with those who vote against your rights

November 22, 2020 by Alyssa High

You don't have to be friends with people who vote against your rights, even on social media. Throughout this election, I've seen a lot of posts talking about how you shouldn't block people on social media or quit being friends with people because of who they voted for, but I don't believe that is true at all. Would you be friends with someone ... [Read More…]

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Theatre department to present ‘American Son’ to the public

November 21, 2020 by Alyssa High

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…]

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Intro psychology course provided to Christian universities through online platform

November 16, 2020 by Alyssa High

ACU psychology professors are starting a new introductory course through an online platform called Campus, allowing students from various Christian universities to enroll. "The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities has well over one hundred member universities and oftentimes those students want to take classes that their home ... [Read More…]

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ELDP applications due in November for second cohort

November 12, 2020 by Alyssa High

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…]

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Election 2020: Editors make their predictions for the presidential race

October 31, 2020 by Owen Simpson, Alyssa High, Carrie Johnston, Tavian Miles, Dillon Daniel, Riley Fisher and Sydney Varner

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…]

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Missions Week including nightly interactive events

October 28, 2020 by Alyssa High

Missions Week, which was postponed to Saturday due to inclement weather, will have interactive outdoor nightly events to bring students together. "Our theme this year is 'Eyes Open'. Each day kind of revolves around a certain theme of like eyes open to the world or is open to our our hearts and different days coordinate with being centered on ... [Read More…]

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I have CPTSD, and I’m not alone.

October 28, 2020 by Alyssa High

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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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