ACU's annual Makerfest is one of the many events forced to go virtual this year due to the coronavirus. The event will take place online from April 16- 30. "The last 5 years Makerfest has been a combination of people showing off projects that they made in the Maker Lab, combined with maker lab staff helping them through the process," said Darren ... [Read More…]
Students’ weddings being affected by the coronavirus
Many events around the world have been affected by COVID-19 and student weddings have been no exception. Weddings have recently been limited to a total of 10 people all across the U.S.. Many have postponed weddings or switched to live-streamed weddings. “After they announced a 500 person restriction for public events, guests started backing ... [Read More…]
Teachers receive a fast deadline for textbook lists
Professors were requested to have a required textbooks list for their courses turned in by March 27 even with the uncertainty of the fall semester. Shannon Wallis, textbook manager for the Campus Store, said, "The requirement to have [the textbook list] in by registration is so students can help plan how to use federal grants and loans when ... [Read More…]
Demolition of 1929 McDonald Hall building to begin soon
McDonald Hall, which was built in 1929 and has housed students on and off for nearly 100 years, will be demolished in the coming months becoming the first of many changes related to student housing. "We are beginning a Residence Life Renewal Project where we will be building new residence halls and renovating some of our existing halls," Kevin ... [Read More…]
ACUPD uses empty dorm for active shooter training
ACUPD conducted active shooter training at McDonald Hall during its vacancy on March 5 and 10. The empty, previous dormitory provided the space and area for ACUPD to train for active shooter scenarios. Randy Motz, lieutenant for ACUPD said, "We train for active shooters with the Abilene Police Department, we used rounds called ... [Read More…]
ACU men’s tennis snags another weekend victory
The ACU men's tennis team played against Tyler Junior College, which is currently ranked number one in the junior college circuit and Trinity college this past weekend. ACU beat both colleges, winning to Tyler 4-3 and Trinity 5-2. These two difficult wins put the team at a 5-3 record for the season. "Our greatest obstacle was whether or not ... [Read More…]
Softball looks to bounce back from 2019 season
After a 13-31 2019 season the team welcomed Abigail Farler as the new head Softball coach. With this new leadership going into their 2020 season and the first three games being on the road, the team hopes they can start off on the right foot compared to last season. Last season the team went 1-12 on the road winning one of their first four games ... [Read More…]
Records broken at Ted Nelson Invitational
This past weekend the Wildcats track team traveled to Texas A&M for the Ted Nelson Invitational. The men placed sixth in men's and our women placed fifth. "The team went in to compete well and have good focus," said head track coach Lance Bingham. "With this mindset, we came out breaking multiple records." One, in particular, was the ... [Read More…]
Kevin Kipkosgei comes out triumphant in track meet
This past Saturday on Oct. 19, the cross country team traveled to Texas A&M in College Station. There they competed in the Arturo Barrios Invitational. The men ended up placing 16th with their very own Kevin Kipkosgei grasping a top 20 spot. The women placed 14th with Briahna Gerlach also reaching a top 20 spot. Kipkosgei received the ... [Read More…]
XC takes on Chile Pepper Festival
On Oct. 5 the ACU cross country team traveled to Fayetteville, Arkansas to attend the Annual Chile Pepper Festival hosted by the University of Arkansas. Five players ranked in the top half of the races including sophomore Kevin Kipkosgei leading the men's and junior Briahna Gerlach leading the women's. This was the third straight race that ... [Read More…]