The 91st Students' Association Congress passed the fall 2014 budget Wednesday night after adding three amendments to the original proposal. Members proposed and debated seven amendments, but four failed to pass during voting. Each semester, Students' Association has a $90,000 budget that funds SA and other groups on campus. SA received over ... [Read More…]
Sharing books means sharing connections
Lately I've been thinking about books more than I normally do. Of course, if you know me, you know that I've always loved books. Books are not only my primary method of decoration in my room, but I'd say they might even have the top spot on my list of enjoyable recreational activities. Someone recently asked me via Facebook to share 10 books ... [Read More…]
Chapel adjusts small group meeting days
Some student groups will have to change their small group Chapel meeting days from Wednesdays to comply with a change in policy by the Chapel Office. The new policy requires groups to meet on either Tuesdays or Thursdays during the semester. Mark Jackson, associate director of student organizations and programs, said the change will allow the ... [Read More…]
Mobile learning initiative phases out iPhones
The class of 2016 was the last class to receive iPhones as freshmen, ceasing the program. When the mobile learning initiative began in 2008, students signed a contract saying that after two years, they could receive a new device upon returning their old one. However, over the years with each new class that participated in the mobile learning ... [Read More…]
Tuition discount increases Bible majors
A change in Bible majors' tuition may be the cause of an increase in majors. The number of freshmen and transfer students declared as Bible majors has increased to 50-55, up from the low 40s last year. The final number won't be available until official numbers are released on the twelfth day of classes. This year, the university instituted a ... [Read More…]
Kent Brantly discharged from Emory hospital
Dr. Kent Brantly was discharged from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta on August 21, less than a month after contracting a deadly disease, Brantly contracted the Ebola virus on July 23 while working for Samaritan's Purse as a medical missionary in Liberia, one of the countries effected by the outbreak of this disease. He remained in Liberia ... [Read More…]
#Activism: Can social media save the world?
The advent of online social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook has transformed what social interactions and activism look like on a daily basis. Good causes or noble efforts are often those that are trending on the world wide web. In an article on social media and activism, Malcolm Gladwell says, "The world, we are told, is in the midst ... [Read More…]
Highland Church introduces instrumental Sunday service
Highland Church of Christ had its first Sunday morning instrumental service on Aug. 17. The service introduced the church's new format, with a second service at 11 a.m. on Sundays after an a cappella service at 8:30 a.m. The elders announced a year ago that they would begin making preparations to implement instruments on Sunday ... [Read More…]
JUST Program modifies recruiting and curriculum
The Justice and Urban Studies Team is approaching its third year with new recruiting strategies and a fortified curriculum. JUST, a program of the Honors College, is a collaboration between ACU and CitySquare that operates on-campus and on-ground in Dallas. Over the past two years, ACU students have partnered with CitySquare to fight urban ... [Read More…]
CitySquare students finish semester with celebration
ACU students finished up their year at CitySquare with a celebration of their work with Design For Change inner city students Saturday in Dallas. Over the last year, sophomores Alan Songer, criminal justice and Spanish major from Tomball; Bethany Richardson, social work major from Nacogdoches; Molly Clemans, marketing and ad/PR major from ... [Read More…]