Football narrowly lost their game against the Texas Tech Raiders, 52-51, in their first game of the season on Saturday. The game marked the homecoming of quarterback Maverick McIvor and head coach Keith Patterson, who both left Tech two seasons ago. The Wildcats are now 0-1 overall and prepare to face West Georgia in their first home game on Sept. ... [Read More…]
New campus ministers to focus Chapel on renewal
The Office of Spiritual Life will begin the school year with a leadership structure and a new theme. After pausing the search for a new university chaplain, Dr. Ryan Richardson, vice president for student life, began to look at two people already involved in ACU spiritual formation. “I started to notice that between Nathan Kranz and Avory ... [Read More…]
Student Life pauses search for chaplain
Five months after the departure of former university chaplain Cyrus Eaton, the Office of Student Life is still not close to finding his replacement. Dr. Ryan Richardson, vice president for student life, said that while the chaplain search committee has looked through resumes and conducted interviews with potential candidates, the committee ... [Read More…]
Gallery: Students compete in 68th annual intramural rodeo
The Agricultural and Environmental Sciences club hosted its 68th Intramural Rodeo Friday evening at the Taylor Telecom Arena. Students from sororities and fraternities, as well as members of the AES club and riding team, competed in various events, including steer riding, doubling mugging and calf scramble. ... [Read More…]
Hosts, hostesses continue tradition
Host and hostesses are a longstanding Sing Song tradition where students are selected to perform between competitions for all to enjoy. This year’s six hosts and hostesses are: Tre Lewis, sophomore ministry and vocation major from Owasso, Oklahoma Peyton Deffenbaugh, a senior psychology major from Argyle Addie McDaniel, a senior ... [Read More…]
Grace Museum showcases student curated collection for Women’s History Month
The Grace Museum is showcasing a student-curated collection to celebrate Women's History Month as part of its cultural heritage exhibition series. This month’s exhibition contains research focused mainly on the women of Abilene. Students in Dr. Amanda Biles’ history 301 class, a course focused on public history and museum work, were given the ... [Read More…]
Local exhibit, “Horses of Revelation,” features work from ACU Alum
Downtown, in Abilene’s Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA), hangs four large paintings titled “The Horses of Revelation.” The paintings inspired by chapter six of the Bible’s Revelation were done by Internationally acclaimed Cuban-American artist and ACU alum Rolando Diaz. The exhibit began on Jan.12 and will end this Saturday. “I’m a strong ... [Read More…]
Gallery: Baseball kicks off season with 3-1 victory over NIU
The Wildcats had their first home opener against the Northern Illinois University Huskies, going 3-1 with their last game on Sunday. The Wildcats won the first three games with scores of 16-6 (7 innings), 12-2 (8 innings), 10-4, but couldn't make a full sweep and lost the Sunday match 7-14. The team will head to Globe Life Park on Wednesday to take ... [Read More…]
ASA, ISA and CAB join forces for silent disco night
The African Student Association (ASA), International Students Association (ISA), and Campus Activities Board (CAB) will join in hosting a silent disco night for a multicultural week in the Hunter Welcome Center at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. CAB president Ellie Berry said the purpose of the event is to highlight different cultures and reach a larger ... [Read More…]
Gallery: Football loses last home game in devastating defeat against Tarleton
The football team took on the Tarleton State Texans at Wildcat Stadium on Saturday, losing in an extremely close game with a final score of 30-31. The game was the last conference play of the season in the new United Athletic Conference. The Wildcats are concluded 3-3 in conference and 5-5 overall. The team has one last game of the 2023 season ... [Read More…]