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Smith’s life remembered on anniversary

January 23, 2014 by Brittany Jackson

A year after Lindsey Smith's death, students, friends and family continue to honor her through their memories, actions and love. Smith passed away in a head-on collision Jan. 25 of last year. She and several other students - Bo Braddock, Eric Terrazas, Callie Kerbo, Deanna Romero and Rebekah Cherniss - were on their way to the Grand Ole ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Highway 36 Accident, Students

Students react to Bean change

January 16, 2014 by Brittany Jackson

The World Famous Bean has moved its stations and switched up the menu. Students, faculty and staff could see the changes just moments after entering the Bean on Jan. 13. Because of security reasons and policy requirements, ACU Dining Services was unavailable to comment on the matter before this article's publication. The previous action ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: The Bean

Changes in the Bean not running so smoothie-ly

January 16, 2014 by Brittany Jackson

Changes in the World Famous Bean could bring improvement over time, but are inconvenient for the time being. The changes have dashed some students' resolutions of a consistent diet, and misplaced many hungry diners with the ever-changing station locations. Apparently, the Bean took, "new year, new me," quite literally when planning out the food ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Editorials, Opinion Tagged With: The Bean

Search continues to fill interim positions

January 14, 2014 by Brittany Jackson

Candidates for the vice president of Student Life, director of Resident Life and vice president of Advancement positions continue to be evaluated. The process of finding a VP of Student Life began in March 2013 when Jean-Noel Thompson took a post at Faulker University in Montgomery, Ala., and remains ongoing. Dr. Jan Meyer filled the position ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News, Showcase Tagged With: Faculty, Student Life

Police respond to trespasser in Duncum

January 14, 2014 by Brittany Jackson

Police and fire officials responded Monday to an incident at the Duncum Center for Conflict Resolution after a man described as "unstable" created a disturbance at the offices. A Duncum Center employee called police Monday at around 11:40 a.m. after the man walked through the center lobby and into a nonpublic area of the building, said ACU ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News, Showcase Tagged With: Abilene Crime, ACU Police, Duncum Center, Fire

Faculty uses CourseSites as alternative to OpenClass

December 5, 2013 by Brittany Jackson

CourseSites is becoming a more widely-used learning management system in the university's classrooms as OpenClass has proven to be difficult in navigation for professors and students. Berlin Fang, director of instructional design for the Adams Center for Teaching and Learning, said more faculty members are beginning to adopt CourseSites outside ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Archive, Technology

Elevator Pitch winner goes green

November 21, 2013 by Brittany Jackson

Winners of the SpringBoard Elevator Pitch challenge were announced shortly after Chapel in Hart Auditorium yesterday. Troy Bonneau, freshman computer science major from Farmers Branch, won first prize for his Greenstrip idea. His idea takes timed lights and smart phone applications and combines them into one concept, allowing a user to save ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Archive, Springboard

Elevator Pitch picks entrepreneur finalists

November 19, 2013 by Brittany Jackson

The Springboard Elevator Pitch competition, brought to ACU by the Griggs Center for Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy, announced its top 10 finalists Tuesday afternoon. Jim Litton, director of Griggs Center for Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy, helped organize Entrepreneur Week at ACU, which kicked off the challenge. "For the Elevator Pitch ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Archive, Springboard

SA passes four new bills, allocates funds

November 14, 2013 by Brittany Jackson

Four bills to allocate funds towards events on campus were passed at Wednesday's Students' Association meeting. The first of which was "Thanksgivmas," presented to Congress by Beau Carter, sophomore political science major from Farmers Branch. He requested that SA allocate no more than $300 to provide Sharon's Barbeque and other refreshments ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Archive, Christmas Slam, SA

Wildcat Cash in the works, available soon

November 1, 2013 by Brittany Jackson

Campus Cash is being rebranded into Wildcat Cash to allow students to use their ID cards to purchase food off campus. The initiative was not able to allow students to swipe their ID cards and use Bean Bucks at restaurants off campus because Bean Bucks are part of a meal plan exclusively contracted with Aramark. Anthony Williams, chief business ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Campus Life, Greatest Idea Challenge

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