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Christmas Stay-Cation rings in holiday season

December 8, 2022 by Brylie Mahar

Christmas is in full swing with Student Government Association hosting Christmas Stay-Cation over the weekend. This year SGA collaborated with with CAB leadership and head of Student Engagement to put on the event which included a three day weekend of festivities such the Moody lock-in and coffee crawl. SGA president Lindsey May said she loves ... [Read More…]

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Community opens doors to host students for Thanksgiving

December 1, 2022 by Brylie Mahar

Thanksgiving is known as a time for family, thankfulness, gratitude – and of course food. Many students are not able to travel home for the holiday, so many in the ACU and Abilene community open their homes to students in need of a warm, home cooked Thanksgiving meal made with love and care.  The International Student Association (ISA), ... [Read More…]

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From 10 years old, freshman from Africa advocates for women’s empowerment

November 1, 2022 by Brylie Mahar

Many traits make Karissa Idoko different from the typical ACU student. In addition to being younger than most college freshmen and an international student, Karissa also has her own non-profit organization. Karissa is a freshman interior design major from a city in West Africa called Lagos, Nigeria. She is active in the honor's college and just ... [Read More…]

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Weston and the Evergreen: An inspiration to big dreamers

October 18, 2022 by Brylie Mahar

Faces full of thought and concentration filled lead singer, Weston Weast's apartment. The clock would tick as the hours passed. There would be a moment of silence, but their minds began to merge together as their ambitions for growth as artists and Christians led them to an artistic flow to create new music. As the sun went down, their instruments ... [Read More…]

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