April is national Sexual Assault Awareness Month, introducing campaigns and work toward preventing sexual assault and harassment. According to the National Sexual Assault Hotline, there are, on average, 321,500 victims (age 12 or older) of rape and sexual assault each year in the United States. In addition, one in six females are victims of an ... [Read More…]
New place for coffee, cocktails at the Hallows
The Hallows, new coffee shop and cocktail bar opened up for full operation on March 11. The brand was created by 2016 ACU graduate Daniel Sotelo and Sam Wolfe. Hallows offers a simple selection of coffees during the daytime throughout the week and adult beverages from 5 p.m. until closing time at midnight. They also host live music occasionally ... [Read More…]
World-famous saxophonist to play with Civic Orchestra of Abilene
The Civic Orchestra of Abilene will play a concert featuring world-renowned saxophonist Tim McAllister. Considered to be one of the best classical saxophonists by his peers, his talent is compared to the likes of other musicians like Yo-Yo Ma. He is also a Grammy-award winning artist, being featured in the album "Spiritualist" by the London ... [Read More…]
Disc golf to compete on national stage
The disc golf team has qualified to compete in the National Collegiate Disc Golf Championship in Appling, Georgia. The team consists of four players: Connor Durrington, Zack Moore, Henry Adams and Devon Oliver. To qualify automatically for nationals, the team had to earn points through tournament play in qualifiers. ACU played in the ... [Read More…]
Students spend break serving on mission trip to Guatemala
Eighteen students spent their spring break on a medical missions trip to Guatemala. The trip was organized by the Body and Soul Program and the Halbert Center for Missions and Global Service. This group partnered with doctors from the area to assist in medical treatments of local residents. Their work included wound treatment and cleaning, ... [Read More…]
Students compete in annual Pickleball tournament
Although it does not garner the mass attention that mainstream sports do, Pickleball is a quasi-intramural sport those involved show their talent and passion on the court. The annual tournament was on Saturday afternoon in the gyms of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center and consisted of seven singles players and 13 doubles teams. While ... [Read More…]
TEDxACU announces additional speakers
Seven additional speakers have been confirmed for the TEDxACU conference: Kathryn Childers, Bailey Plake, Rusty Towell, Byron and Stacie Stephenson as well as two student speakers Hannah Johnson and Grace-Kelly Muvunyi. The speakers will expand on topics focused on science, economics and art. They will also provide insight on entrepreneurship, ... [Read More…]
Sophomores among hostesses for first time ever
Sing Song 2019, likely the largest annual on-campus event, will be led by a talented group of hosts and hostesses, including sophomores for the first time. These six performers get to belt their pipes throughout the show before and after the acts. While they do not get the chance to take home bragging rights, they do have the opportunity to make ... [Read More…]
Sing Song Sees New Creativity from Nick Tatum
Sing Song, the yearly event that takes the campus by storm, is under new management with the head of Student Productions, Nick Tatum as director. From 2012 to 2017, Tatum served as assistant to former director Tom Craig, getting to learn the managing of the event but not have an extensive amount of oversight. With this being his first year as ... [Read More…]
Professor, Dr Pepper ambassador brings brand to campus
Texas is a state with many staples connected to it: HEB, Buc-ee’s, Dell and Whataburger, to name a few. However, according to the Texas Standard website, Dr Pepper takes the cake ranks as the second most iconic Texas brand. Kelly Mann, instructor of interior design, is an on-campus ambassador for the brand, often representing it with her ... [Read More…]