The annual Front Porch Market will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m Saturday at home of Dr. Chris and Rachel Riley. Rachel Riley, instructor of psychology, has hosted the market on her front lawn for a number of years, and it has grown from just an opportunity for her to sell her own "good junk," to an annual event where students, alumni, her ... [Read More…]
A Cappella group puts on first concert
Foundation A Cappella group put on its first concert this Monday in Cullen Auditorium at 8:30 p.m. Nick Tatum began the group at the beginning of this year, with auditions open to freshman, said Tessa Kennedy, freshman undeclared major from Allen. Foundation is made of of 15 singers. The concert was a showcase of what Foundation has been ... [Read More…]
Yoga class to raise awareness of sexual assault
Karen Baker is partnering with the Title IX office to raise awareness of sexual harassment through her Tuesday yoga class. "Yoga has been used as a type of therapy for people who have gone through different forms of sexual trauma," said Baker, senior Kinesiology major from Austin. "So it's really kind of cool to be able to put what I have ... [Read More…]
KGR to support former student’s medical treatments
This year's Kirk Goodwin Run, which is sponsored annually by men's social club Galaxy, will support a former student who had to medically withdraw from school. The first run in 1984 raised money to help pay for medical bills for then Galaxy pledge Kirk Goodwin, who died while in a coma after a car accident. "We've been doing it ever ... [Read More…]
P4X foundation to help build children’s rehab center
Play 4 Rex Foundation has partnered with the Children's Miracle Network to provide funds to Hendrick Medical Center for the building of a pediatric rehabilitation facility. Lance Fleming, sports information director, and wife Jill Fleming founded Play 4 Rex (P4X) in honor of their late son Rex, who passed away from brain cancer in 2012. In ... [Read More…]
Students to walk for suicide prevention awareness
ACU students will walk the Lunsford to bring awareness for suicide prevention and mental illness on April 7. Registration for the Out of the Darkness Campus Walk begins at 10 a.m. by the pond outside the Hunter Welcome Center, although walkers can also sign up ahead of time through a link on the group's Facebook page, ACU Campus Walk AFSP. The ... [Read More…]
GSP volleyball marathon to benefit homeless teenagers
GSP will conduct its annual fundraiser, 68 Hour Volleyball, from 6 p.m. Thursday to 2 p.m. Sunday. 68 Hour Volleyball began in 2012, and has taken place annually since 2016. The money from this year's event will go toward benefiting Abilene ISD Homeless Teens. The men of Gamma Sigma Phi were founded in 1968, so they play volleyball for 68 hours ... [Read More…]
TEDxACU to come to ACU
The fourth annual TEDxACU conference will tackle serious topics, from breast cancer to bullying. Speakers from the Abilene community, professors, students and others will join together to present talks to the local community from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 23 in Fulks Theater. TEDxACU is an independently organized event based on the bigger TED ... [Read More…]
ISA to conduct officer elections
The International Students Association will have officer elections in the coming weeks. ISA has seven open positions: president, vice president, treasurer, chaplain, AD/PR director and sports director, said Veronica Whitt, coordinator of international student services and ISA adviser. To run, one must be a member of ISA for at least a year, and ... [Read More…]
IJM to host events for International Justice Week
International Justice Mission will host a number of events during International Justice Week, which runs Feb. 26-March 2. Starting Monday, Jeffrey Bailey, senior fellow at the Centre for Social Justice, will speak at Moody Chapel. He has been involved with a policy think tank in the UK that focuses explicitly on social justice related work. He ... [Read More…]