Friday afternoon brought tragedy for the ACU community. A group of students who planned to spend the weekend together in Medina building playgrounds instead spent it scattered throughout four West Texas hospitals. Not everyone on campus knows the 12 students, three faculty and one faculty spouse involved. We cannot feel the physical or emotional ... [Read More…]
Texas voters must support CAL loans
ACU is an expensive school, and most students need help to pay for it. Â In fact, only 30 percent of students pay tuition without loans. What does that mean for those of us who just can't afford that? After searching for scholarships and grants, the final possibility is a loan. Private school loans have an extremely high interest rate, which may ... [Read More…]
Budget cuts reflect national woes
ACU's budget struggles took a personal toll this week: several departments were notified of impending structure changes, certain professors were offered early retirement, and, perhaps most emotionally, many workers were warned that their positions will be eliminated in May. Eleven faculty members and numerous staff members will lose their jobs as a ... [Read More…]
SA neglects to fulfill campaign promises
"Communication!" students cried last spring during Students' Association officer elections. The candidates all listened and pitched ideas for how they could best fix the problem, but a semester later we find ourselves heading toward the same brick-thick barrier that divides SA Congress from the rest of the student body. Many students on campus ... [Read More…]
Students benefit from longer breaks
Fall break needs to be longer. Many other universities get more days off from school for holidays and fall and Thanksgiving breaks than we do. This has to change. One day without classes isn't a "break;" it's a day when you turn your alarm off in your sleep. One day isn't enough additional time to give many students a chance to travel home or ... [Read More…]
New block tuition benefits students
ACU recently adopted a new tuition plan. The plan will allow students to take anywhere from 24-36 hours per year for one standard price, however many hours they take. It is to be implemented fall 2012. Although new to ACU, block tuition has been utilized by many of ACU's competitors such as: University of Texas at Austin; Texas Christian ... [Read More…]
‘Occupying’ won’t get you anywhere
More than 3,000 people have "occupied" Wall Street for the past month. Really, they are milling about Zuccotti park in Manhattan, and the rest of the world has followed suit. These "protests" have broken out in many major cities and small towns around the world. London, Rome and Los Angeles saw large protests last week, and an Occupy Abilene event ... [Read More…]
Notions of drinking old-fashioned
In the 105 years after the founding of our university, Abilene Christian grew from a college to a university. The first graduating class had fewer than 100 students, and today we boast more than 1,000. Along with the university's academic expansions, the religious backgrounds and moral boundaries of the students expanded also. Students today wear ... [Read More…]
Optimist celebrates its centennial
One hundred years ago, at the request of then-ACU president Jesse P. Sewell, Arthur Slater crafted the first Optimist. He served as editor, reporter, copy editor, typesetter and pressman of the monthly eight-page publication. The Optimist has increased in size and quality since its founding in 1912. Now, more than 40 students assemble the ... [Read More…]
Earlier primaries will be detrimental
Let the donkeys and elephants out, it's campaign time. The time of year when everybody promises bi-partisan leadership, but all shades of purple are purged from the political arena. Before the general election next November, every state has a primary election for each party with more than one nominee. Since Obama is running as an incumbent, the ... [Read More…]
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