On Saturday, the Student Recreation and Wellness Center will host its second annual Zumbathon. Zumbathon is organized by the Student Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and is the organization's main promotional event. At Saturday's event, SAND will have information available for students who are interested in learning about the health ... [Read More…]
AES dance raises barn roof
The Agriculture and Environmental Science club hosted its first Fall Barn Dance Bash on Saturday at the ACU Rhoden Farm. The dance began at 8 p.m. and ended at midnight. About 50 students drove out to Rhoden Farm and two-stepped the night away. Samantha Stien, junior business finance major from Georgetown, was among the students who attended the ... [Read More…]
Honors College hosts Deep Dish Philosophy Night
The Honors College hosted a Deep Dish Philosophy Night Tuesday, with the goal of sparking discussion regarding this year's presidential election amongst students. The event was hosted in the Smith-Adams Hall common room. Two televisions were set up, featuring a news channel from opposing political standpoints. During the event, the Honors College ... [Read More…]
Rocketboys rock campus
The Rocketboys returned to ACU to play a free on-campus concert for the first time since February of last year. Composed almost entirely of ACU alumni, the Rocketboys started their journey as a band in Abilene after meeting through mutual friends on campus. "I am most excited to be back on old stomping grounds," said Brandon Kinder, lead singer ... [Read More…]
New intramural sports to begin soon
With intramural flag-football season coming to a close, sign-ups for indoor soccer, bowling and volleyball have begun. With about 3,000 students participating, intramural sports is one of the best places to meet people and make friends in the ACU community. A wide variety of sports are available and students can create their own teams with friends ... [Read More…]
Dance groups to join for performance
ACU dance organizations SHADES, Sanctify and Omega Dance Company will come together for a weekend performance to showcase the dance talent of students with a cornucopia of different styles. In mid-November, ACU dance organizations SHADES, Sanctify and Omega Dance Company have committed to putting together a joint showcase on campus. Â Though all ... [Read More…]
Outdoor Club starts semester with trip to Mineral Wells
With a new officer team and a fresh perspective, the ACU Outdoor Club has started the semester off hitting the ground running. The club's mission statement is "to promote outdoor knowledge, ethics and service." This group of students has made it their objective to explore and better understand God's creation and the role humans have within it. ... [Read More…]
JMC Department recieves new sign distinguishing Coffee Communication Hall
The Journalism and Mass Communications wing received a new sign outside the news lab, distinguishing their hall amongst a sea of departments in the Don H. Morris building. In October 2008, the Journalism and Mass Communications department added a fully functional student news room onto the Don Morris building, and workers removed the letters ... [Read More…]