More than 3,000 miles from home. More than 3,000 miles from everything you know; just let that sink in. That's how far Claudia Panta Santos traveled from her home in Lima, Peru, to the small town of Abilene, Texas. Can’t imagine yourself doing the same? Well, many can’t, and many don’t. Actually, only 4.6% of all U.S. university students are ... [Read More…]
Residence Life welcomes four-legged friend to dorm
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Gallery: Snow blankets Abilene; students shelter across campus
Wintry weather covered Abilene with a record-breaking 14.8 inches of snow Sunday night, prompting the university to cancel in-person and online classes Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Low temperatures, rolling power outages and high demand for water caused the city to shut off the water supply on Monday evening. Students without power are sheltering ... [Read More…]
Residence halls remain closed to prevent COVID-19 spread
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Abilene misses community worship inside church buildings
The closing of churches nationwide is impacting thousands. Families are now worshipping in their living rooms on Sunday mornings instead of their local sanctuary. Eden Babovec, freshman political science major from Garland, can certainly relate to the longing many may be feeling right now. “I feel like we should be united and together,” ... [Read More…]
Children’s Arts and Literacy Festival open for registration
Registration for the annual Children’s Arts and Literacy Festival is now open. The CALF has become a huge event in Abilene ever since it began in 2012. Art lovers from all over travel to Abilene to partake in this festival. The theme for the CALF this year is dedicated to author and artist, Loren Long. Sidney Levesque, director of ... [Read More…]
FilmFest to be livestreamed
FilmFest, an annual film festival in Abilene, was scheduled to take place on April 3. With classes and many events canceled, it has been announced that FilmFest will now be live streamed at 7 p.m. on April 23. ACU FilmFest began in 2005 and has since given students the ability to show off their skills. ACU alumni and professionals in the film ... [Read More…]
Abilene community commemorates MLK Day with annual march
Members of the Abilene community gathered together to walk across the Martin Luther King Jr. bridge in remembrance of MLK. Video by Abbey Lee and Emily Shafer. ... [Read More…]
ACU Best Buddies recognizes White Ribbon week with wheelchair challenge
ACU Best Buddies educates students and faculty on disabilities and calls attention to how inaccessible the campus is through a Disability Panel and wheelchair challenge. Video by Emily Shafer. https://youtu.be/P61BNxo4ZlY ... [Read More…]
A Distant Heartache: California wildfires impact out-of-state students
Freshman Sheridan Brawner shares how she copes with being away from home during California wildfires. Video by Emily Shafer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmaKf1-ptJo&feature=youtu.be ... [Read More…]