Drawing a tie between Crossfit and Church, ACU alumni open The Pit gymnasium in hopes to engage inner-city kids and the Abilene community. Having always been interested in health and fitness, Chad Walters, Physical Therapist at Hendrick Hospital and 2000 ACU grad with BS in Biology, had taken up Crossfit-style workouts. After reading an article ... [Read More…]
A taste of home: Students share culture samples
During Saturday night's basketball games, the Moody track was crowded with tables, giving the community a taste of culture in celebrating the first annual Cultural Crossover. The Office of Multicultural Enrichment sponsored event showcased Greece, Nigeria, Mexico & Spain, the Czech Republic and the United States of America at the Crossover, ... [Read More…]
Lent provides second chance
If New Year's resolutions seem to be withering, fear not, Lent has come to pass. I always had deemed Lent the strike-two event for resolutioners, the non-Catholics bandwagon jump for those who postponed January 1st goals. The pre-Easter preparation is a traditional Catholic ritual held 40 days prior to Holy Week, a time set to give up pleasures ... [Read More…]
Cupid to shoot electronic arrows
Gone are the days of Chapel dates and Bean romancing. ACU Computer Club is offering students a different way of courting this Valentine's Day: a virtual match made in heaven. The ACU Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) is bringing ChristianMingle.com to campus with its annual club fundraiser, ACU Cupid. The online compatibility test uses ... [Read More…]
Abilene’s elementary schools propose rezoning
The overcrowded classrooms in Abilene's elementary schools have prompted an AISD boundary rezoning proposal to better benefit and educate students. Several years of climbing student enrollment numbers have called for a change in the classroom setup to balance Abilene elementary schools' totals, said Phillip Ashby, AISD Director of ... [Read More…]
There and back again: The Morgan’s tale
"Love, do you want some coffee?" "No love, thank you." This is routine language between Ron and Janine Morgan. Each greeted the other with a kiss and unloaded their belongings around them in the Starbucks of the library. Dr. Janine Morgan, an instructor in the Core department, is dressed in her usual flowy Woodstock attire. Dr. Ron Morgan, ... [Read More…]
A weekend of remembrance
Over the weekend and across campus, ACU organizations and events took a moment for reflection and prayer over victims of Friday's tragic car accident Saturday night, before tip-off of the women's basketball game, Eric Gumm, registrar and director of the First-Year Program and academic development, spoke a few words about the life of Lindsey Smith, ... [Read More…]
Campus, local events honor victims
Across the university, ACU organizations and events gathered to remember and reflect on those injured and affected by Friday's car accident. The crowd in Moody Coliseum stopped for a moment of silence prior to the women's basketball game versus Angelo State on Saturday night. In light of the tragedy that struck ACU Friday night, John Earle, a ... [Read More…]
Den closes, Starbucks renovation plans ahead
Campus begins New Year resolutions of its own, as students bid adieu to the Den and await Starbucks upgrades. Anthony Williams, chief business services officer, said though details are not concrete, the Brown Library Starbucks can expect to see the start of its makeover this summer. "No dramatic updates," Williams said. "I think we have an ... [Read More…]
‘Lincoln’: Dusting off dreams
A poll of today's kindergarten class shows that when asked "What do you want to be when you grow up?" the bygone favorite "President of the United States" is out with the floppy disks. Or that is what I imagine the results would show. First Female President of the United States was my actual dream. Since the beginning of my braces age, I was on a ... [Read More…]
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