Students will have the chance to donate leftover Bean Bucks during finals week to help aid Love and Care Ministries. Students will be able to buy non-perishables from the Campus Store with their Bean Bucks and place them in donation buckets in the Campus Center throughout finals week. At the end of finals week, the donations will be taken to the ... [Read More…]
Students prepare for ACU study abroad
Students will scatter across different continents during the summer and fall to study abroad in places like Oxford, Germany and, this year, Ghana. "I think interest is about the same. It kind of fluctuates a little bit and some years we will have more and some less. It's hard to predict," said Stephen Shewmaker, executive director for ... [Read More…]
Possibility of building plans affecting neighbors has led to concern
"We have been in this house 22 years next month, and for the eight years before that we lived four houses down the street," said Cindy Earles, resident on Rountree Drive. Earles is one of the residents on Rountree Drive who could be effected by the university's plans to build the new stadium. If the university needs to, it will expand and build ... [Read More…]
Rushing begins with rule change
Pledging requirements have changed for the fall; Potential women pledges will now be expected to attend at least one rush for each women's club. "One of the things that we were noticing is that with the girls in particular, several were only going to one tea, which is kind of the kick-start for rushes," said Mark Jackson, associate director of ... [Read More…]
Springboard winners awarded at dinner
The winners for the Springboard Ideas Challenge were announced Tuesday night at the awards dinner in the Hunter Welcome Center. Morgan Hood, Jason McVey, Rudy Garza and Jeff Johnston were the winners for the College Division. The winners for this year's Springboard Ideas Challenge are as follows: For the College Division, the grand prize went ... [Read More…]
Cyclists to tour Abilene in first Criterium
Men and women from colleges across the state, including seven members of the ACU Cycling Club, will compete in the first-ever, ACU-organized cycling race in Abilene: the Tour of Abilene. The race will take place 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, beginning on campus. Dillon Fowler, freshman business and marketing major from Keller and president ... [Read More…]
Sexual assault receives nationwide attention
Florida State freshman quarterback Jameis Winston, second freshman to win the Heisman trophy, was part of an on-going investigation of an alleged sexual assault crime dating back to 2012. This young star was accused of engaging in "sexual assault battery" on Dec. 7, 2012, according to ESPN. ESPN said Florida State Attorney Willie Meggs decided ... [Read More…]
Crossing Cafe adds to selections
The Crossing Cafe in the Mabee Business Building has happy hour from 12-1:15 p.m. where burritos are half-off. The cafe is also selling home-made cookies for the first time. Mandy Stratton, sophomore finance and accounting major from Ham Lake, Minn. and leader of the student-run Crossing Cafe said, "We don't like throwing away burritos at the ... [Read More…]
Ukraine conflict could affect missions
Political unrest in Ukraine surges on, and even though Jeremiah's Hope has not been affected physically, its mission efforts could be impacted. Jeremiah's Hope is a nonprofit organization based in the Ukraine that works with at-risk children. Andrew Kelly, co-founder of Jeremiah's Hope, graduated in 2001 from ACU and moved to the Ukraine in ... [Read More…]
Springboard opens registration for participants
Registration is open for the 2014 Springboard Ideas Challenge. This year registration is easy and only requires a $10 fee. The deadline for registration is March 7 at 5:00 p.m. "In the past you had to have the business plan already constructed, initially, to apply for the competition," said Hollie Baldridge, assistant director of the Griggs ... [Read More…]
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