Students discussed racism at a platform demonstration after Chapel Wednesday sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs. Photos by Lydia Lawson and Lauren Franco. ... [Read More…]
UCC hosts mentoring discussions for women
Cozy Convos, a time of discipleship for university women, is back at University Church of Christ after a successful session last spring. The session, a three to four-hour time of discipleship, is designed to bring together women of ACU to discuss topics that aren’t necessarily talked about during the work day, but important to the female ... [Read More…]
Dyess Air Force Base leaders support ACU through rugby club
Dyess Air Force Base leaders showed support for ACU through the rugby club Tuesday night at a practice. Technical Sergeant Keith Goeddertz, the unit deployment manager at Dyess, is the connection between ACU and the base. Goeddertz found the ACU Rugby Club online and contacted the president, Juan Escobedo, to see how he could be involved in the ... [Read More…]
Gallery: ACU tops Northwestern State 25-22 in comeback win
Wildcats swipe 25-22 comeback victory over Northwestern State in last game at Shotwell Stadium. ... [Read More…]
New center to study ancient religious texts
The Center for the Study of Ancient Religious Texts opened Thursday in conjunction with the 30th annual Carmichael-Walling lectures. The new center, or CSART, will provide an opportunity for faculty and students to collaborate in cutting edge research of ancient texts. Dr. Jeff Childers, director of the CSART, said the center’s participants ... [Read More…]
Wildcat Stadium tower to honor Sitton
Last weekend during Homecoming chapel, ACU Sports unveiled plans to dedicate the five-story, 55,000-square-foot press box being built at Wildcat Stadium to Chuck Sitton. The honor of Sitton comes as a result of a $3 million donation toward the completion of Wildcat Stadium from David and Kathryn Halbert, who are close friends of Sitton. “We ... [Read More…]
Teens with Down Syndrome to speak in Chapel
Two teenagers with Down Syndrome will speak in Chapel Wednesday, Oct. 25 in honor of October as Down Syndrome Awareness month. Ethan Etter, a 17-year-old homeschooled student, and Hope Martin, an 18-year-old homeschooled student, will be speaking in Moody to draw awareness to the normalcy of people with Down Syndrome. Ethan and Hope were ... [Read More…]
Rugby Rebel: Soto shatters more than social norms as member of men’s team
Alexandria Soto is defying gender roles by earning a starting position as the left wing on the ACU Men’s Rugby team. Soto, a freshman kinesiology and sports management major from San Antonio, discovered the rugby team at ACU fest and was persuaded by the coach to attend practice and try it out. Even though Soto ran track for eight years and ... [Read More…]
Buffalo Gap Historic Village hosts haunted history fundraiser
The Buffalo Gap Historic Village is scaring crowds for its 5th annual haunted village tour. The village consists of 18 different historic monuments from the Abilene and Buffalo Gap area as far as Snyder. Each building has stood for the last 50 years of the West Texas Frontier, 1875-1925, and each has reports of being haunted. The Buffalo Gap ... [Read More…]
Log rolling tournament rolls onto campus
ACU's first intramural log rolling tournament will take place Nov. 16 in the pool at the Money Student Recreation and Wellness Center. The sport is played in 47 states and seven countries. It is played by two individuals standing on a floating log, moving the log with their feet to knock the other person off. Mark Jackson, director of ... [Read More…]