"Follow your passion." It's common advice for every soul-searching college student. If you stick with what you love, everything else will fall perfectly into place. But I'm starting to think maybe this isn't always the case. To be honest, people who chase their passions scare me. It seems as if they trust so fully in the one thing they love ... [Read More…]
King of Campus Court Dukes to debate on Monday
The Student Alumni Association selected four dukes for the King of Campus Court from a pool of senior men nominated by students. This is the second year for SAA to hold the King of Campus Court competition, a cross between a traditional Homecoming King or Queen competition and a mock-pageant. The four men chosen as "Dukes" will participate ... [Read More…]
Starr, Tippens address hiring policy future
Judge Kenneth Starr, president of Baylor University, and Dr. Darryl Tippens, provost of Pepperdine University, participated in a faculty dinner Monday evening on ACU campus where they shared ideas about how to build a strong faculty at a Christian university. Tippens and Starr met with senior leadership and individual faculty members throughout ... [Read More…]
Sports Illustrated photographer visits ACU
Bill Frakes arrived on campus with over 49 cases of camera equipment this week. He was ready to visit with students and faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences. Frakes and his business partner, Laura Heald, interacted with several classes, viewed student portfolios, spoke with faculty groups and worked on two short films of their ... [Read More…]
Pledging begins with Bid Night
Starting Friday night and not ending until the early hours of Saturday morning, Bid Night was just the beginning of pledging for more than 400 students who are pledging social clubs this semester. Between various locations on and off campus, prospective members of social clubs participated in club activities and traditions throughout the ... [Read More…]
The 21st century language everyone should speak
Twitter announced last year that it would start tracking users' Internet browsing habits to better recommend people to follow. In May, details about the National Security Agency's Internet security surveillance programs revealed just how much information is available about American individuals. This June, Facebook announced a bug with one of ... [Read More…]
Pepperdine provost fills new ACU position
Dr. Darryl Tippens is stepping down as provost of Pepperdine University and returning to ACU to fill a newly created position, University Distinguished Scholar of Faith, Learning and Literature. "He will teach in English, his discipline, and he will also will serve in particular initiatives we have have," said Dr. Robert Rhodes, provost of the ... [Read More…]
Pepperdine provost fills new ACU position
Dr. Darryl Tippens is stepping down as provost of Pepperdine University and returning to ACU to fill a newly created position, University Distinguished Scholar of Faith, Learning and Literature. "He will teach in English, his discipline, and he will also will serve in particular initiatives we have have," said Dr. Robert Rhodes, provost of the ... [Read More…]
AISD Bond election to better schools
A 16-member Citizens Master Facilities Planning Committee formed by the Abilene Independent School District Board of Trustees has presented an $87.68 million bond proposal to update and improve AISD schools. The projects to be paid for by the bond include safety and security upgrades, new elementary schools, consolidation of four early childhood ... [Read More…]
Does God get to vote?
God sits back in his throne-shaped cloud and sighs as he closes his MacBook. "Man, I've got to get off Facebook. There's no way I'll remember all their names by Wednesday's vote anyway." God has had a busy week. ACU students have all been requesting that he put them in the club that he thinks they belong in. Talk about ... [Read More…]
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