I don't pretend to be an expert on politics. I'm pretty ignorant and apathetic like most college students. But I think the reason I'm so disenchanted with it all is because what I want is honesty. Transparency. I want candidates to be utterly truthful to us. And I'm just not seeing that happen. During the debates, several websites fact check what ... [Read More…]
JMC alumni honored at Gutenberg dinner
The JMC Gutenberg Dinner celebrated its 20th Anniversary by honoring three distinguished alumni on Thursday night. Victoria Ahlen (’98), Lovey Chin (’00), and Tracey Ferguson (’93) received the JMC department’ s Gutenberg Award to celebrate their outstanding professional achievements. Ahlen, CEO of a Awoque, a social media agency in Sweden, said ... [Read More…]
Smoke bombs force dorm evacuation
Smoke filled the Smith-Adams Hall kitchen after things went wrong for a sophomore making smoke bombs late Monday night. Two fire trucks responded to a call around 11 p.m. and residents were forced to evacuate as thick smoke overflowed from the kitchen, said Smith-Adams resident Bailey Gaspard. "I walked through the lobby thinking it was a false ... [Read More…]
Baldness no longer my schoolyard bully
When I was young, I thought I was going to go bald. It started with a conversation I overheard when I was six. My Mom was talking to a lady at church about my hair. I had very impossible, curly hair. "Kids usually lose their curly hair when they get older though," my Mom said. Of course she was referring to the fact that hair loses its curl, but ... [Read More…]
Abilene PD on lookout for assault suspect
Abilene Police are continuing an investigation on an attempted robbery case that occurred near the ACU campus last Friday. A 19-year-old female reported a suspect attempted to rob her while she was jogging near ACU on EN 19th St. Jimmy Ellison, chief of the ACU Police Department, said there are no further developments in the case. The victim ... [Read More…]
Short course to attend inauguration
Students have the chance to attend the Presidential Inauguration for college credit as a part of a short course being offered this January. Dr. Lynette Sharp Pena and Dr. Suzie Macaluso, director of the Sociology Program, will be teaching the class Political Communication and Sociology in Presidential Campaigns in Washington, D.C. This class is ... [Read More…]
Survey assesses student sexuality, spirituality
A faculty-administered survey has found surprising results about the sexual activity of ACU freshmen. Dr. Jaime Goff, director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic, began conducting an ongoing survey last year that observes how young adults relate sexuality to spirituality. The survey asked freshmen questions about their sexual attitudes, ... [Read More…]
Rain creates wet Bid Night
Rather than letting the rain dampen their spirits, social club members and pledges said the rain made Bid Night a more memorable experience. The five-week pledging process began on Friday night at 5 p.m. and ended on Saturday at 5 a.m. accompanied by four inches of rain. Bailey McMath, senior speech pathology major from Missouri City and GATA ... [Read More…]
Hello, my name is Marissa, and I am a Mac
I usually like to think of myself as a pretty rational person- that I have a good amount of common sense and skills of reasoning. That I'm fairly open minded. But that's until I get entirely and dramatically over-defensive about someone insulting maps on the iPhone 5. It's not my fault really. I was raised by an Apple addict. I grew up only using ... [Read More…]
Final iPad mandate decision looms
The plan to require all full-time ACU undergrad students to have an iPad by August 2013 nears a conclusion. Dr. Robert Rhodes, provost of the university, hopes a final decision will be made within a week.. "We want to come to a conclusion so we can get the word out to incoming freshmen," Rhodes said. Rhodes has met three times with faculty to ... [Read More…]
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