My best friend is my roommate. We're studying in our dorm room. It's a five-minute walk to class, maybe less. We live off of cafeteria dining, meal plan included. Suddenly I’m driving ten minutes to class, add on three or more to find parking. Grocery shopping is expensive, how do I budget? Oftentimes students think they can’t wait to live ... [Read More…]
Better advertisement is needed on campus
There are a lot of events, campaigns and fundraisers that go on around campus and oftentimes as a student on campus, I don’t feel very aware of any of them until they are already occurring or passed. ACU as a whole could improve on areas they have advertisements on campus. Myself, and other students as well, would like to participate in these ... [Read More…]
Meager crosswalks lead to safety concerns
You probably don’t think much about walking to class until you’re crossing the street, and a car going 30 m.p.h. isn’t slowing down for you. Many of the crosswalk areas for students are four-way intersections, with no stop or yield signs in place leaving room for near-misses and actual accidents to occur. About a month ago, a student was ... [Read More…]
Plans to move the Intramural Field affecting the men of Frater Sodalis
The intramural field is a well-beloved aspect of ACU’s campus and has played a big part in club sports throughout the years. With recent plans to move the field’s location, the question remains: Where will intramural sports be played now? In Oct. of 2019, ACU purchased the Taylor Elementary School property, and June of 2020, the grant for the ... [Read More…]
Renovations being made to newly named Pat Boone Theatre
Originally Cullen Auditorium, the newly named Pat Boone Theatre began renovations at the end of June with an anticipated completion date of May of 2022. The building is heavily used; the theater is the original home of Cornerstone, and its uses include worship experiences, Chapel, band productions, Summit, and student organization events. The ... [Read More…]
‘Gardner Girls’ across generations heartbroken over demolition
For 60 years, Gardner Hall has been a beloved and sentimental place to the many women who have called it home. Former "Gardner Girls" lament the demolition of the place where they made their first ACU memories. Past residents recall memories of ghost stories, late night adventures of sneaking out past curfew, blossoming freshman year romances, ... [Read More…]
Graduating seniors are finding job placements for post-graduation
May commencement is taking place Friday, Saturday and Sunday as 2021 undergraduate and graduate students accept their diplomas. In total between both semesters, ACU saw 1,187 graduates and now seniors are in the process of finding job placements nearing graduation. ACU’s Career Center keeps stats on the graduating students and their placement ... [Read More…]
Virginia AG candidate visits campus
A candidate for Virginia attorney general visited campus last week, speaking to political science classes, LYNAY and several other groups. Jack White, who is an attorney at Washington D.C. law firm FH+H, was invited by Dr. Neal Coates, chair of the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice. White's parents graduated from ACU in 1971. ... [Read More…]
Intramural football returns to campus
Intramural football will be making a return to campus following spring break and potentially other spring intramural sports, such as modified softball, kickball and three-point shooting or water polo. Guidelines will be in place and modifications are being worked out to ensure the health and safety of everyone. Todd Rogers, director of ... [Read More…]
SGA distributes funds across student organizations
New developments involving the distribution of funds to student organizations were discussed in the budget meeting Wednesday evening. The Student Government Association (SGA) works to find beneficial ways to distribute the right amount of funding to each organization. SGA is currently funding 53 organizations this semester, slightly fewer than ... [Read More…]