By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Official 12th-day enrollment statistics show the College of Business Administration with a surprisingly drastic slide of 68 students, an 8 percent drop. The College of Arts and Sciences also saw its enrollment fall, but by just 19 students. Only the College of Biblical Studies enrolled more students than last ... [Read More…]
Multicultural groups receive student funds
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief The Students' Association Wednesday unanimously approved the 13-member Appropriations Committee before launching into lively debate over how much that committee should give to two multicultural groups. Congress awarded Hispanos Unidos $2,880.23 of a $3,510.23 request by a 35-7 vote with two abstentions. ... [Read More…]
Barnard named ResLife director
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Dr. Mimi Barnard, assistant professor of English, has been named the new director of Residence Life Education. The decision was made by Dr. Bob Strader, director of Student Development, who said Barnard was chosen because of education, experience and vision. "We had four really good candidates," Strader said. ... [Read More…]
Reform-minded SA seeks accountability
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief The Students' Association executive officers presented a $95,000 budget to the SA Congress last weekend, the largest normal budget in SA history. The budget, which tops last fall's $93,000 mark, is filled with reforms designed to curb congressional spending that put SA close to a zero balance at the end of last ... [Read More…]
United front as nation looks back: Congress unites at ground zero; Bush to visit all three sites
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief The nation will gather to mourn and remember today, exactly one year after the terrorist attacks that left America shocked and grieving. On Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four airplanes and targeted them at national landmarks, destroying New York's World Trade Center, damaging the Pentagon and killing ... [Read More…]
Barnard discloses new Chapel policy
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief In a major restatement of Chapel policy, students who go over their allotted absences while at ACU will be put on probation the first time, and then suspended if they go over again. The policy, created by dean of Campus Life Wayne Barnard and approved by the President's Cabinet this week, also assigns seats to ... [Read More…]
Cleaning services cuts budget: Office spaces will be cleaned only once a week
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Citing a tight fiscal year, the university announced over the summer that its cleaning service would cut back on cleaning office space this year. WFF, which performs all the cleaning services on campus, used to clean offices and public areas five days a week. Now, all office areas will be cleaned just once each ... [Read More…]
SA initiates new officers
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Just hours after their election was confirmed, the five freshman class officers were sworn into the Students' Association Congress Wednesday night. Several academic and residence hall representatives were confirmed, and the ISA Amendment created a new voting seat. President Jason Knight, vice president Dustin ... [Read More…]
Residence hall expected in ‘2-3 years’: Individual ‘pods’ would be flexible for gender, classes
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief University plans for a new residence hall are making progress with the possibility of construction by 2004, officials report. The hall, which has been discussed for the past several years, would be different from other campus residence halls in that it could change resident specifications from year to ... [Read More…]
Barnard to propose Chapel probation
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief The newly formed Chapel Task Force has begun looking at several potential long-term plans to stem a rising tide of Chapel absences. The plans range from grading Chapel to hand-held card scanners. Tuesday, the President's Cabinet will hear thoughts from Wayne Barnard, dean of Campus Life and task force member, ... [Read More…]