I'm 20 years old, and I have no idea what I'm doing with my life. This, my friends, is a quarter-life crisis. What is a quarter-life crisis you ask? Well, it's kind of like a mid-life crisis but 20 years premature. Instead of realizing your mortality in life, you realize your mortality as a student. You start to question what you're going to ... [Read More…]
Cold weather affects construction, city
Last week's weather wreaked havoc on Abilene. Construction workers could not work on Foster Science Building during the snow days and had to wait for the ground to thaw and dry before returning to work. "When the ground's real wet, it tears up the heavy equipment," said Kevin Roberts, chief information officer. "So it's not just that there ... [Read More…]
Diets are for quitters
After this semester, I will never look at food the same way again. As an elective, I decided to take a nutrition class that ties in social injustice. So far, though, it's turned out to be a class that makes me regret ever eating anything. Ever. OK, maybe I'm exaggerating, but only a little. I've learned about vegan diets, plant-based ... [Read More…]
Growing class sizes prompt underclassman housing plans
With the continuous growth of the student population, underclassman housing arrangements could see change, but not anytime soon. Bob Strader, director of residence life education and housing, said plans are in place to accommodate the growing class sizes. In 2012, some of the incoming freshman women were relocated to Sikes Hall, a sophomore ... [Read More…]
Teacher Quality Grant produces quality teachers
The Teacher Quality Grant has been approved for the 15th consecutive year at ACU adding up to $3.27 million of external funding. The federal grant, formerly known as the Eisenhower Grant Program, is a program in which high school and middle school teachers spend three weeks at ACU being trained how to teach math and science classes. The program ... [Read More…]
Office of Retention targets freshman class
The Office of Retention has set an expanded goal to reach out to the entire freshman class. Bart Herridge, dean of student services and retention, works each year to increase the amount of students who return to the university by plugging them into a program on campus. "We've got several programs that are designed to help in the retention ... [Read More…]
#ACULoveStory celebrates alumni couples
The #ACULoveStory campaign is underway and has provided an opportunity for alumni to tell their campus love stories. The campaign kicked off with Dr. Royce Money, chancellor and former president of ACU, and his wife, Pam, and the story of how they met. "We met at ACU - I was a sophomore and she was a freshman at the time - in the old Campus ... [Read More…]
OME, BSA partner to celebrate Black History Month
The Office of Multicultural Enrichment has partnered with the Black Students' Association to facilitate a series of four events to celebrate Black History Month in a new way. OME will conduct a community service project and present the documentary titled There's a Difference at a Chapel forum. BSA will have a worship service and present a ... [Read More…]
Retention rate at highest in 20 years
This year's fall-to-spring retention rate is the highest it's been in 20 years. "We're really encouraged by putting up a significant record over any previous year that we've had," said Bart Herridge, director of student retention and services. "We've gone back 20 years, and we can't find one close to this." The fall-to-spring retention rate ... [Read More…]
According to gym: lessons learned on the hardwood
We all have those teachable moments in life that we remember forever. I know I've had plenty, and a lot of mine just so happened to have happened in a gym. I've made a little list of a few that I think we can all learn from. 1) When I was in eighth grade, I played volleyball. We were doing a drill in practice in which three of us had to lay ... [Read More…]
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