Men's fraternity Galaxy has been placed on a one-year suspension by the Office of Student Life after an administrative investigation concluded a violation of Texas hazing law took place during rushing event. An email sent out to the student body from Dr. Tamara Long, vice president of enrollment and student life, detailed the terms of the ... [Read More…]
A Technicolor Dream: Evans stars as Joseph in ‘Dreamcoat’ Homecoming Musical
Caleb Evans is used to giving his all in everything he does; playing the lead in this year’s Homecoming Musical is no exception to the rule. Evans, a senior computer science and theatre major from Irving, will debut in the role of Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on Friday night at the Abilene Civic Center in the comeback ... [Read More…]
Gallery: Homecoming parade returns after year-long absence
The annual Homecoming parade returned after its cancelation last year to kick off Homecoming festivities on Saturday morning. Members of student organizations, sororities and fraternities decorated floats, danced behind cars and passed out candy as they marched down Campus Court. ... [Read More…]
Gallery: Homecoming carnival reunites families, alumni
The annual homecoming carnival returned to its traditional format, bringing families to on campus Friday evening after last year's cancelation. The Office of Alumni Relations moved the event to the Hardin Administration Building lawn due to construction in the campus mall area. Attendees reunited with old friends and enjoyed food trucks and ... [Read More…]
ACUPD finds no evidence of racially motivated crime in Galaxy paintball incident
The ACU Police Department on Tuesday concluded a criminal investigation of an incident that took place last month at a Galaxy fraternity rush and have confirmed what police say is a violation of Texas hazing law, referring the case to the university. At the same time, ACUPD reported it found no evidence of a racially motivated criminal act, ... [Read More…]
Fraternity under investigation for alleged racially motivated hazing incident
Upon further investigation, ACUPD has concluded there was no evidence of a racially motivated criminal act. Please see the most recent article here. An ACU fraternity is under investigation for an incident in which a Black student was targeted with paintballs during a rush on Sept. 20. An email sent out Friday evening by Dr. Phil Schubert, ... [Read More…]
Police log for Sept. 21 – 28, 2021
09/22/2021 1:46 p.m. SUSPICIOUS PERSON ACU FACILITIES: LUNSFORD TRAIL A citizen reported a subject walking on Lunsford Trail throwing items out of his bag and cursing loudly and possibly on drugs. Officers contacted the subject who is a transient and stated he was having a bad day. The subject was not intoxicated or any sign of drugs. The ... [Read More…]
ACU achieves record enrollment
ACU hit record total institutional enrollment for the fourth consecutive year, buoyed by growth in the number of students enrolled at ACU Dallas. Total enrollment is 5,334 students, 3,554 of which are students enrolled on the Abilene campus, according to the email sent Wednesday by Dr. Phil Schubert, president of the university. Of the ... [Read More…]
Gallery: Students attend commemorative 9/11 Chapel
Students attended a memorial chapel on Friday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Before the Chapel, students placed 2,996 flags in the campus mall to honor the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives that day. Austin Petree, junior political science major from Abilene, led a memorial discussion in front of the flags. ... [Read More…]
Two-week mask mandate implemented in response to rising COVID case numbers
A two-week mask mandate was put in place Monday, according to an email sent to students, faculty and staff by Dr. Phil Schubert, president of the university. The email stated that the change in health precautions comes in the wake of rising numbers in COVID-19 cases throughout the Abilene community. "The goal of this change is to protect ... [Read More…]
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