By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor When flowers arrived at their Fort Worth home at the beginning of August, Suzy Jeffrey said her husband, Morton, thought there had been a mistake. The Jeffrey's anniversary was Aug.1, and she said he thought the gift must have been belated. "I personally was proud that he remembered our anniversary was Aug 1," said ... [Read More…]

By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor When Tiana Andriamanana arrived in Texas for the first time, she not only was overwhelmed by the heat and confused by the accents, but she noticed something about Americans. "They eat a lot of food-too much for us," Andriamanana said. "I ordered a hamburger, and it was too large to eat." Andriamanana is one of 22 ... [Read More…]

By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor The five-star rating system for social clubs has been updated so that club officers can assess their clubs' involvement and activities. The rating system is now "not quite as arbitrary and more collaborative," said Dr. Wayne Barnard, dean of Campus Life. Last year, only Campus Life officials made the rating ... [Read More…]

By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor With 12 months until the beginning of ACU's Centennial Celebration and 28 months until the end of the Campaign, everything is on schedule and receiving great response, said Phil Boone, director of the Campaign. The Campaign has raised more than $57 million out of the $150 million total to be raised by December 2006. ... [Read More…]

By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor Enrollment is predicted to increase slightly this fall compared to last school year with the largest freshman class in ACU history, administration and admission officials said. Official 12th-day enrollment figures will not be released for a few weeks. "We expect to meet or exceed our forecast, which was for around ... [Read More…]

By Sarah Carlson, Staff Writer The largest graduating class in university history will walk across the stage Saturday in two separate ceremonies. Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement are combined this year, with commencement for the colleges of Business Administration, Biblical Studies, Nursing and Applied Studies at 11 a.m. in Moody Coliseum, ... [Read More…]

By Sarah Carlson, Staff Writer Dr. Michelle Morris has her hands full. Morris, assistant vice president of University and Alumni Relations, serves as coordinator for the Centennial Celebration, has helped create the infrastructure for the celebration and works closely with 10 task forces that plan and implement the celebration activities. The ... [Read More…]

By Sarah Carlson, Staff Writer Tuition will increase 7 percent next year to a per-hour cost of $455. A yearly increase averaging 6 to 7 percent is normal, said Phil Schubert, vice president for finance. The current cost is $425 per hour. "Increasing tuition is necessary for us to maintain the high quality of education at ACU," Schubert ... [Read More…]

By Sarah Carlson, Staff Writer The Brown Library has had problems with people viewing inappropriate material on the library computers before this semester, said Dora Weathers, audio and visual librarian. Weathers said the problem is not widespread as far as she knows, and only a few instances have occurred in the past few years-one of which was ... [Read More…]