A girls' service group on campus is taking on the challenge of transforming into a recognized girls social club. Beloved, which started last year, will continue to exist as Zeta Rho, a social club that was founded at ACU in 1944 and that has not been on campus since 2000. "It really took off last year. We got a really good group of girls ... [Read More…]
Museum debuts contest for Miss Frontier Texas
Beginning next semester, female students across Abilene will be able to compete for the new title of "Miss Frontier Texas." Frontier Texas!, a downtown museum, is hosting the Miss Frontier Texas scholarship competition to create an opportunity for female college students to win a scholarship for $3,000. The project originated with a group of ACU ... [Read More…]
Alumni return to campus for reunion dinners
This weekend, ACU alumni from nine different classes are returning to campus to take part in reunion dinners. These dinners, which will happen all over campus and in places downtown, typically draw anywhere from 50 to 150 class members. Classes have the opportunity to reunite every five years, said Samantha Adkins, senior alumni relations officer. ... [Read More…]
International travel over spring break is reduced
Spring Break Campaigns has removed the international campaigns from its program this year, eliminating destinations in Central America. The increasing cost of airfare, concern over international risks and the immense planning involved in organizing the international trips discouraged SBC from continuing the out-of-country campaigns. However, ... [Read More…]
Mediated chats don’t build bonds
Here at ACU, we are among the leaders of a mobile initiative. Students walk around campus with their head down, eyes glued to their phones, with no awareness of where they are going as they narrowly miss getting hit by an oncoming bike or as they trip on one of the many uneven sidewalk ledges. If it's not a phone that has captured their ... [Read More…]
ACU tops western region in U.S. News ranking
ACU commanded attention this year following the release of the U.S. News and World Report rankings that recognized it as the number one "Up-and-Coming" University in the western region. The award is determined through a survey conducted each year of the president, provost, and chief enrollment officer at each university in the western region. When ... [Read More…]
Kudos to the brazen
I can appreciate random and outrageous displays on campus from people who boldly go where no others dare to go. Asking permission and then commencing to tackle someone else's snowman in front of them, especially after having watched them labor to construct it, takes a special kind of person. You have to smile when you see a student in the library ... [Read More…]
Library welcomes change
John Weaver has been named the new dean of library services and educational technology, taking over this year from former dean Mark Tucker. Weaver, formerly director of the Burke Library at Columbia University's Union Theological Seminary, said he will be continuing the organizational changes his predecessor set in motion. These changes will ... [Read More…]
State raises nightime speed limit
The Texas Legislature eliminated the differentiation between daytime and nighttime speed limits on Sept. 1, eliminating the 65-mile-per-hour limit. The law was changed due to mainly the prevailing speed of traffic, or 85th percentile speed, where traffic accident involvement is statistically the lowest, said Henry Stowe, activist for the ... [Read More…]
Workaholic lifestyle cannot be sustained
Dear Overworked Students, There comes a time in all of our lives where we realize that our society is shaping us to be workaholics. Multi-tasking is not only encouraged, but expected. Busyness is esteemed. Resumes appear flat without quantity and variety. And enjoying frequent rests is labeled as laziness. It is no wonder we feel stress levels ... [Read More…]
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