With finals around the corner and homework building for each student, counselors like Tyson Alexander see episodes of anxiety and depression increase in students. As the interim director of the Medical and Counseling Care Center, Alexander wants students to feel open to going to the MACCC to be healed of these issues, things are common but can ... [Read More…]
Who works on Title IX cases: Meet the key players
April is national Sexual Assault Awareness Month, introducing campaigns and work toward preventing sexual assault and harassment. According to the National Sexual Assault Hotline, there are, on average, 321,500 victims (age 12 or older) of rape and sexual assault each year in the United States. In addition, one in six females are victims of an ... [Read More…]
Leaving the press: Fleming reflects on 21 memorable years with ACU
After 21 years with ACU, Lance Fleming informed the department he would be leaving his position. He was the associate director of athletics for media relations and the main media contact for football and men’s basketball. Now, he’ll be working as the director of communications for Abilene Independent School District. Fleming said it can ... [Read More…]
Williams remembered by his selflessness, outgoing personality
Chandler Williams, a senior criminal justice major from Colorado Springs, Colorado, died Sunday in his Edwards Hall dorm room at the age of 21. ACU Police Chief Jimmy Ellison said ACUPD is still investigating the death. A funeral service for Chandler, who also served as a residence assistant in Edwards, is scheduled for 11 a.m.-noon Thursday at ... [Read More…]
Rounding home: McCarty traces path to his first head coaching job
Rick McCarty, head coach of the ACU baseball team, was announced as the new skipper for the Wildcats in June. McCarty, most recently, was a pitching coach at Dallas Baptist before coming to Abilene. McCarty began his college baseball career as a player at John A. Logan College. After two years at John A. Logan, he transferred to Murray State ... [Read More…]
Hyping the team: How Hiepler’s excitement energizes the Wildcats
He isn't known for breaking records or scoring threes, but Paul Hiepler earned his stardom on social media last week with his passion for the team, the university and the game. The sophomore guard from Camarillo, California, played just 24 minutes and scored 7 points this season, but within seconds became the face of the men's basketball ... [Read More…]
The big screen: FilmFest celebrates 15th year with growth
Since it's inception in 2004, FilmFest has introduced over 1500 students to directing, producing, acting and a variety of other roles in the film industry. FilmFest began as an iMovie film festival hosted by the Adams Center for Teaching and Learning and Apple to help students develop skills in digital storytelling. Kyle Dickson, director of ... [Read More…]
Students reflect on International Women’s Day
Since 1977, International Women’s Day has been celebrated worldwide. Countries around the globe laud the strides made for women’s rights and call attention to the gaps that still exist. Now, over 40 years later, students contemplate the meaning of International Women’s Day- both for themselves and society as a whole. Josh Dowell, ... [Read More…]
Pyle opens dream wedding venue
Growing up in Iowa, Ashley Pyle would always pass barns in desperate need of renovation. She has wanted to open her a wedding venue since she planned her own. Though Abilene doesn’t have many deteriorating barnes, Ashley and her husband, Cason, decided to follow that model and build their own. Sabrina Cedars, Ashley’s venue on the outskirts of ... [Read More…]
God-given talent: Weast produces ‘bops’ for Spotify, Apple Music
If you asked him where he would be at this point in his life, middle-school Weston wouldn't say making music. Weston Weast grew up mocking the way artists on the radio would sing. "I pulled it off in a way where I kind of sounded good doing it," said Weston, a junior music major from Oklahoma City. Though he only took piano lessons, ... [Read More…]
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