What is grief if not love persevering? - WandaVision This past year we’ve seen tragedy after tragedy befall on our neighbors, friends and family. For some, these hardships have occurred with greater severity than others, like losing a loved one or being hospitalized themselves. Others, like me, missed prom and graduation, missed out on weddings ... [Read More…]
Jones, Denton run unopposed for SGA office
Annual elections for Student Government Association President and Vice President started this week, the second year with two candidates running unopposed. Candidates Bekah Jones and Boone Denton, running for President and Vice President respectively, have both been previously involved with SGA and have shaped a campaign geared towards ... [Read More…]
Book Review: ‘Overdoing Democracy’ by Robert B. Talisse
Nobody wants to read another monologue on “messy politics.” Frankly, the outpour of information and unwarranted opinions are enough to send any person over the edge. For the purposes of this review – I’ll refer to politics as a chocolate milkshake: simple, easily digested, and not controversial (mostly). You’ll thank me later. Chocolate ... [Read More…]
Griffis accepts position of Dillard RD
Lindsey Griffis is returning to ACU after accepted the position of Resident Director at Dillard Hall. Griffis graduated worked as a recovery advocate at a collegiate recovery center for women ages 17-24 while attending college at Texas Tech University. After graduating in 2016 with a degree in human development and family studies, Griffis moved ... [Read More…]
Book Review: ‘Charlotte’s Web’ and a commentary on loss
“‘Why did you do all this for me?’ he asked. ‘I don’t deserve it. I’ve never done anything for you.’ ‘You have been my friend,’ replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.’” Charlotte’s Web finds me in the impenetrable darkness of these harrowing times. It is a book I’d like a friend to read to me on my deathbed – a story that ... [Read More…]
Montaño continues recovery from seizures, brain hemorrhage
Kayla Montaño, a member of ACU's soccer team, is continuing rehab and recovering from a brain hemorrhage that she suffered in October. Montaño had additionally battled Lupus in the fall semester before suffering a brain hemorrhage. "I started feeling sick, getting headaches and throwing up," Montaño said. "One week it was really bad and I had ... [Read More…]
Moore named new chair of language and literature department
Dr. Steven Moore, professor of language and literature, has been named the new chair of the department at the beginning of the next academic year. Moore is now the first African-American chair of the department and will be the only Black faculty member who is the chair of an academic department. He also serves as the director of the McNair ... [Read More…]
University welcomes new MakerLab director
The university has hired an assistant professor of English at Lubbock Christian University to serve as the next director of the Maker Lab. Micah Heatwole started work as the new director earlier in January. Heatwole said this role is a natural extension of his creative talents that he can display. "I think my background... as a student and as ... [Read More…]
Media Review: ‘The Other Latif’ by Latif Nasser
There reaches a certain point in an individual's life when a veil of indifference is tugged down over the eyes. Just the knowledge that children half a world away clench their grumbling stomachs like wet dough is no longer cause enough to care. Evil becomes a largely impersonal entity - a fate that befalls nameless men and women in nameless places. ... [Read More…]
Edwards Resident Director assisted in Abilene school name changes
Zach Snyder, the Resident Director of Edwards Hall, created a petition that would later spark the push to rename several schools named after Confederate leaders in Abilene. "I started a petition and posted it on Facebook and went to bed fully expecting it to be ignored," Snyder said. "I woke up to it being a top story in the local news and ... [Read More…]
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