ACU Democrats, an on-campus partisan group, is petitioning the senior leadership team to reconsider the policy for LGBT student workers. The policy will prohibit all employees, including student employees, from having same-sex dating relationships. University president Dr. Phil Schubert said the policy will be updated to be more clear in the ... [Read More…]
Drunk driver who killed student sentenced to jail time
The drunk driver who struck and killed student Casey Ellis on Thanksgiving Day in 2016 was sentenced to ten years in jail with probation, including one year served in jail and nine years on probation. Charles Schaefer, a 21-year-old Abilene resident, pleaded guilty to second degree felony manslaughter. He was driving while intoxicated on Nov. ... [Read More…]
Men to face Drake in first-ever CIT appearance
The Wildcats knew their season would continue after accepting an invitation to the Collegeinsider.com Tournament (CIT), but they didn't know much more. But Saturday morning ACU found out the where and the who, as the men are scheduled to take on Drake at the Knapp Center on Monday, March 12. The game which has been dubbed, the Lou Henson ... [Read More…]
Cabinet to host Paint Fest
The Cabinet, which exists to plan free events for all students, will host ACU Paint Fest from 8-11 p.m. March 23. Ty Kelley, junior ITNS major from San Antonio and a student director of The Cabinet, said the event stumbled across the desk of Caddie Coupe, director of student and parent activities, last year and has been done at a variety of ... [Read More…]
TEDxACU to come to ACU
The fourth annual TEDxACU conference will tackle serious topics, from breast cancer to bullying. Speakers from the Abilene community, professors, students and others will join together to present talks to the local community from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 23 in Fulks Theater. TEDxACU is an independently organized event based on the bigger TED ... [Read More…]
Keeping up with the psychs
With straight faces sprinkled with the occasional nose ring, three female psychology graduate students sit on the leather couches in the Brown Library. Presenting in Houston at the Southwestern Psychology Association convention in mid-April, these students have learned to juggle classes and various research projects all while trying to advance ... [Read More…]
SA votes on new amendments
Students' Association sent out an email on February 20 including four resolutions to be voted on through a link. One of the questions caused controversy, leading Congress to void the ballot and resend an email including eight total resolutions to vote on. President of SA, Danny Burke, senior marketing major from Tulsa, Oklahoma said the ... [Read More…]
Women’s basketball captures historic victory
The Wildcats wrote their name in the history books Thursday afternoon, earning their first-ever victory in the Southland Conference Tournament by a dominant score of 88-66 over New Orleans. ACU played like it was possessed in the second-half, scoring 58 of its 88 points, with 29 coming in each quarter, after managing only 30 points in the ... [Read More…]
University to update policies for LGBT student employees
Editor's note: This story has been updated since it was originally published. The senior leadership team will update the student handbook for the next academic year to clarify policies for same-sex relationships. Students who are employed by the university will not be permitted to be in a same-sex dating relationship. Dr. Phil Schubert, ... [Read More…]
Wildcats prepare for first-ever matchup in Katy
Katy will be welcoming a new team to the first round of the Southland Conference postseason tournament as the Wildcats finished with a 9-9 conference record good enough for the seventh seed. ACU will go head-to-head with the University of New Orleans in its first-round matchup Thursday. The Privateers finished slightly better than the Wildcats ... [Read More…]
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