“Next thing I knew, I was face to face with a black bear.” Andrew Wisniewski was just 12 years old when he was heading to the woods to go camping in the Georgian Appalachian Mountains with his family. His dad, his stepmother and his dog Max, were with him. While the family was setting up camp, Wisniewski said a black bear decided to approach ... [Read More…]

Originally drawn to ACU by the beauty of campus, kindness of the community and endless opportunities, Eva Arriola has discovered a pathway on campus that will lead to her dream coming true. “I really like this college,” she said. “There are a lot of internships and pathways that I can use to get out there in the world.” As a lover of movies, ... [Read More…]

First published in 1912, the Optimist has been a longstanding medium for students, faculty and alumni to get news about ACU and the Abilene community. The Optimist presents a unique opportunity for students with a love for journalism to get involved in their campus through the art of sharing news.  Ashley Henderson, junior journalism major from ... [Read More…]

ACU was not a school that was previously known for dancing. Being a Church of Christ university, it was prohibited and often done in secret. But the times have changed, and dancing has been on campus for quite some time now. Students can participate in student dance organizations at any year and any level. One of which is ACU Swing Cats. “I ... [Read More…]

For more than a month, Peyton Dockray has been dealing with trauma from nearly 300 miles away. Dockray is a senior kinesiology major from Canadian, a city that recently burned in a fast-moving grass fire that turned into the second-largest fire in U.S. history. The fire’s destruction extended to almost 1.1 million acres as the flames from the ... [Read More…]

ACU’s campus is filled with beauty from the GATA fountain and the landscaping to the colored-filled messages that take over the pavement, however the fate of chalk art on campus is uncertain after recent decisions.  Chalking has become a mainstream way for students to announce and communicate with their peers at ACU. Strolling across the private ... [Read More…]

I’ve been working on a new skill / I can metamorphosize into any character you want me to be I’ve been taking my work very seriously / I practice my smile each and every day / I smile / And Cheese / And Grin / Until dimples are etched into my cheeks Sometimes / When I’m really in the zone / I push myself a little too hard / I smile and / the ... [Read More…]