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From house to residence hall: Dr. Macaluso moves to Bullock, connects with students

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Living in a two-bedroom apartment below college freshman boys with two children is not the ideal residence for most people. But Dr. Suzie Macaluso is thriving in ACU’s Bullock Hall as she embraces the challenge and opportunity to impact students’ lives. Macaluso serves as an associate professor of sociology and gerontology and the director of ... [Read More…]

Omicron Xi Chi joins Greek Life to create new spaces for minority women

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For Senia Overstreet, being a Black woman on campus means she is used to putting herself out there in order to be seen. On ACU’s campus there are a few different spaces for minority women, but it was still missing that space in one key component of the ACU culture: a sorority. A sorority where women like Senia could all be seen.  Omicron Xi Chi ... [Read More…]

How sustainability affects the World Famous Bean

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On the purple walls of the World Famous Bean above the bright decals of onions and fresh vegetables appears the word recycling. But when the dishwasher turnstile isn’t running and the trash cans are stacked to the brim during the lunch rush, recycling is the least likely thing on everyone's minds.  Most students looking at sights in the Bean ... [Read More…]

From 10 years old, freshman from Africa advocates for women’s empowerment

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Many traits make Karissa Idoko different from the typical ACU student. In addition to being younger than most college freshmen and an international student, Karissa also has her own non-profit organization. Karissa is a freshman interior design major from a city in West Africa called Lagos, Nigeria. She is active in the honor's college and just ... [Read More…]

A woman of many titles: Jalen Garza

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Jalen Garza is a woman of many titles. Last weekend she received another one to add to her already full repertoire: ACU's 2022 Homecoming Queen. Jalen, a senior youth and family ministry major from Helotes, spends her average week leading sorority meetings as the president of Delta Theta, tending to her duties as a senator for the Student ... [Read More…]

Weston and the Evergreen: An inspiration to big dreamers

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Faces full of thought and concentration filled lead singer, Weston Weast's apartment. The clock would tick as the hours passed. There would be a moment of silence, but their minds began to merge together as their ambitions for growth as artists and Christians led them to an artistic flow to create new music. As the sun went down, their instruments ... [Read More…]

Omelets with love: Tammy Gonzalez

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“Oh, that Tammy, I love her.” That’s the usual response when students are asked about the Bean’s “omelet lady,” and she loves them right back. Tammy Gonzalez started creating warm hearts by filling tummies as an 8-year-old growing up in California. There she would enjoy impromptu beach adventures with her family and friends, where she ... [Read More…]

The Hindu virtue of hospitality

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Few pursue hospitality with as much fervor as ACU junior Yajat Patel. The trait was instilled in him from birth and embraced by him in life. He longs to see multicultural connection thrive in a Christian community – especially as a Hindu. His parents, Zarna Mehta and Yogeshkumar Patel, immigrated from India to the United States in the 1980s ... [Read More…]

Zach Smith goes Bananas in Savannah

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Zach Smith performs a TikTok dance. He steps up to bat and hits a single. He runs to first base in a bright yellow kilt, points to his coach’s shirt, and as the coach looks down, Zach kisses him on the head. This is no ordinary baseball game. This is the Savannah Bananas.  Smith, a pitcher for the ACU Wildcat baseball team from Abilene, accepted ... [Read More…]

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