The ACU Police Department on Tuesday concluded a criminal investigation of an incident that took place last month at a Galaxy fraternity rush and have confirmed what police say is a violation of Texas hazing law, referring the case to the university. At the same time, ACUPD reported it found no evidence of a racially motivated criminal act, ... [Read More…]

Coming off of last year's national fourth place ranking, the Debate Team is starting the 2021-2022 season off strong with four members of the ACU Debate Team competing at the first annual Noel Memorial Tournament of Champions at LSU Shreveport. The Tournament of Champions maintains a pool of distinguished debaters, requiring all participants ... [Read More…]

Of the many school-wide events that are occurring this October, the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) is set to host a student festival.  The festival will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Oct. 11th at the GATA Fountain. A variety of festivities will be present, such as free Kona Ice, music, an inflatable obstacle course and booths ... [Read More…]

Upon further investigation, ACUPD has concluded there was no evidence of a racially motivated criminal act. Please see the most recent article here. An ACU fraternity is under investigation for an incident in which a Black student was targeted with paintballs during a rush on Sept. 20.  An email sent out Friday evening by Dr. Phil Schubert, ... [Read More…]

Every year, the International Students Association hosts Ethnos, a cultural show where ACU students display their talents through singing, dancing, playing instruments and other performances. ISA has selected act leaders for the various performances and began finding sponsorships and booking the Convention Center, where the show will be held on ... [Read More…]

HospitaliTea conducted its first meeting on Sept. 22 as a collaboration between the Office of International Students and Visiting Scholars, the Office of Spiritual Formation and SOAR. The program is aimed to provide students an environment to relax and build relationships. Veronica Summers, international student services specialist, said she ... [Read More…]

This past year has marked a number of changes to Greek life, rushing and joining. Last year, The Office of Student Life made the decision to rename social clubs to sororities and fraternities. This semester, Student Life announced that the two-week process called pledging would now be referred to as "joining" or "new member orientation." "We ... [Read More…]

Friday, SGA had its annual budget meeting with every student organization to speak about how much each was receiving for the semester. Despite the budget being less than expected, SGA was able to set up an endowment for the future and to increase the funds after the building phase is finished. SGA requested $90,975.58 but received ... [Read More…]