Sanctify, an on-campus hip hop company, hosted auditions on Sept. 8. The group was formed in 2010 by Terry Wilkerson and her daughter, Kirby, who was a student at ACU. In addition to assisting with Sanctify, Wilkerson runs her own dance studio in Abilene called Dance Discovery and helps choreograph for the Sing Song hosts, hostesses and dance ... [Read More…]

The Student Government Association elections resulted in 1,155 voters and 34 congress members. Freshman Class: President: Rebekah Jones, runoff election Vice President: Mikel-Ann Terry, 53.9 percent Treasurer: Nicole Mallet, unopposed Sophomore Class: President: Caroline Fairly Vice President: Anna Flatt, ... [Read More…]

Upperclassmen in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will continue Polymer Pals as an outlet to mentor underclassman majors. Polymer Pals is a subset of the Chemistry Club and meets once or twice a month. The Chemistry Club meets for Chapels and allows students and professors to speak, while Polymer Pals is a smaller gathering of four ... [Read More…]

Changes to dorms and the dorm life experience for students will be implemented by the Office of Residence Life throughout this year. Over the summer, freshman halls Sikes and McKinzie were fitted with new hardwood flooring, while about half of the dorm halls were upgraded to more eco-friendly sustainable air conditioning units. "We really ... [Read More…]

A year after the formation of Foundation, a freshman a cappella group, two new groups for upperclassmen were added, called Hilltop and Grace Note. Auditions for Foundation took place after Freshman Follies, an event for freshman to showcase their talent. Foundation performed at significant events including chapel, Summit, TED Talks and a ... [Read More…]

Dietitian Lindsay Arthur has joined Chartwells and The Bean to facilitate healthier eating habits. Arthur grew up in Plano and attended Texas Women's University, where she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees. After completing her dietetic internship at Texas Women's University, she began her career as a professor at Collin College. ... [Read More…]

Some students, faculty and staff may have found themselves reaching their meetings, classes and dorms a little bit faster than before starting Friday. A Santa Monica, California-based startup called Bird brought 75 electric scooters to Abilene and to campus last week in conjunction with the Student Government Association. The Bird scooters ... [Read More…]

Students for Beto arrives on campus in the midst of the fight for a Senate seat. Kenna Roberts, senior social work major from Argyle, said she decided to start this movement based on the implications of politics and policies on her future career and future clients, following research on O’Rourke and what policies he supports. Beto O’Rourke is ... [Read More…]

  The city of Abilene is trying to entice college students or recent graduates to stay in the downtown area by encouraging more apartments. City leaders say they haven’t reached the millennial market after they graduate college. So far, they have two apartment buildings in downtown Abilene— the Wooten and the Windsor. Most students at ... [Read More…]

Two new a cappella groups will make their debut on campus this semester. The groups, Hilltop and Grace Note, are led by Nick Tatum, director of student productions and instructor of communication and sociology, and Kayla Torp, senior vocal music education major from Waco. “We both felt as though there needed to be more a cappella singing at ... [Read More…]