As the anticipation for Sing Song builds, hosts and hostesses will begin their auditioning journey this week. The process for becoming a host or hostess begins with personal auditions held today and tomorrow. Each aspiring host or hostess will sing two songs from different genres, encompassing one slower and one more upbeat piece. A small panel of ... [Read More…]

Since 1933, The Shinnery Review, formerly known as The Pickwicker, a name based on Dicken's Pickwick Papers, has been a student-led art and literary magazine of ACU. This magazine publishes student work such as creative writing, poetry, prose, photography and all mediums of art from the undergrad community, and this is its 90th year of being ... [Read More…]

The Writing Center is hosting its annual Halloween Short Story writing contest throughout October to celebrate Halloween. “Every year for the past several years, we have run what we call a Scary Story contest around Halloween, and we ask students to write a short story of no more than 1200 words that is suitable for Halloween,” said Dr. Cole ... [Read More…]

Weekly Highlight Report for Oct 17 - Oct 24 10/18/2023 2:00 p.m. Theft Brown Library A suspicious person was reported at the library. No criminal acts were committed. 10/21/2023 12:18 a.m. Alarm Facilities Management The burglary alarm at facilities management was activated by accident. 10/22/2023 6:15 a.m. Alarm Wessel Hall A ... [Read More…]

The Homecoming Queen nominees were lined up on the football field Saturday in anticipation of the news of who will be the winner for Homecoming Queen. The winner was Ellie Berry, senior Kinesiology major from Burleson, who represented Ko Jo Kai. “Just being on the court in general was so fun and awesome,” Berry said.  “It was a sweet moment ... [Read More…]

The Halbert Center for Missions and Global Service and the Missions Student Association hosted Missions Week last week, giving  students the opportunity to meet with organizations, learn about the different kinds of mission trips available and find out ways to help people in the Abilene community, the country and the world. “Missions Students ... [Read More…]

For the university’s sixth consecutive year of record enrollment, ACU welcomed 6,219 students for the fall semester. This new record is an increase of 4.6% over the last year. Enrollment increased by more than 19% over the last five years. “We had over 6,000 students admitted to ACU and had over 11,000 apply,” said Tamara Long, vice president ... [Read More…]

The Department of Art and Design featured a collection of artwork from the department archives in a Homecoming art sale for the second year in a row. Summer Walters, student success manager for the art and design department said the department expanded the sale this year as it was well received during last year’s homecoming. The exhibit ... [Read More…]

Weekly Highlight Report for Oct 10 - Oct 17 10/13/2023 8:20 a.m. Theft Smith Adams Hall An unlocked bicycle was stolen from the bike racks at Smith Adams Hall. Video of the suspect was located; the investigation is ongoing. 10/14/2023 12:18 a.m. Noise Violation UP Apt/EN 11th St./ Cedar Crest ACU PD responded to several noise ... [Read More…]

The annual Homecoming tailgate will take place on Saturday at 1 p.m. before the football game against North Alabama. Those attending the tailgate can enter free of charge with each tent also providing free food and other snacks. Kody Goode, athletic advancement and event officer, said he expects it to be the largest tailgate of the ... [Read More…]