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Alum hosts meeting for allies of LGBT students

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An alumnus will host an “Abilene Allies” event at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Courtyard Marriott. Damon Parker, minister at the Refuge church, said the meeting will allow people who want to support the LGBT community to gather to discuss issues. This meeting will focus on how local residents can support specifically ACU students in response to the ... [Read More…]

Student organization fair to be held in the Campus Center

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A student organization fair will be conducted in the McGlothlin Campus Center on Thursday, March 22. Generally, fairs like this happen either once or twice a semester. This will be the first fair held this semester. Each student organization received an email asking whether they would like a table or not in the campus center. Set-up starts as ... [Read More…]

Music festival to raise funds for Boys Ranch

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The Outlaws and Legends Music Festival will return to The Back Porch of Texas for its eighth annual show, according to its official website. The website said this show is “the biggest 1-stage event in Texas.” The festival will take place Friday and Saturday. This weekend’s festival will feature artists such as Dwight Yoakam, Reckless Kelly, Ray ... [Read More…]

GSP volleyball marathon to benefit homeless teenagers

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GSP will conduct its annual fundraiser, 68 Hour Volleyball, from 6 p.m. Thursday to 2 p.m. Sunday. 68 Hour Volleyball began in 2012, and has taken place annually since 2016. The money from this year's event will go toward benefiting Abilene ISD Homeless Teens. The men of Gamma Sigma Phi were founded in 1968, so they play volleyball for 68 hours ... [Read More…]

Sing Song leadership applications open

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Sing Song 2019 applications for student directors, formerly called co-chairs, and student managers are now open. Incoming juniors and seniors with a love for Sing Song can apply to be one of the next five student directors before April 11. The student director position is a paid internship that gives the director a $1000 stipend for the 11 month ... [Read More…]

McDonald Hall to shut down for two years

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Female freshman and sophomore residence McDonald Hall will shut down for the next two academic years to save operating costs. Bart Herridge, dean of retention, said the hall will not be permanently closed, but after two years his office will reconsider how to use the building. The university will save operating costs of at least $70,000 per year ... [Read More…]

ACU Democrats petitions SLT to reconsider LGBT policy

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ACU Democrats, an on-campus partisan group, is petitioning the senior leadership team to reconsider the policy for LGBT student workers. The policy will prohibit all employees, including student employees, from having same-sex dating relationships. University president Dr. Phil Schubert said the policy will be updated to be more clear in the ... [Read More…]

Drunk driver who killed student sentenced to jail time

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The drunk driver who struck and killed student Casey Ellis on Thanksgiving Day in 2016 was sentenced to ten years in jail with probation, including one year served in jail and nine years on probation. Charles Schaefer, a 21-year-old Abilene resident, pleaded guilty to second degree felony manslaughter. He was driving while intoxicated on Nov. ... [Read More…]

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