Less than 24 hours after the Wildcats fell to Southeastern Louisiana, 31-19, in the season finale, head football coach Ken Collums was relieved of his duties, and special teams coordinator and linebacker coach Mark Ribaudo was named interim head coach. "I'm disappointed I didn't get to finish what I started," Collums said. A big part of what we ... [Read More…]
SA green survey to voice student environmental concerns
The Students' Association is seeking student opinions about environmental issues on campus. A “Green Survey” was sent out to all full-time undergraduate students last week asking whether or not students would like to implement new green programs on campus. The green survey has a series of strongly agree/strongly disagree questions and takes ... [Read More…]
NCCIL hosts author of Disney’s Frozen pop-up book
Illustrator of the Frozen pop up book, Matthew Reinhart, paid a visit to the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature on Thursday. Reinhart is a paper engineer who has created and illustrated many children's pop up books, including Star Wars, Transformers, Cinderella and Lego. “I've created over 35 different books,” said ... [Read More…]
Cornerstone play focuses on grief
The annual Cornerstone play, produced by the Department of Theatre, highlights issues of grief in “The Dream of the Burning Boy.” “This show is how we interpret and how we deal with grief,” said Christian Schnucker, who plays high school teacher Larry Morrow. “It’s a play that brings connection to the seven characters and introduces seven ... [Read More…]
UCC hosts mentoring discussions for women
Cozy Convos, a time of discipleship for university women, is back at University Church of Christ after a successful session last spring. The session, a three to four-hour time of discipleship, is designed to bring together women of ACU to discuss topics that aren’t necessarily talked about during the work day, but important to the female ... [Read More…]
Survivors of bus accident reflect five years later
The Bald Cyprus tree outside the admin building was adorned with flowers on Friday in memory of the ACU student who died five years ago in a tragic bus accident while on a school field trip. Anabel Reid, who was a sophomore environmental science major at the time of the accident, died on Nov. 4, 2011, when she and 15 other members from the ... [Read More…]
University purchases its first international property in Germany
The university recently finalized the purchase of its first international property – a 15,000-square-foot villa in the heart of Leipzig, Germany. The 144-year-old villa, built in 1872, is located in Leipzig’s Music District. The villa will accommodate around 35 people. Stephen Shewmaker, executive director of the Center for International ... [Read More…]
Ethnos features Nepalese act, Abilene performers
The annual Ethnos show will feature its first Nepalese act as students and the Abilene community present cultural performances. Christi Lim, president of the International Students' Association, said the organization has already sold several hundred tickets in physical and online sales. ISA also sold T-shirts printed with the event theme ... [Read More…]
Students in both parties shocked by election results
Students who supported both candidates discussed surprise about the election results at the Optimist's first election watch party. Jenna Salzman, freshman political science major from Fort Worth, said she expected Hillary Clinton to win Florida and several other key states that she didn't win. She said the result had to do with voter ... [Read More…]
Hispanics, international students respond to election
International students paid close attention the election, although they couldn't vote, and Hispanic students had varied responses to Trump's election. Renique Rodriguez, president of Hispanos Unidos, said her grandparents immigrated from Mexico which sparked her family to be passionate about politics. "Being able to have the right to vote is ... [Read More…]
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