The Highland Church of Christ student and university ministries teamed up over spring break to minister to the neighborhoods around the church during Restoration Week. Highland members, as well as a few local organizations around Abilene, volunteered to manage five- to 10-block radiuses focusing on doing what they could for the communities ... [Read More…]
Students complete mission work in Honduras
Thirteen students traveled to Honduras over spring break to work with Mission Lazarus, an organization dedicated to improving quality of life for Hondurans. The students built eight latrines in the small, mountain-top village of Las Pitas and got a taste of what life is like for rural Hondurans. Erick Koster, a junior marketing major from San ... [Read More…]
Chinese New Year celebration highlights culture and tradition
The International Students Association and the Chinese Students and Scholars Association conducted a Chinese New Year celebration for the new zodiac year. The event celebrated the Year of the Goat and informed those in attendance of what it is all about, explained Steven Yang, freshman English major from Thailand. Yang took part in ... [Read More…]
Sigma Delta Pi creates first Spanish journal
The ACU chapter of the Spanish honor society Sigma Delta Pi published its first annual Spanish journal, Hispaniola. Written entirely in Spanish, the journal includes a combination of poetry, short stories, articles, essays and photography submitted by students, faculty and community members. Even Dr. Robert Rhodes, provost of the university, ... [Read More…]
Beltway Park North to open at end of month
Beltway Park North will open March 29, and the college worship service, 6:33, will take place at the north campus March 25. "This campus will be much easier for students at all three universities to get to, and we hope that its location will also be a blessing for families who live on the north side," said Brance Armstrong, senior multimedia ... [Read More…]
SA rewrites governing documents
The Students' Association is clarifying their bylaws, Rules of Order and the SA Constitution for future members of the organization and the ACU community. "What is most important to us is that, moving forward, we are able to leave SA better than we found it," said Beau Carter, SA president. "When it comes to governing documents, this is what we ... [Read More…]
ACU proposes graduate location in Dallas
The university plans to expand its academic presence in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to offer "a high-quality Christian higher education to a larger demographic." The university issued a press release Tuesday to announce the move. Dr. Robert Rhodes, provost, said the location has yet to be determined, but the university is looking at ... [Read More…]
Willie the Wildcat holds tryouts
Tryouts for Willie the Wildcat, ACU's feline mascot, are Saturday. All current ACU students are eligible to tryout at 8 pm. in Moody Coliseum. Contestants will need to have a two- to three-minute skit prepared with props included. Katie Gibson, freshman athletic training major from Aspermont, is the current mascot. "This has been the ... [Read More…]
Hammer to swing on Chambers’ demolition Monday
Long-awaited demolition of Chambers Hall will officially begin Monday at 9 a.m. and continue throughout the rest of the semester. The building has been part of campus for 86 years, but demolition will make room for the Halbert-Walling Research Center, a part of the Vision in Action plan. "The construction site will be set off with fencing, ... [Read More…]
Committee plans to make city more bike-friendly
The City of Abilene may soon become more bicycle-friendly. Abilene's Metropolitan Planning Organization drafted a plan for the creation of bike lanes and paths throughout the city. The committee is fielding questions and comments on the plan before submitting its draft to the City Planning and Zoning Department March 16. They hope to present it ... [Read More…]
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