As the fall semester starts up, students begin the annual struggle to find parking spaces on campus. Delaney McKeown, junior psychology major from Weatherford, said it takes her 10-15 minutes to find a parking space, and another 10 minutes to walk to class because she has to park so far away. "It's almost impossible to be on time to class," ... [Read More…]

Demolition of Gardner Hall will begin in the coming weeks to make way for a new residence hall that will continue the university's Freshman Village concept. The university's Board of Trustees approved the plan to take town the 60 year-old Gardner during its August meeting; however, details about what will replace it have yet to be ... [Read More…]

The Bean recently completed a partial interior renovation designed to improve the dining hall's space. Some notable changes include new wallpaper, countertops and fresh coats of paint – all part of Chartwells' approximately $400,000 transformation. The renovation was intended to take place last summer as part of a routine upgrade to refresh ... [Read More…]

The first study abroad groups since March 2020 departed on their trips from the DFW airport on Wednesday. Two groups will study abroad this fall, living in Oxford, England, and in Leipzig, Germany. Seventeen students are making the trip to Oxford, accompanied by Dr. Tracy Shilcutt, professor of history and associate dean of the Honors ... [Read More…]

Originally Cullen Auditorium, the newly named Pat Boone Theatre began renovations at the end of June with an anticipated completion date of May of 2022. The building is heavily used; the theater is the original home of Cornerstone, and its uses include worship experiences, Chapel, band productions, Summit, and student organization events. The ... [Read More…]

Compass, a new app, was launched this fall to provide a new way for students to earn spiritual formation points and find their way around campus. “It started with a different incentive, which is Compass,” said Derran Reese, director of the Center for Careers and Experiential Learning. “Compass is intended to provide a roadmap for the whole ... [Read More…]

Hannah Pinson, senior accounting major from Abilene was struck by a vehicle near the corner of Campus Court and College Drive after the Surfaces concert on Saturday night. Pinson was taken to a hospital and treated for a severe concussion and other minor injuries and is reported to be in a stable condition. ACUPD later confirmed another student was ... [Read More…]

For 60 years, Gardner Hall has been a beloved and sentimental place to the many women who have called it home. Former "Gardner Girls" lament the demolition of the place where they made their first ACU memories. Past residents recall memories of ghost stories, late night adventures of sneaking out past curfew, blossoming freshman year romances, ... [Read More…]

Voice held a booth at ACUFest on Friday being recognized as a peer support and educational group. Voice, the LGBTQ+ organization on campus, got its start as an underground support group on campus over 10 years ago. Voice became recognized as an official peer support and educational group 2016, but was previously overlooked by student campus ... [Read More…]