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Bean prepares to launch website

February 28, 2025 by Leslie Carrigan Leave a Comment

The Bean will launch a website next week allowing students to order specific menu items from the grill. The website is called Tapin2, and will start with five options: hamburger, chicken strips, grilled cheese, cheese quesadilla, and pulled pork sandwich, to add more food items at more of the stations to the menu.  The website will most ... [Read More…]

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‘Twisters’ executive producer discusses film career

February 28, 2025 by Leslie Carrigan Leave a Comment

The executive producer of the movie Twisters, Ashley Jay Sandberg, visited campus Monday to discuss her path to Hollywood and to give advice to future filmmakers. Sandberg started by working as a secretary for The Kennedy/Marshall Company; since then she has moved up the ranks to eventually work on movies such as Twisters and Jurassic Dominion ... [Read More…]

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GSP brings back Bike to Pepperdine tradition

February 28, 2025 by Ihinosen Ohizua Leave a Comment

In a revival of a cherished tradition, members of the Gamma Sigma Phi fraternity are preparing for a 1,200-mile bicycle ride from ACU to Malibu in March—the first one since 2006. The project, led by seniors business major Mason Hejl and finance major Sam O'Quinn, began as a casual conversation after a Gregory Alan Isakov concert last March. "It ... [Read More…]

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ACU for Life provides scholarship for pregnant, parenting students

February 26, 2025 by Leslie Carrigan Leave a Comment

The ACU for Life club is currently receiving applications for the pregnancy and parenting scholarship. The scholarship is anywhere from $500 to $1500 and is open until March 18. It is available to anyone who is a parent or pregnant and is to help alleviate the financial burden of trying to be both a parent and a student, said Eliza Andersen the ... [Read More…]

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AES looks to bring back faculty intramural rodeo teams

February 26, 2025 by Ashley Henderson Leave a Comment

The Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Club is looking to bring back a tradition for its 69th intramural rodeo on April 26 by returning faculty to the program. AES President Shaynelle Kepaa said that in the 1980s, the annual intramural rodeo had events such as bronc riding, barrel racing, and team roping. She said faculty used to compete ... [Read More…]

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SGA passes key legislation for student life improvements

February 21, 2025 by Makayla Clayton Leave a Comment

The Student Government Association has been actively working to enhance student experiences on campus, passing several key resolutions aimed at improving dining options, student employment policies and campus facilities. One of the more notable resolutions passed recently is a petition to add cookies to the Chick-fil-A menu on campus. Freshman ... [Read More…]

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Pope Fellows, JMC students visit Capitol

February 21, 2025 by Makayla Clayton Leave a Comment

Students involved in the Pope Fellows program and in advanced reporting recently visited the Texas State Capitol, where they had the opportunity to speak with ACU alumni working in public service. The students toured the Capitol, watched an oral argument in an appeals court, and built connections with alumni. For students like Tamil Adele, a ... [Read More…]

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Senior interior design students take a ‘Final Bow’

February 19, 2025 by Baylie Simon Leave a Comment

Senior interior design majors displayed their work for the last time as ACU students in the "Take a Bow" senior show. The official show was the night of Feb. 7 and was primarily for the designers' families. Four of the five designers are from out of state, so relatives traveled far distances to attend.  “It was a big deal for us to have them ... [Read More…]

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A scooter epidemic floods campus

February 19, 2025 by Callie Leverett Leave a Comment

Students are investing in electric scooters to commute across campus; however, the uprising of scooter popularity is controversial as some say they are dangerous and others find them convenient. Thomas Risner, freshman digital entertainment major from Dallas, said the scooters are cost-ineffective and an overall inconvenience. “My complaints ... [Read More…]

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‘Balance all the plates’: A Doll’s House dances around stage

February 19, 2025 by Lindsey Blasingame Leave a Comment

A story of what it meant to be a woman in Norway in the late 19th century will be brought to life when the theatre department puts on its rendition of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll’s House on Feb. 20-23.  Dawne Swearingen Meeks, chair of the theatre department, is the director of this play and said this story is about being true to yourself even if that ... [Read More…]

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