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Two vye for dean position

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By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor Two candidates are in the interview process to be Dean of the new College of Education and Health Services, which will open next fall and become the university's second largest college. Dr. Donnie Snider, associate professor of education, and Dr. MaLesa Breeding, chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and ... [Read More…]

Freshman recovering from injuries sustained during class ski trip

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By Mitch Holt, Staff Writer Cody Veteto freshman journalism major from Tulsa, Okla., is recovering and responsive in St. Anthony Central Hospital in Denver but had been in an incommunicable state at for more than a month with his parents waiting and praying by his side. He was snowboarding on Feb. 25 with Scott Morrison, freshman electronic media ... [Read More…]

Grad School adds master’s degrees, online options

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By Nathan Driskell, Student Reporter This fall, three new master's degrees will be available to graduate students at ACU: a master's in higher education, emphasizing college student affairs; a Master of Arts in conflict resolution and reconciliation; and a Master of Education in leadership of learning. These degrees are now open for ... [Read More…]

Soulforce realizes difference at ACU, praises the university’s cooperation

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By Jonathan Smith, Editor in Chief Members of Soulforce said they knew something was different about their stop at ACU minutes after setting foot on campus. They said even being given name tags to wear made them feel like their visit to Abilene was official - something they did not feel during their previous six stops. The university welcomed the ... [Read More…]

Evening forum evokes mixed student reactions

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By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Students and faculty left the final event of Soulforce's Equality Ride visit with mixed feelings. The open forum discussed sexuality and the media with most of the focus on Brokeback Mountain, a three-time Academy Award-winning film that told the story of two gay cowboys in Wyoming during the 1960s. Although ... [Read More…]

GSP cyclists raise money, awareness for Osteogenesis Imperfecta

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By Jaci Schneider, Copy Editor One hospital visit, one Price is Right contestant, about $8,500, and more than 1,200 bicycled miles came together to make a spring break to remember for 20 men of Gamma Sigma Phi. The students bicycled from Abilene to Malibu, Calif., to raise money for the research of Osteogenesis Imperfecta, an incurable disease ... [Read More…]

University prepares for day of peaceful dialogue

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By Jonathan Smith, Editor in Chief With months of preparations, planning and organization behind, the campus now awaits Sunday's arrival of the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender activist group Soulforce on its Equality Ride tour. Dr. Royce Money, president of the university, said he thinks students and faculty here are prepared for Soulforce's ... [Read More…]

GLBT group expects warmer welcome in Abilene

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By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor After six failed attempts to publicly speak on religious campuses chosen because of their supposed enrollment ban of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students, members of Soulforce Equality Ride anticipate a better reception during their visit Monday in Abilene. Thirty-four Equality Riders left March 5 ... [Read More…]

Delta Theta returns with renewed sense of purpose

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By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Delta Theta was reactivated Wednesday, six months after pledging was halted. Administrators stopped pledging midway through October after the club's advisers resigned because they didn't agree with the direction the club was headed, said Dr. Wayne Barnard, dean of Campus Life. "The women completed a self-study ... [Read More…]

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