By Jaci Schneider, Opinion Editor Students' Association executive officers chose their administrative officers last Wednesday. Erin Dimas will be chief development officer, Valerie Hanneken will be chief communication officer, and Austin Brennen will be chief financial officer. Justin Scott, president of SA, said the executive officers looked at ... [Read More…]
Former student acknowledges past plagiarism: Townsel alleges U.N. ambassador nominee behaved ‘like madman’
By Jonathan Smith, Editor in Chief A former ACU student who once was removed from the Optimist staff for plagiarism now stands at the center of a national controversy over allegations she made against the nominee for United Nations ambassador, John Bolton. Melody Townsel, now a Dallas public relations executive, sent a letter to members of the ... [Read More…]
Job market to benefit graduates: Seniors can look forward to more opportunities for advancement
By Mallory Sherwood, Features Editor Students graduating this year who dread what comes after the next two weeks of school can begin to look on the bright side. Statistics show that ACU students are finding jobs at the fastest rate in the past four years. "This is the best job market we have seen since Sept. 11," said Matt Boisvert, director of ... [Read More…]
National tourney finishes debaters’ careers: Competition only invites those who have first-place finishes
By Lori Bredemeyer, Managing Editor Two seniors finished their forensics careers this week at the National Forensic Association Tournament on April 16-19 in Akron, Ohio, and though they did not advance out of their preliminary rounds, both said they have been pleased with their performances this year. Lizz Alvarez, political science major from ... [Read More…]
Students elect ten senators: Seniors will end year with only one Congress representative
By Jaci Schneider, Opinion Editor Last week, 286 freshmen, sophomores and juniors voted online for the first time for Students' Association class senators. The executive officer election was supposed to be conducted online earlier this month but couldn't because of technical problems. Patrick Leech, elections chair for SA, said the e-vote was ... [Read More…]
Managing the mail: After 18 years, Scott Duncan still leads mail services
By Jonathan Smith, Editor in Chief A community of more than 6,000 individuals large enough to have its own ZIP code. About 4,500 pieces of mail comes from the post office to distribute each day, and campus mail accounts for another 2,000. Another 3,000 pieces of outgoing mail to send. Scott Duncan, manager of University Mail Services, oversees it ... [Read More…]
Developers hope Wal-Mart will spark business: Supercenter to be first step in developing north section of town
By Mallory Sherwood, Features Editor Kathey Garner can't help but smile as the people walk inside in droves. Her cherry-red hair glows from the sun setting outside. She fiddles with her bright pink returns stickers, pulls the shopping carts apart as new customers walk in while cheerfully calling out, "Are you ladies doing all right, this ... [Read More…]
Residence hall SLA positions go ‘on hiatus’: Temporary change made to accommodate large hall populations
By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor Spiritual Life Assistants will be absent from residence halls next year to make room for the large numbers of students living on campus, said Dr. Mimi Barnard, director of Residence Life Education and Housing. Barnard said the decision of removing SLAs is not permanent but is rather seen as a hiatus for the ... [Read More…]
Club plays game for sake of Humanity: Gamma Sigma Phi completes 60-hour softball game Sunday
By Jaci Schneider, Opinion Editor The sun set on a 40-man softball game Thursday night, and when it rose, it shone down on the same men, half playing softball and half attempting sleep in scattered tents and old couches set up along the baseline. Two sunsets, two sunrises, 321 innings and 1,297 runs later, the 60-hour game finally came to an end, ... [Read More…]
Study focuses on staff morale: Campus will close between Christmas, New Year’s this year
By Mallory Sherwood, Features Editor Loud cheers and applause were heard when Dr. Royce Money, president of the university, announced the campus would be closed with pay during the break between Christmas and New Year's Day for university employees. "Christmas Closure," as the administration will call it, is one of the many changes to take place ... [Read More…]
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