Gen Z is juggling student debt, inflation and a shaky job market. Now it’s getting hit with tariffs, too. On April 4, 2025, the U.S. stock market experienced a sharp and immediate decline after President Donald Trump announced a sweeping new set of tariffs on imports from more than 60 countries. The Wall Street Journal reports that the S&P ... [Read More…]
Gen Z won the election for Donald Trump
Before the 2024 U.S. Presidential election, Generation Z was described as “woke,” “overly progressive” or "just a bunch of snowflakes.” The election results proved the opposite. Donald Trump’s second presidential victory could not have been possible without the help of 18-30-year-old voters. An NBC News exit poll found that the 47th President ... [Read More…]
A Swift rebuke: When it comes to politics, celebrities just do not get it
Immediately after the presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and President-elect Donald Trump, American icon and pop star Taylor Swift endorsed Harris on all of Swift's social media platforms. This was considered to be a big win for the Harris campaign as it rallied the Democratic base and hoped to sway women to vote for the vice ... [Read More…]
More than just four years
Abilene Christian University accomplished its mission with me. And I accomplished my mission at ACU. As I prepare for Saturday’s undergraduate graduation ceremony to take on the world, I am grateful for this university and its people. The relationships and memories I have formed at 1600 Campus Court have not just defined my past four years, but ... [Read More…]
Prediction: ACU vs. Texas Tech
Football will kick off its season against Texas Tech on Saturday in Lubbock. This game will mark the first of two to be played against the Red Raiders, the latter coming in September of 2026. This weekend’s matchup has been highly anticipated among the ACU fanbase as it marks Head Coach Keith Patterson’s return to Lubbock, where he was formerly ... [Read More…]
Burnout: The Real ACU Athletics Difference
The mission of ACU is to educate students for Christian service and leadership throughout the world. What is Christian service and leadership, though? Is the department of athletics doing Christian service and being Christian leaders? I believe students and alumni have bountiful opportunities to do so, but the department of athletics ... [Read More…]
The root of ACU’s love and hate
Ending my college education early was always the plan for me, but the things that I have been able to see, experience and examine about ACU's community were not. I have found immense growth in ACU over the past three and a half years, but ACU still has a long road to climb if it wants to keep catering to students as the world changes around ... [Read More…]
MyACU was renovated over the past few months, but there is still more to be done
MyACU went through a lot of changes over the summer and became an entirely new program, but it still needs work to be as helpful as it can be to faculty and students. MyACU underwent changes after a decision earlier this year that it needed a remodel. The institution decided that the old version of MyACU was outdated and inconvenient for its ... [Read More…]
SGA pushes for more publicity for passed legislation, which is a step in the right direction
SGA does multiple things that go unnoticed for the ACU campus, but the organization is making decisions to change this which is a positive push for this organization. SGA plans and hosts multiple events which include Join Week, AMP Up, Christmas celebration and other campaign events. These events are what the majority of the student body ... [Read More…]
Campus numbers are growing but space is not
ACU has pushed for more incoming freshmen in multiple ways, including the addition of new dorms, but it needs to push for other renovations for upperclassmen. In the past few years, there have been several renovations on campus with the majority being for freshmen living spaces. There have been two new additions for freshmen living which include ... [Read More…]
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