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…]
Domestic violence, let’s actually talk about it
Title IX is more than a joke. It is a conversation. Across colleges in America, a Title IX office is present to support students through any sexual and/or dating violence experiences. Campus apps like Yik Yak and Fizz flow with jokes about reporting someone for Title IX, but the office's work is a conversation far beyond the laugh. Title ... [Read More…]
Skipping class is a drug
Skipping class is arguably one of the easiest things that we can do as college students. Not only is it free, it frees up time and allows you to sleep longer than you were going to originally or work on homework you might have missed. However much like a drug, it only takes one skip to become hooked. While I too suffer from this all too common ... [Read More…]
Athletics have a lack of traditions leading to low engagement from students
ACU has a storied history of athletics, but unlike colleges with similar emphasis on athletics, there are hardly any unique athletic traditions even after the move to Div. I in 2013, leading to a lack of student engagement and overall care for athletics. As someone who has been to ACU sporting events for over a decade now, student engagement ... [Read More…]
Directionless but encouraged: My experience on The College Tour’s film set
For most of us, it’s the question we dread: “So, what do you want to do with your life?” Growing up, I thought I knew the perfect answer to this question. “I want to be a film director!” From the age of nine to 17, I was glued to my camera and video editing software. I made short skits with my brother until I was old enough to ... [Read More…]
Why ACU is not exempt from fleeing employees in college athletics
For 48 years, ACU had three sports information directors. After Jordan Herrod’s recent exit after a year and a half, ACU is searching for their third sports information director in just three years. Longevity is a staple for ACU especially when hiring faculty and staff. Athletics traditionally has been no different but with ACU’s rise to Div. ... [Read More…]
The problem with ring by spring thinking
I feel like every girl knows that feeling. The feeling of scrolling through Instagram and seeing the onslaught of pictures of other girls our age in happy relationships. The ones that sting the most are the ones where girls pose happily with their significant other, often with either a beautiful ring on their left ring finger or them wearing ... [Read More…]
Let’s be honest, Yik Yak is toxic for campus
It's no question that Yik Yak is an entertaining app to be on. Even I can see the appeal even despite the uncomfortableness that comes with the inevitable 'calling out' of people behind a screen. Locally, students can post on the app when Chapel starts and the person preaching says something funny or controversial. Or they can post when a ... [Read More…]
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