When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lifted the state-wide mask mandate and reopened all the state’s businesses, the university made its stance clear and reinforced that its mask policy on-campus would remain in place through the end of the semester. I really appreciated this, because I value the importance of an in-person education, especially studying ... [Read More…]

March is coming to an end we’re finally on the home stretch to the end of an eventful school year. A lot of us are eager to graduate and a lot of us are just trying to make it through. For college students this is all we’re able to think about and this can be a stressful time for us trying to juggle family situations, social life, prayer life ... [Read More…]

ACU made history Saturday when the men's basketball team advanced to the Second Round of March Madness. The university held a watch party in Wildcat stadium to cheer on the team from home and though students were encouraged to social distance, masks were not required to take part in the event.  Obviously, this caused a lot of controversy and ... [Read More…]

To cap off Texas Independence Day, March 2, Gov. Greg Abbott announced that, effective March 10, the state-wide mask mandate will be lifted and businesses will be allowed to open to 100% capacity. This sparked extreme reactions both against Abbott's decision and for it. Some businesses have responded saying they will continue with COVID-19 ... [Read More…]

The ongoing pandemic has impacted the way students on campus engage, socialize and connect, but SGA has found ways to safely create opportunities during a tumultuous academic year and also improve the campus culture. Before the semester had even started, SGA offered its support for Black and international students amidst a divisive summer full ... [Read More…]

Thinking about everything that has changed in the last year can be scary and overwhelming. The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc in a lot of areas, affecting things as local as the closing of many small businesses and as large as the operations of the entire entertainment industry.  I’ve caught myself thinking a lot about what I was doing this ... [Read More…]

Each year, an estimated 20 million students enroll in higher education, willingly plunging themselves into thousands of dollars in student loans in the hopes that their degrees will earn them jobs in their desired fields. While the degree itself is important, many employers would argue that the field-related experiences students participate in ... [Read More…]