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Scholarship changes allow adaptability

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Changes made to the way Presidential Scholarships are awarded will give the university more flexibility in distributing the scholarships, the academic pinnacle for incoming freshmen. A record 453 potential students applied for the award this year, an increase from the 323 last year. This sharp increase in application numbers serves as an indicator ... [Read More…]

Teacher impacted touched students’ lives

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I don't think I'll ever forget Vickie Smith. My sophomore year at ACU I enrolled in Ms. Smith's English 112 class, assuming it would be easy. I quickly found out that Ms. Smith had no intentions of ever teaching a blow-off class. The first day of class she told us her course would be the hardest class we'd ever taken. She wasn't lying. Ms. Smith ... [Read More…]

Snow remains constant irritant

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Growing up in the Texas Panhandle means I'm no stranger to the snow, but it doesn't mean I like it. Those pesky flakes of solidified rainwater turn roads and sidewalks into icy death traps canceling school and trapping people indoors. Almost everything about the snow drives me crazy. Shoveling driveways, scraping ice off my windshield, wearing at ... [Read More…]

Workers press on despite cold

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It's been cold in Texas this week, to say the least. Believe it or not, the good folks in New York City, Boston, Washington and Philadelphia saw warmer weather this week than Abilene. Snow and sub-zero wind chill factors have turned Abilene into a bone-chilling, frozen wasteland. In fact, the Green Bay Packers had to move their practice inside in ... [Read More…]

Faculty Chapel attendance creates unity

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Faculty and staff have taken over certain sections of Moody Coliseum on Mondays after a push from the president, but we don't mind having them there. Schubert expressed an expectation at the beginning of the semester for faculty and staff to regularly attend Monday Chapel. This change may make finding a seat on Monday more difficult, but this ... [Read More…]

Etiquette rules still apply to texts

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Electronics are replacing everything. Machines now check out customers at Walmart, letters are becoming an archaic form of communication and texting is replacing face-to-face conversation. Since we as a society have some generally accepted rules of etiquette regarding face-to-face conversation, I think it's high time we lay down some rules for ... [Read More…]

Photo ID law protects voting process

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A new Texas law requiring voters to present a photo ID along with a voter's registration card has been criticized by some Texas lawmakers, but the simple act of bringing an ID will ultimately keep election results honest. The previous law required voters to present their registration card and another form of ID or to sign an affidavit at the ... [Read More…]

Gym clothes should be rented

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When I was buying my schoolbooks for the upcoming semester, a particular shelf caught my eye. Instead of being filled with textbooks, it had multiple clothing items. On closer examination I discovered that this year we had to buy our exercise science clothes for the first time. Surprising yes, but no big deal. I approved of the change. In years ... [Read More…]

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