After Chapel comes to an end, you and hundreds of students flock to the Bean for lunch. Being so hungry after a long morning of classes, your eyes tend to be eager, building up an appetite your stomach can’t keep up with. Whether everything looks so good, making you feel like you just can’t choose, or nothing looks that amazing, so it’s better ... [Read More…]
Don’t just complain about Chapel, have a conversation
On a formerly Church of Christ-dominated campus, it can be conflicting when Chapel does not look how it used to. From worship styles varying from an intimate a cappella to a higher production and more energetic display, changes can be hard to handle. Some changes cause frustration and confusion amongst students and faculty, leading to ... [Read More…]
SGA is making a difference
In the past two school years, ACU’s Student Government Association has quietly shaped much of campus life. From getting the Rec’s ice machine fixed to pushing for a higher on-campus minimum wage, SGA has passed nearly 80 pieces of legislation since 2023, all to make student life better. During the 2023–24 academic year alone, SGA passed 40 ... [Read More…]
Look around, appreciate the small things
The phrase “Stop and smell the roses” encourages people to slow down and appreciate everything in life since it’s easy for us to lose sight of things in the rush of life. This is especially true for college students worrying about when their next assignment is due, figuring out which internship is the right fit, and wondering what their friends’ ... [Read More…]
The fight against grade inflation
Research by ACT found that the average high school GPA increased from 3.17 in 2010 to 3.36 in 2021. Americans aren’t getting smarter; high school grading is just getting easier. Standardized testing scores, the most objective way of evaluating a student’s academic standing, have remained the same or have fallen, while GPAs are ... [Read More…]
Young adult literature is hard to categorize, here’s what ACU does about it
The young adult literature genre has a big problem: miscategorization. Should books like A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas, a story about a teenager, be classified as Young Adult, even though it contains sex, violence, and abuse? How should books that make sense for older teens but certainly not for younger teens be labelled? Well, the ... [Read More…]
Extend Patterson
When envisioning the future of ACU football, it just doesn’t sit right to think of it without Head Coach Keith Patterson. But that looming question has crept up recently, and with just 18 months to figure it out, the university needs to act quickly to keep the big guy in purple and white. Last season, in his third year as the Wildcats’ head ... [Read More…]
Dear Generation X: A plea to stop pointing fingers
Dear Generation X, please stop blaming your kids’ generation for the world's problems. Generation Z is made up of people from 13 to 28 years old. Most people in college right now are right in the middle of that range. Despite what people 44 to 60 may say, they’re not destined to ruin the world, nor are they special snowflakes who can’t handle ... [Read More…]
Popping the ACU bubble: Why students should study abroad
Four thousand nine hundred miles from campus, I sat at a table with one of my best friends and 15 other students I had never met before. Everyone had different accents, was studying different topics and came from different parts of the world. On my left, two people spoke German, and on my right, people discussed the latest football match. Our ... [Read More…]
Making an A is not everything
Every day before school, starting in kindergarten, my parents would tell me, “90 or above,” a daily reminder that I needed to make an A. I once joked with them that most parents tell their kids, “Have a great day at school,” or “I love you” before drop-off. So now, they say, “90 or above, and I love you.” They’ve become more understanding ... [Read More…]
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