Many people get excited about being the first in their family to do something. For me, being a first-generation Latino college student is something I really take to heart. I grew up with an absent father due to his deportation when I was just five years old, which meant my mom and grandma raised me and my siblings. Being on a fixed income was also ... [Read More…]

Much like this sentence, I am short. I have been on the short end of the stick my entire life, which I once thought was a good thing, but I was enlightened that was not the meaning of the saying later on.  Being short gets a bad rap. People who are short are often made fun of or thought of as lesser in more than a physical way.  I’ve ... [Read More…]

I will never forget the moment I felt everything I had worked for and my entire career path discredited in one conversation. A conversation not with a stranger but among my inner circle. The people who had seen behind the scenes of my work for the past three years still could not grasp the significance of what I do. When discussing a recent ... [Read More…]

My dad gave my sister and me the creativity gene and made sure that we leaned into it growing up. We were always making things. We drew on the sidewalk, built sandcastles, carved pumpkins, built cardboard cars and all of the other things normal kids do, but alongside our very talented dad. I knew what good art looked like before I knew how to read, ... [Read More…]

I played both volleyball and basketball in high school, and both of these sports have given me skills that I will use throughout my life, going beyond shooting a free throw or hitting the 10-foot line.  Very few high school athletes will go on to play their sport in college, and even fewer still will go on to professional leagues. However, ... [Read More…]

Every semester at ACU, students expect to start their day in the classroom. For commuters, that is not always the case. Most mornings start with circling parking lots, hoping something opens up before class begins. Even with a permit, it does not feel like there are enough spaces where they are actually needed. On paper, ACU’s numbers look fine. ... [Read More…]

Every other Friday, at 11 a.m., students in Moody Coliseum join together to sing a cappella worship. Students’ voices fill the arena while they clap to the beat of the songs. “Days of Elijah,” “This Little Light of Mine” and “Highways and Byways” are frequent flyers on the a cappella setlist. Moody Chapel frequently receives criticism for the ... [Read More…]

Despite the requirement for sophomores to live on campus, the dorms provided for students are outdated and in need of renovation. The university houses sophomores in five dorms on campus: Smith Adams Hall, Edwards Hall, Barret Hall, Dillard Hall and Morris Hall. Students are required to live in these dorms despite Edwards, Smith Adams and Morris ... [Read More…]