Two dance groups on campus are actively looking for new members with spring tryouts as they prepare Sing Song performances. SHADES step team has been conducting tryouts each night this week, and will again Friday evening in the Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building room 115 from 8 - 10 p.m. It's the first time the group will welcome open ... [Read More…]
JMC department gives back to community
During department Chapel on Tuesday, Dr. Cheryl Bacon, professor and chair of the department of journalism and mass communication, announced that the JMC department received a donation of $500,000. Elise Smith Mitchell, ACU alum and president and CEO of Mitchell Communications Group in Fayetteville, Ark., said she chose to make a donation to the ... [Read More…]
Campus athletes enjoy sibling rivalries
Sibling rivalries. They're fun to be part of and entertaining to watch. They can also drive a brother or sister insane if they get too heated. ACU sports features a few look-alikes on the golf, tennis and football teams. Adam, Alex and Luke Carpenter, from Little Rock, Ark., all enjoy hitting the greens together and are taking full advantage of ... [Read More…]
Beyond the plate
Around these parts, the cuisine cup overfloweth. The people of Abilene flock to the rib joints as rare in nature as church steeples. But Middle East Restaurant offers nothing of the sorts and owner Sabbah Hammoodi cannot seem to find the time to convert the multitudes. Unrefined A scheduled meeting ends before it begins when a table of twelve ... [Read More…]
Thomsen leads Red Raiders to last-second bowl victory over Minnesota
One game, one win. Former ACU head football coach Chris Thomsen got the first win under his belt as a Division I head coach on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. Thomsen led the Texas Tech Red Raiders to a nail-biting 34-31 victory over the University of Minnesota in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas. He was named Tech's interim head coach on Dec. 10 when ... [Read More…]
Mingle and Jingle rings in Christmas season
On Sunday ACU hosted its first Mingle & Jingle, an event designed to celebrate the Christmas season and bring the Abilene community together. Tamara Long, director of Admissions, said that Mingle & Jingle was a collaboration across the entire campus. "Student life and staff came together wanting to do something that drew together ACU and ... [Read More…]
Holiday spirit Slams, Jingles campus
Charity, presents, an NBA acrobat group and President Schubert were all part of ACU's second annual Christmas Slam Tuesday night, giving students a time to mingle  before finals week. It came two nights after "Mingle and Jingle" put campus in full Christmas spirit with Santa Claus, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and an acoustic Aaron Watson ... [Read More…]
Dress for success: senior business major interns at Fashion Week
ACU's mission to prepare students for Christian leadership throughout the world is more than just words on paper. Lauren Fink, senior business major from Grapevine is one example of this mission in action. Fink had the unique opportunity to intern at New York Fashion week at the beginning of this school year. This summer Fink had an internship in ... [Read More…]
Cancer claims young Wildcat
The 10-year-old son of ACU's sports information director died this weekend after a two-year-long fight with cancer. Rex Fleming passed away at about 11:30 p.m. Sunday night in home hospice care. "He died peacefully at home, surrounded by his parents and grandparents, just the way he would have wanted it," said his father, Lance. Rana Travieso, ... [Read More…]
Nonprofit rescues 24 child slaves in Ghana
Through the work of their non-profit organization, Mercy Project, two ACU alumni were recently able to help free 24 child slaves in Ghana, West Africa. Chris and Stacy Field ('06) started Mercy Project to help end child slavery in Ghana. They met through their high school youth group and eventually ended up attending ACU together. They have been ... [Read More…]
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