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All but one club see decrease in pledges

October 3, 2012 by Katie Greene

Nearly all social clubs are fostering a smaller number of pledges this year, partly because of the smaller-than-usual sophomore class. The number of pledging participants has dropped from 371 last year to 294 this year. Most clubs were unable to have a full pledge class because of this smaller number. Pi Kappa is the only club this year that ... [Read More…]

Forums and Rec Center to promote Wellness Week

September 26, 2012 by Kirsten Holman

Wellness Week aims to engage students by introducing new activities to promote all-around health through out the week. Drs. John Delony and Sam Cook Chapel forum Monday night led by. There will also be a walk around the Lunsford Foundation Trail on Tuesday. The Monday night Chapel forum will be held in Moody at 7 p.m. followed by a farmer's ... [Read More…]

Entra a la Plaza seeks cultural enrichment

September 19, 2012 by Kirsten Holman

The 21st Entra a la Plaza, organized by Hispanos Unidos, will take place on the patio of the Williams Performing Arts Center from 6-9:30 p.m. on Friday. Entra a la Plaza celebrates Hispanic and Latin American culture in an engaging way on the ACU campus by providing food and festivities for anyone who is curious about this colorful culture or just ... [Read More…]

Rhodes’ Return: ACU’s new provost returns to Texas to join ACU community

September 19, 2012 by Mark Smith

About 30 years after leaving Texas, Dr. Robert Rhodes has returned to his home state. The son of a preacher man in small-town West Texas, Rhodes grew up in a close-knit family. "We have a 640-acre family ranch in the Texas panhandle outside the Palo Duro Canyons," Rhodes said. "My grandfather and grandmother owned it and it has been part of the ... [Read More…]

Student performers return with new name

September 7, 2012 by Lindsay Palmer

"Caroline and Jake" performed in SpringFest last semester. With the beginning of a new semester, Juniors Caroline Nikolaus and Jake Hall performed last Friday as the Dogwoods at Rec Fest in front of a large crowd. Hall and Nikolaus met in marching band and quickly became friends. At a band retreat Nikolaus asked Hall to play a song she had written ... [Read More…]

Wildcats shut out McMurry

September 5, 2012 by Matthew Sloan

The Wildcats started their 2012 season by completely dismantling the McMurry War Hawks 51-0. The Wildcats struggled offensively early in the game but still hung 21 on the War Hawks in the first half and continued their onslaught in the last 30 minutes. Despite McMurry's best efforts, they could only hope to contain wide out Taylor Gabriel, who ... [Read More…]

ACU ranked 18th most beautiful campus by Newsweek

August 31, 2012 by Marissa Jones

ACU was ranked the nation's 18th most beautiful campus in a list compiled by Newsweek magazine. The rankings were based on ratings of campus aesthetics, sunny days per year, comfort index of weather and the student body's attractiveness on a point scale out of ten. Ratings came from the website, College Prowler, where students can write reviews ... [Read More…]

ACU welcomes new vice president

August 29, 2012 by Samantha Sutherland

This semester, ACU has welcomed Dr. Allison Garrett to its family to fill the role of executive vice president. Garrett, who was formerly the senior vice president for academic affairs at Oklahoma Christian University, is now filling the position that was last occupied by Dr. Phil Schubert, president of ACU. "She's going to bring new ideas and ... [Read More…]

Money chosen as first Director of Ministry

August 29, 2012 by Melany Cox

Dr. Royce Money, Chancellor and former president of ACU, has been named the first executive director of the Institute for Church Ministry. The decision was announced to the faculty and staff on Aug. 22. The new Institute for Church Ministry took formation at the beginning of the year when President Schubert asked Dr. Money to do an assessment of ... [Read More…]