ACU Dining is going green, replacing more than 6,500 Styrofoam to-go cartons with 500 To Go Green plastic containers. An average of 150 Styrofoam boxes are used per meal on campus, a number ACU considered too high. To reduce waste, the university launched the To Go Green program March 5. The green initiative allows students, faculty and staff to ... [Read More…]
Ministry with a kick
A family walks into Free Kick Soccer, and Alvaro Dos Santos immediately stops assembling a set of light blue soccer uniforms to warmly greet them. He pops his smiling face out of the soccer supply store's office and asks how he can help. After excitedly presenting them with the uniforms they ordered, Alvaro unexpectedly throws in an extra discount ... [Read More…]
The Long and Winding Fence
The state-of-the-art Royce and Pam Money Student Recreation and Wellness Center is leaving stress in its wake as students begin to feel the strain of parking and navigating around the construction on campus. The construction, which will last 18 months, currently covers three-fourths of the Gibson Health and P.E. Center and will soon block the ... [Read More…]
Speaker encourages students to ‘Wise’ up to racism
Tim Wise does not hate white people, he says. He does, however, take issue with the racism that remains entrenched in America, though it often goes undetected. He also said it is this generation's responsibility, particularly those who benefit from what he labels "white privilege," to fight it. "We will clean up the mess, not because we created ... [Read More…]
Anything but gray
The clock ticks as six students from the Department of Art and Design showcase their talent at the senior art show. The show, entitled Gray Matter, will open in the Shore Art Gallery on Friday. Gray Matter is the part of the brain that routes stimuli from your senses in order to create a response. "We wanted something that would go with the brain ... [Read More…]
Hallowed Halls: Moody Coliseum
Moody Coliseum stands at the center of Abilene Christian University - literally and figuratively. Indoor athletics, Sing Song, Chapel and Summit all call the cavernous arena home. More than 40 years after its completion, Moody remains at the heart of all things ACU. The arena has undergone several makeovers during the years. Today, the arena seats ... [Read More…]
Photo Gallery: Another Snow Day
Abilene received around 4.5 inches of snow Tuesday, prompting the University to cancel classes and on-campus activities. This winter's total snowfall of 12.5 inches, which includes Tuesday's numbers, makes it Abilene's seventh snowiest winter on record. ... [Read More…]
Siggies, Kinsmen take first Sing Song Cup
"Phiwalkers," cupcakes and the British Royal Guard yelled, screamed and cheered as the Sing Song 2010 winners were announced Saturday night. "I feel like everyone was at their top tonight," said Megan Faver Hartline, senior English major from Lufkin. "They just put on a great show." In the women's division, Sigma Theta Chi swept all categories ... [Read More…]
Third generation brings tradition home for Hunter
Sing Song is a family affair for many students and alumni, but this year is particularly special for one family. Bob Hunter, senior vice president emeritus, will watch his first grandchild perform this weekend - more than 50 years after he organized the first ACU Sing Song. "It's so wonderful. We very much hoped we would someday have a ... [Read More…]
Photo Gallery: Sing Song 2010
Optimist photographers Kelsi Williamson, Heather Leiphart and Zak Zeinert catch all the action of Sing Song 2010. Â The University tradition includes hours of hardwork and practice leading up to this week's dress rehearsals and performances which began Wednesday night. ... [Read More…]
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