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The Band CAMINO to perform in re-opened Moody Coliseum

September 1, 2022 by Maci Weathers

The Band CAMINO's is set to perform after the grand opening of Moody Coliseum on Saturday. With their most popular song coming in at 70 million streams, The Band CAMINO was established in Memphis, Tennessee in 2015 and continues to be based in Nashville. The band is the next band to perform in the ACU concert series following increasingly ... [Read More…]

Gallery: Opening Chapel returns to Moody Coliseum

September 1, 2022 by Sydney Varner

Opening Assembly returned to Moody Coliseum for the first time since 2019. Distinguished alumni including President Emeritus Dr. Royce Money and Vice President Emeritus Bob Hunter were in attendance alongside current students, faculty and staff. The ceremony included traditions such as the parade of flags as well as a time of worship with ... [Read More…]

Thursday night football to open the Patterson era

August 30, 2022 by Connor Mullins

It’s a short week for new and first-time head coach Keith Patterson and the Wildcats as they take on the Lamar Cardinals at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1 at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium. Patterson kicks off a new era with an ACU program that has not had a winning football season since 2018 and only won two of their final seven games last ... [Read More…]

A better Mood(y): Coliseum reopens after renovation

August 29, 2022 by Sydney Varner and Maci Weathers

For many students and faculty, the large windows, neon signs and LED lights sitting a few yards north of the center of campus are unrecognizable. For others, the new facility is all they’ve ever known. But to everyone, Moody Coliseum is a household name. Sitting just adjacent to the heart of campus, Moody in its newly renovated glory is ... [Read More…]

ACU Remembers: Memorializing dearly missed members of the community

August 26, 2022 by Sydney Varner

Dr. Andrea Stefano Dr. Andrea Di Stefano passed away June 6, 2022 while visiting his family in Italy. Di Stefano, an adjunct professor of history and global studies, held a Doctor of Research from the Università degli Studi di Teramo in Italy. Before moving to Abilene in 2016, Di Stefano worked in two leading museums in Italy and taught for the ... [Read More…]

Wildcats usher in a new era and the start of the 2022 season

August 25, 2022 by Carrie Johnston

New head coach Keith Patterson and the Wildcats prepare for the start of the 2022 season, which is marked by the conclusion of fall camp and the upcoming Sept. 1 matchup against familiar conference foe, the Lamar Cardinals. Patterson has his work cut out for him with ACU’s last winning season coming in 2018 when the Wildcats went 6-5. Patterson ... [Read More…]

Gallery: Campus welcomes new Wildcats with Candlelight Devotional

August 24, 2022 by Meghan Long

The class of '26 gathered at Beauchamp Amphitheater on Tuesday evening to commemorate the beginning of Wildcat Week. Returning students, families, alumni, faculty and staff joined in worship to bless incoming students as they participated in the long-standing tradition. ... [Read More…]

Wildcats’ emphatic start rattles Miners in home opening win

August 21, 2022 by Connor Mullins

Sixteen minutes is all it took for sophomore forward Chayse Thorn and the Wildcats (1-1) to open scoring in a 4-0 home opener win against the University of Texas-El Paso Miners (0-2) on a drizzly Sunday afternoon. Nine minutes later, Thorn found herself on a breakaway and used her speed to double her team’s lead. Five minutes after Thorn’s solo ... [Read More…]

Patterson’s brand of ACU football: Character. Discipline. Toughness.

July 24, 2022 by Connor Mullins and Carrie Johnston

Following a successful spring and summer, new head coach Keith Patterson is focusing on the principles of character, discipline and toughness ahead of Fall Camp to make waves in the Western Athletic Conference in 2022. How Patterson was hired The first time head coach takes over a Wildcats team who faced their fair share of struggles in the ... [Read More…]

Cullen Auditorium still set for a name change alongside renovations

April 26, 2022 by Maci Weathers

Cullen Auditorium is expected to be handed over to the university in June 2022, alongside a name change that coupled with the renovation will create new future for the Cornerstone class, Chapel and the Department of Theatre. Despite the same supply issues that have delayed the grand opening of Moody Coliseum, Cullen Auditorium has been moving ... [Read More…]