Danny Burke will be the next Students' Association president after winning by almost 700 votes. A total of 1,426 students voted in the election, which is slightly less than last year's 1,441 votes. Burke received 1,030 votes while his opponent, Abraham Enriquez, current vice president, received 349 votes. Julia Kennedy ran unopposed for vice ... [Read More…]
Local nonprofits watch Trump budget with wary eye
Under President Donald Trump’s proposed federal budget, which trims virtually every agency except for the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security, which will be raised by 22 percent or 59.2 billion, several arts organizations as well as public broadcasting will lose significant funding. Breaking down the budget The ... [Read More…]
Women’s student organization plans to recharter Delta Theta
A women-only campus group called Lucky 13 became a student organization in January with plans to recharter the women's social club Delta Theta. The group, which includes 22 women, hosted its first service project, writing letters to veterans and troops, in the Campus Center Thursday. The club was started by Shelby Short, freshman kinesiology ... [Read More…]
Wildcat Stadium to feature reserved seating
With the Chuck Sitton Tower in place as the tallest building on campus and the upper bowl of seating taking shape in the brand new Wildcat Stadium, director of athletics Lee De Leon said season tickets will become available to the general public during the first week of April. The seating of structure in Wildcat Stadium will be divided into ... [Read More…]
Finding a way: Trevino continues pursuit of MLB dreams at ACU
Before the school year started, there was word of a late signing- a C/IF junior college transfer. When senior Russell Crippen found out, he didn't know what to expect. "Coach Bonneau was excited, but I had never met him," Crippen said. "Nobody had. It was a really late signing, he was supposed to go to Houston but it didn't pan out. So we got ... [Read More…]
8,000 miles from home: Rwandan Iryamukuru adapts to U.S. culture as an international student
Olivier Iryamukuru is from a "little bitty country in central Africa" – Rwanda. He found out about ACU in a program called Reach to Rwanda that takes students in Rwanda and helps them find universities in the U.S. – so when he finished high school, they helped him find a Christian university. "I decided to come here because ACU is a Christian ... [Read More…]
Student Life explores freshmen pledging for all clubs
The Office of Student Life is exploring the possibility of expanding freshmen pledging to all clubs. The current system allows freshmen to pledge in the spring, but only to clubs with 50 or less members. Chris Riley, vice president of Student Life, said the office will continue research by looking at other schools, data that includes grades and ... [Read More…]
Pour Man’s brews up expansion plans
Pour Man's flagship coffee shop will soon occupy the former Bitsy's Flowers space on Campus Court. Pop-up coffee stand founders David Neill and Daniel Sotelo, recent ACU graduates, have brought on two new partners as part of their expansion plans: building owner Harley Burnett and real estate agent Alex Whitten. Neill and Sotelo have managed to ... [Read More…]
UK-based study abroad students safe after London attack
Students studying abroad in England checked in safe in Oxford after Wednesday's terrorist attack in London. In light of the incident, students are paying extra close attention to safety while traveling around Europe. Annie Hill, sophomore nursing major from Bedford, said she was in Oxford when the attack happened but didn't quite understand what ... [Read More…]
TEDxACU speakers to spread ideas, perspective to campus
Twelve speakers will present "ideas worth spreading" at the third annual TEDxACU on Friday from 8:30 a.m - 5 p.m. in the Fulks Theatre at the Williams Performing Art Center. This year's speakers will cover a variety of topics from coffee to millennial feminists to black college football players to outer space. TEDx is a self-organized event ... [Read More…]
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