On election night 2008, Taylor Crumpton stayed up late with her grandmother, watching election results come in slowly. As a black middle-school student in a primarily white community, most of what she knew about Obama came from her friends who said what their parents said. She said she realized having a black president was important when her ... [Read More…]
New science research center opens for spring classes
The newly completed Halbert-Walling Research Center opened this week for classes, marking the completion of Phase 2 of the university's efforts to improve science facilities on campus. A part of the Vision in Action science campaign, Halbert-Walling features multiple new labs and three new science classrooms: a 150-seat lecture hall, a 48-seat ... [Read More…]
Students travel to Capitol for presidential inauguration
Twenty-three students attending the presidential inauguration during the Civil Discourse in Politics short course say they are just as divided among their views as the rest of the nation. Braden Crow, a junior biblical text and communication double major from Fort Worth, signed up for the short course because he is interested in politics in ... [Read More…]
A Cappella Chorus hosts Christian College Choral Festival
Seven choirs from Church of Christ-affiliated colleges and universities will join the A Cappella Chorus to perform at the Christian College Choral Festival at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Cullen Auditorium. Jeff Goolsby, director of choral activities, said the festival started in 1966 with choirs from schools traditionally affiliated with Churches of ... [Read More…]
Back and Better: Grau turns comeback season into best yet with first-team accolades
Nik Grau is 37-of-42 on field goals in his career, and after a junior season where he converted on 13-of-14 and didn't miss a single PAT he was named the Southland Conference's top kicker with first team all-Conference honors. But what's most impressive about the junior placekicker's accomplishments is when the season began, Nik was unsure if he'd ... [Read More…]
Student participates in winter break mission trip to Guatemala
While most students will go home for five weeks of winter break, one student will do a mission trip to Guatemala. Cody Bly, junior bio/chem major from White Oak, will go to Guatemala with Orphan Outreach, a nonprofit which partners with orphanages. A friend’s family member invited him to serve as a translator and games coordinator. He went to ... [Read More…]
Abilene lights up downtown with City Sidewalks
The City of Abilene welcomed in the Christmas season with the annual Christmas parade downtown followed by the lighting of the Christmas tree in the Civic Center and a Christmas concert. Small businesses and students from local schools participated in the event. Video/editing by Sallie Phipps ... [Read More…]
Learning to Thrive: Students appreciate experiences with clinical teaching
For many ACU students on the cusp of adulthood, teaching a classroom of high school students about thesis statements and outlines remains as terrifying as it is unlikely. But, for Sarai Valenzuela, wrangling a herd of high school students is a daily occurrence. Just three years after she graduated high school, Valenzuela, a senior English for ... [Read More…]
Wildcats push home winning streak to 20 games, after wins against Omaha and UTRGV to close out WNIT
The ACU Wildcats ended their WNIT action in the consolation bracket with two wins against two quality teams in University of Nebraska at Omaha and UT Rio Grande Valley. This weekend also pushes the women’s basketball team’s home winning streak to 20 games. ACU played Omaha on Friday night in what proved to be a close back-and-forth ... [Read More…]
Wildcats continue WNIT action against Omaha
The Wildcats continue WNIT action this weekend as they will play against Nebraska-Omaha on Friday and continue play on Saturday against either North Texas or UT Rio Grande depending on who wins and loses each game. The Wildcats are in the consolation bracket after their close 46-52 loss to No. 24 Missouri. Nebraska-Omaha lost to Colorado St. ... [Read More…]
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