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Wildcat Week plans packed week for new students

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Wildcat Week is bringing students one last blast of summer with a 200-foot Slip-n-Slide, a block party and an outdoor concert featuring singer-songwriter Eric Hutchinson. Caddie Coupe, director of new student programs, said Wildcat Week organizers boosted the number of events from last year's 65 events to more than 75. “I added them to make ... [Read More…]

ResLife streamlines Freshmen move-in

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With more than 1,000 new students set to hit campus Tuesday, Residence Life has reimagined the move-in process and modeled it after Chick-fil-A's drive-thru system. Jenny Butler, assistant director of Residence Life, said incoming freshmen were assigned move-in times in four time slots between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Because move-in times were based ... [Read More…]

‘He was just Max’: An evening with Max Lucado

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When Max Lucado arrived on campus as a wide-eyed, longhaired teen in the early 1970s, he never imagined he'd be a best-selling author. Ninety million sold copies later, Lucado spoke to an audience of mentors, friends and admirers at the university that introduced him to his faith. On Monday evening, Lucado was honored at the 50th anniversary ... [Read More…]

Benefit run attracts 140 runners despite half marathon cancellation

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One hundred and forty participants lined up across from the ACU police station Saturday morning to take part in the 33rd annual Kirk Goodwin Run. The event hosted by the men's social club Galaxy, was first started in 1983 in honor of Kirk Goodwin, a member of the 1983 Galaxy pledge class who passed away in a fatal car accident. Since then, the ... [Read More…]

Crippen’s adjustments add offensive spark

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At six feet two inches and 225 pounds, junior Russell Crippen is built to hit baseballs a long way. However, despite pacing the team with the most home runs each of the last two seasons, Crippen has transitioned into becoming not just one of the Wildcats' most powerful hitters, but also the most efficient. Crippen leads the Wildcats 35 hits, is ... [Read More…]

Turning Tables: Garza boosts Abilene nightlife

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Rudy Garza, senior marketing major from Corpus Christi, is turning the tables on Abilene nightlife. Garza has been the Friday night DJ of Stairs, a downtown nightclub that opened last November, and will be playing his last set this Friday from 9-12 p.m. Garza bought his first turntable in January and began performing at friends' houses. After ... [Read More…]

Student and professor awarded Fulbright scholarships

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For the first time at ACU, both a student and professor have received a Fulbright award. A Fulbright U.S. Scholar award is one of the highest honors the federal government gives with regard to scholarship and international exchange. Dr. David Dillman, professor of political science, received a teaching grant to teach in Serbia while Jennie ... [Read More…]

KACU Pledge Drive finishes short

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Last week's pledge drive at KACU finished around $5,000 dollars short of their goal. The radio station, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, originally planned to raise $38,000 for the fall semester. Nathan Gibbs, assistant professor in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications and general manager at KACU, said the lower ... [Read More…]

Steven Moore addresses bullying in new children’s book

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Dr. Steven Moore's new children's book Theodore Thumbs, a story about bullying, is now published and sold online. Steven Moore, an associate professor in the Department of Language and Literature and director of the McNair Scholars Program, said he was inspired by firsthand experience while growing up and other people he knew in the same ... [Read More…]

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