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ObamaCare to cost ACU $204,000

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Beginning next semester, ACU will have to pay about $204,000 in additional benefits to employees under the Affordable Care Act. Stacey McGee, associate chief financial officer, said she is working on adjusting the university's budget to accommodate additional costs attributable to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The act, more ... [Read More…]

Sink or swim: Waterball games begin with rule change

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The waterball intramural season began Thursday as nine men's and five women's teams dove into the pool for their opening games, but not without a twist. The intramural directors put a new rule into effect that has impacted the way players are able to come in and out of games. "From now on, during a substitution, before a player on the side ... [Read More…]

Abilene welcomes new restaurants, cafe

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Three new restaurants have opened in Abilene over the past six weeks. Franchises like Fuzzy's Taco Shop and McAlister's Deli have opened across town while the new, locally-owned The Coffee Shack on the Hill opened less than a mile from ACU campus. The new McCalister's Deli on Clack Street opened on Sept. 30 and was so busy the first month it ... [Read More…]

Season of Caring offers chance to give back

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ACU's Season of Caring is set to kick off next week as the holidays draw near. For the rest of the semester, students, faculty and staff will have several different opportunities to pour back into the Abilene community. Bob Strader, director of Ministry and Service, shared about the four different branches of Season of Caring. First, ACU will ... [Read More…]

KACU pledge drive gives back to Abilene

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KACU Abilene Public Radio kicked off its 2013 Fall Membership Drive this week, donating books to local charities in the process. "Tell Me a Story" was this year's pledge drive theme. "We all grew up reading a story, and there's a whole lot of kids in the area who will never have a story read to them," said J.C. Patrick, membership director ... [Read More…]

Diabetes walkers raise awareness

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An ACU student hosts a Distance for Diabetes Walk to raise awareness and funds for treatment and research for diabetes. There is no registration fee for participants, but donations are strongly encouraged. Ariel Combs, junior biology major from Waco, took it upon herself to organize the walk because of personal experience with the disease. "I ... [Read More…]

Bullying is not something we outgrow

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The NFL offensive line just got a little more offensive. Players of late have hurdled over the line of scrimmage so many times, with everything from murder charges to fake girlfriends, that the league of old is nearly unrecognizable. Are we keeping up with the latest in sports or the newest reality TV show? The latest incident takes it to a ... [Read More…]

If Google ran the government

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There's no denying that the Oct. 1 rollout of the federal healthcare exchange under the Affordable Care Act has been a debacle. As Americans struggle to register for Obamacare, they find themselves wondering, how could it be so hard for the government to build a website? Why didn't they just hire some of the big guns at Google to build it for ... [Read More…]

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