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ACUPD Chief Ellison shares campus safety tips

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Lock your door. Don't leave your belongings unattended. Be aware of your surroundings. This might seem like common sense, but every year the ACU Police Department receives calls from people reporting crimes that could have been prevented by following these basic safety precautions. ACU Police Chief Jimmy Ellison said ACU and its surrounding ... [Read More…]

Coach Goodenough retools team

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It has been a busy offseason for all ACU sports programs with the transition to Div. I, but none more so than the women's basketball team. Head coach Julie Goodenough and her staff navigated a roster overhaul that is worthy of an "Extreme Make-over" episode. She is returning only three players and adding nine new freshmen. Of those twelve ... [Read More…]

Soccer sisters now Southland foes

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Everybody loves a sibling rivalry. Even if you do not have a sibling, you love watching the quarrel between two polar opposites as they taunt, push, pull, and in this case, kick each other. For the Ferrara sisters, nothing compares to the competitiveness each has on a soccer field. These girls combined into one would make the perfect sour patch ... [Read More…]

Athletes receive prayer from alumni

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When Xavier King takes to the track representing ACU men in Cross Country, a 1987 graduate who lives 350 miles away is praying for him. Lowell Good, a high school counselor in Lake Jackson, is one of many alumni who are part of a program to connect graduates with student athletes through prayer. Good and several other alumni received an email ... [Read More…]

Basketball schedules debut big names

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The men and women's basketball teams will face greater challenges, bigger rivals and bigger names as ACU makes the transition to Div. I. this season. "I'm excited for the new division and conference," head coach Joe Golding said. "It's an opportunity to establish our program at a different level. Sometimes change is good and that is what we are ... [Read More…]

Syria attacks citizens, U.S. should respond

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Reports about the conflict in Syria have been increasing in number recently, but the crisis has been escalating for more than two years. Now that we know without a doubt the Syrian government used chemical weapons against its citizens, the United States must act. Rebels have been resisting the regime of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad since ... [Read More…]

Competition is the root of sports

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Dear Alyssa, I say, "All is fair in faith and sports, even when taking first by 78 points." A "competitior" and an "enemy" are two very different titles, and to show Concordia College "mercy" would classify them as the latter. Concordia's football team accepted a match invitation and therefore ran the risk of accepting ... [Read More…]

Summit theme focuses on the ‘Margins’

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Seven theme speakers, three featured guests, and more than 100 session leaders are scheduled to lead ACU's 107th annual Summit from Sept. 15-18. Theme speakers will include Jonathan Storment, preaching minister at Highland Church of Christ, and Larry James of CitySquare in Dallas. "They'll be talking about the theme 'Margins,' which is taken ... [Read More…]

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