The sidewalk talk initiative resulted in sidewalk potential threat, as ACUPD received a call about a suspicious box in front of Moody. In the 13 years that Chief Jimmy Ellison has been a part of ACUPD, he has never heard of any bomb threats on or around the ACU campus. "The positive thing here is that people are observant and report ... [Read More…]
Elevator Pitch picks entrepreneur finalists
The Springboard Elevator Pitch competition, brought to ACU by the Griggs Center for Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy, announced its top 10 finalists Tuesday afternoon. Jim Litton, director of Griggs Center for Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy, helped organize Entrepreneur Week at ACU, which kicked off the challenge. "For the Elevator Pitch ... [Read More…]
Campus groups work to improve recycling
For the tree-huggers and enviromentally-minded, recycling on campus can be quite the challenge. Krista Cukrowski, junior digital entertainment technology major from Abilene, is the president of the new student organization, Wildcats for Sustainability, which is trying to combat this issue. "There is no standardization and, half the time, ... [Read More…]
Lighting up the night purple and white
The ACU tower is one of the most visible structures of Abilene, seen all over campus and even from Abilene's highway. When lit purple, it blares Wildcat pride. The Students' Association is working closely with administration and the maintenance crew to create policies so that the purple glow will have a prideful purpose in Wildcat country. SA ... [Read More…]
Wishing Well celebrates coffee for water
The ACU branch of Wishing Well will be holding a fundraiser tonight to feature student-led entertainment. Hosted at the Starbucks off of Buffalo Gap, Wishing Well set the fundraiser up as a way to have entertainment that will draw in a large crowd and also emphasize Wishing Well's focus on social justice. Mitchell East, biblical text major ... [Read More…]
COBA conducts study on virtual hiring employees
Students can earn money for participating in a virtual hiring study done by the College of Business Administration and Information technology professors. Assistant professor of marketing, Dr. Ryan Jessup, and assistant professor of computer science, Dr. John Homer, started the research study of virtual hiring. Senior psychology major from ... [Read More…]
Proposed city ordinance on soliciting, panhandling
The Abilene City Council has discussed restricting the boundaries of soliciting and panhandling due to certain safety concerns. The Abilene Police Department identified certain areas of solicitation and panhandling that are considered high-traffic areas prone to accidents. One of these intersections is particularly close to campus. Chief ... [Read More…]
Cartoon: Typical Texas weather
"Typical Texas weather" Daily Doodle Dosage by Ben Todd ... [Read More…]
Ten things to be thankful for (ACU edition)
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, while students are counting their blessings, here is a list of 10 things to be thankful for at ACU. Starbucks in the Brown Library: The beautiful caffeine supplier to tired, free-time deprived and homework-hounded students. Without this heroic café, already-busy students would be forced to drive 14 minutes out of ... [Read More…]
Duck Dynasty shouldn’t neglect their ACU fanbase
Duck Dynasty needs to visit ACU because it just so happens to be "no-shave November," resulting in the best display of beard-ness all across campus. I don't know about you but, at this point, I'm feeling a little left out considering the Duck Dynasty brothers have visited everyone but us. Duck Dynasty has visited Rochester College in Rochester ... [Read More…]
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