By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor Students can tangibly reach out to the Virginia Tech campus through a written word of encouragement or a prayer of support, thanks to efforts by the Students' Association and Spiritual Life Core. Mark Lewis, director of Spiritual Life, said a banner is available to sign in the McGlothlin Center until Monday or ... [Read More…]

By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor In light of the Virginia Tech shootings Monday, colleges across the nation are discussing their campus security, and ACU is no different. Jimmy Ellison, chief of police, said the tragedy gave reason to examine the university's crisis response plans, which were in place long before Monday. In a situation like the ... [Read More…]

By Jared Fields, Managing Editor Mabee Hall received an upgrade during the Christmas break. The freshmen men's residence hall had 52 cameras installed in and around the building as part of a camera system for use by the ACU police department. "We started talking about it in the summer, but it's tough to do while occupied," ACU police chief, ... [Read More…]

By Jared Fields, Managing Editor The ACU Police Department is investigating a series of break-ins and burglaries occurring on campus in the past two weeks. Three car burglaries that occurred on the night of Oct. 29 and into the next day at Sherrod Park Apartments, Barret Hall and Smith and Adams Halls totaled $750 to $1,000 loss. Items taken were ... [Read More…]

By Jared Fields, Managing Editor Brian Schmidt, senior photojournalism major from Austin, was assaulted early Friday morning between Gibson Gym and the McGlothlin Campus Center. Schmidt was leaving the Don H. Morris Center about 1 a.m. after working on a research paper. He was walking to the University Park Apartments when the assault took ... [Read More…]