It's hard to believe that just a year ago I was hanging out with my high school graduating class during our spring break trip at the beach. Since that point, I've graduated, moved my life across the world, made new friends, gained new experiences and learned a lot of lessons. Here's a list of things I'd tell my past self if I had the chance in ... [Read More…]
Well-known author to speak on campus
New York Times best-selling author Eric Metaxas will be on ACU's campus April 13. Metaxas will speak in Friday's Chapel. Students and the Abilene community are welcome. ACU's Center for Building Community will also host a luncheon for Metaxas in the Hunter Welcome Center after Chapel on Friday. "What we tried to do is make him available to ... [Read More…]
‘Death in Dark Glasses’ debuts at reading
Three professors and one student will perform Death in Dark Glasses during the Culp Professor Reading Thursday. Death in Dark Glasses is a live murder mystery written by Dr. Chris Willerton, Culp professor of English. It will debut during the Culp Professor Reading from 7-8 p.m. in Mabee Library Auditorium. Admission is free, and refreshments ... [Read More…]
Surprise snow freezes school
The forecast predicted half an inch of snow, but students woke up and were surprised to find Abilene covered in over two inches of snow - enough to cancel classes and shutdown the university. Several students braved the single-digit windchill on Thursday and participated in snowball fights and sledding. The hills behind Smith Adams Hall were ... [Read More…]
ACU events rescheduled after ice storm
Several social clubs and campus organizations are planning rescheduled events after harsh weather conditions before the Christmas Break forced many to cancel their parties and socials. Treadaway Kids had planned a Christmas party for mentors and their kids the night of Dec. 5 but had to cancel the event because the roads were too slick to travel ... [Read More…]
Going against the dating lifestyle
I'm single. As a matter of fact, I've always been single. I've never had a girlfriend in my life. So, since I am a third culture kid, an illustrator and single, I think I can offer a special look at dating and relationships. Is it just ACU or do all colleges push students to start dating? It does puzzle me that people think their only chance ... [Read More…]
New group spreads suicide awareness
The James Project, a new suicide outreach program on campus, will host its first interest meeting 1 p.m. on Saturday at Jacobs' Dream. Mallory Snowden, freshman environmental science, political science and public programs major from Midlothian, is founder and president of The James Project. She said she saw a need on campus and decided to take ... [Read More…]
Wildcat Cash in the works, available soon
Campus Cash is being rebranded into Wildcat Cash to allow students to use their ID cards to purchase food off campus. The initiative was not able to allow students to swipe their ID cards and use Bean Bucks at restaurants off campus because Bean Bucks are part of a meal plan exclusively contracted with Aramark. Anthony Williams, chief business ... [Read More…]
Wildcat Cash in the works, available soon
Campus Cash is being rebranded into Wildcat Cash to allow students to use their ID cards to purchase food off campus. The initiative was not able to allow students to swipe their ID cards and use Bean Bucks at restaurants off campus because Bean Bucks are part of a meal plan exclusively contracted with Aramark. Anthony Williams, chief business ... [Read More…]
Foster Science family adopts chemistry lab
Titus the Chemistry Lab lab has swiftly become the Department of Chemistry's unofficial mascot during his stay in the Foster Science Building. Titus' owner, laboratory manager Amber Brokaw, brought the nine-year-old chocolate labrador retriever to work to watch over him while he battles an auto-immune disease. "His own immune system is ... [Read More…]
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