By Kelline Linton, Chief Copy Editor An inexperienced appointee and "fluff" legislation did not stop the Students' Association Congress from approving the co-chair for the Elections Committee and passing one resolution. Congress approved Blake Penfield, senior political science major from San Antonio, as the elections co-chair with a unanimous ... [Read More…]

By Tanner Anderson, Page Editor ACU is known for being purple and white; but the Students' Association Congress' latest goal is to turn the campus Green. SA Congress has begun plans to make the campus more environmentally friendly by creating the structuring stages of a new recycling initiative. SA Congress has been talking with John Delony, ... [Read More…]

By Kelline Linton, Chief Copy Editor Members of the Students' Association Congress began the semester by closing their meeting to the public so they could discuss and vote on an elections amendment to the By-Laws. This amendment, which passed 34-1-1, will keep the Elections Committee accountable to Congress. For an executive officers election, ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Editor in Chief The Students' Association Congress threw its support and wallet behind an effort to build a disc golf course on ACU's campus Wednesday, voting unanimously to sponsor a hole and help build an information kiosk at the future course. Deonna Shake, instructor of exercise science and health, is gathering ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Editor in Chief Students can make use of the extra study time when the Brown Library extends its hours of operation beginning Nov. 30 until Dec. 12. The library will open at its usual times: 1:30 p.m. on Sundays, 9 a.m. on Saturdays and 7 a.m., Monday until Friday, but will extend its closing time to 3 a.m. every ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Editor in Chief The Students' Association Congress unanimously passed two bills at its weekly meeting Wednesday. It also was briefed about the university administration's plans to reshape the venues and methods student groups and students can use to advertise events. University officials told the SA Congress of their plans ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Editor in Chief Students' Association Congress unanimously passed the first piece of legislation presented to congressmembers this school year, voting to allocate funds to sponsor two SA teams for a nonprofit bowling tournament in November. Mabee Buisness Building representative Trevor Brunt, presented the legislation, ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Editor in Chief The Students' Association Congress voted to give a student group more than $3,000 Wednesday, the largest amount Congress has given this semester from the Student Request Fund. A motion to give Alpha Psi Omega, ACU's nationally recognized honorary theatre society, $3,668.30 to help fund two trips to the ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Editor in Chief The Students' Association Congress voted to grant money to help a student organization attend a conference and appointed two new members to the Congress on Wednesday. After debating numbers for about an hour, SA voted to give more than $99 per member of the ACU student chapter of the Society for Human ... [Read More…]