By Chelsea Hackney, Student Reporter Late sleepers who commute to campus could soon find themselves without a parking space as ACU's Summit began Monday and brought with it not only guest speakers but also a flood of visitors. Jimmy Ellison, chief of ACU Police Department, recommends everyone provide for a few extra minutes of walking time. ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Editor in Chief In front of an audience of more than 2,000 people Sunday, Dr. Leroy Garrett challenged those filling the seats in Moody Coliseum to rethink how they define the Apostle Paul's writings on God's righteousness. Rather than accept what he called the popular translation of Paul's words in Romans 1:17, Garrett ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Editor in Chief When Dr. Leroy Garrett takes the stage at the Summit opening Theme Conversation in Moody Coliseum Sunday, it may be a moment of vindication for the 89-year-old scholar who was known throughout his life as a radical in the Churches of Christ. "During the '60s, '70s and '80s I would go to the Lectureships ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Editor in Chief Minister Kinwood H. DeVore wants visitors in his Summit class to understand two things: the war against drugs still rages on and it is up to communities, churches and individuals to help end it. DeVore will lead the class "How to Win the War Against Drug Abuse" during the week to educate visitors on what he ... [Read More…]

By Michael Freeman, Managing Editor In light of the Students' Association noose incident Sept. 3, race issues are heavily imprinted on students' minds. But, the topics of race and racial reconciliation also were on students' minds last year when Brady Bryce, director of ministry events, was planning the 2008 Summit. "It was really on student ... [Read More…]

By Kelline Linton, Chief Copy Editor As Summit works to draw a larger student crowd this year, professors around campus canceled classes to encourage participation and attendance. Caron Gentry, assistant professor of political science, called off three of her classes to encourage her students to attend Summit events. "I've always wanted to do more ... [Read More…]

By Laura Acuff, Opinion Editor As a new facet of this year's Summit, well-known speakers Rubel Shelly, Rick Atchley and Jeff Walling will present "Highlight Classes" on topics including atheism, church orthodoxy and relationships at 1:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. "Highlight classes just mean 'of interest' speakers," said Brady Bryce, ... [Read More…]

By Laura Acuff, Opinion Editor With increased student participation as a goal of this year's Summit, the Student Track received a facelift this year, said Brady Bryce, director of Ministry Events. "How it's been done differently is I feel like we've really involved students even better this year-really taken their ideas and run with them," Bryce ... [Read More…]

By Michael Freeman, Managing Editor Lectureship will have more than a new name this year; it will have new featured speakers, meetings and opportunities for student involvement. For 91 years, ACU's annual week-long Bible lecture series was called " Lecture ship", but this year, the name for the event will be "Summit". "'Lectureship' is not ... [Read More…]