Eating healthy in the "World Famous Bean" and being unaware of the food's nutritional value will no longer be a problem for students. The Aramark Food Company installed a nutrition heath board outside the Bean in the Campus Center. The purpose of the health board is to inform students about nutrition information not only for food in the Bean, ... [Read More…]
Valve leak causes Campus Center to lose electricity
The McGlothlin Campus Center lost power this morning after a valve broke in the mechanical room downstairs. Water leaked onto an electric panel and caused a power transformer to trip. Everything north of the Bean, including The Campus Store, Mail Services, all the offices downstairs and portions of the food court were without power. ACU's ... [Read More…]
Bean Bucks to be used off-campus
One student's idea will soon become a campus-wide program. Nathan McClain, senior kinesiology major, was searching for ways to eat off-campus without spending a lot of his own money. He heard about TCU's Frog Bucks program and wondered why ACU didn't have a similar system. McClain designed a program that allows students to use their ID cards ... [Read More…]
Students to donate unused Bean Bucks
The student organization, For the Least of These, will be collecting food donations bought using students' left over Bean Bucks during finals week. "Rather than just using up our excess Bean Bucks to buy candy or soda, we can use them for a greater purpose," said Julie Brinkman, sophomore vocal music education major from McKinney. As one of the ... [Read More…]
Miss Ruth takes leave of absence
Ruth Oldham, or "Miss Ruth," as many students know her, has taken a leave of absence from her role as a food service worker and dining room attendant in the World Famous Bean. While the family has yet to release details of her condition, ACU dining employees said she was at one point hospitalized due to an infection but do not know whether she has ... [Read More…]
‘Piano Man’ cut, rehired after strong protests
"Piano Man" Mike Schuler was let go because of budget restraints Thursday, only to be rehired within 24 hours. Schuler has been playing piano in the Bean for about 20 years. After a four-year hiatus, he returned to the Bean a little over a year ago. Last semester, Schuler performed four or five days a week, most commonly during lunchtime after ... [Read More…]
ACU’s Campus Store and World Famous Bean dealing with the overpopulation of students
Two of ACU's popular facilities, the "World Famous Bean" and the Campus Store, have made significant organizational changes to prepare for the rush of incoming freshmen. The Bean and Campus Store serve hundreds of students, faculty and staff a day. With a 10 percent increase in freshman enrollment, these two locations have been forced to make ... [Read More…]
Event to give students study break
Students looking to grab some grub and take a little break from studying during finals week need not look further than Midnight Breakfast. The event, a combination of food and entertainment, is scheduled to run from 10:30 p.m.-12 a.m. Monday in the Bean. There will be karaoke, door prizes, a $150 midnight giveaway, board games, breakfast, and ... [Read More…]
Bean vs. Bank
"Oh Dear, Christian College" - by Ben Miller Bean vs. Bank September 16, 2011 Go to the "Oh Dear, Christian College" Gallery ... [Read More…]
World Famous Bean dresses to impress
Freshmen, I would first like to extend a welcome. It's always nice to return to find 400 taller and older looking guys roaming campus who are allegedly younger than me (there is no way that one guy is 18). Now, today's lunch is probably not your first in the World Famous Bean. You enjoyed its range of deliciously digestible dishes when you ... [Read More…]