‘He was just Max’: An evening with Max Lucado
When Max Lucado arrived on campus as a wide-eyed, longhaired teen in the early 1970s, he never imagined he’d be a best-selling author. Ninety million sold copies later, Lucado spoke to an audience of mentors, friends and admirers at the university that introduced him to his faith. On Monday evening, Lucado ...
Benefit run attracts 140 runners despite half marathon cancellation
One hundred and forty participants lined up across from the ACU police station Saturday morning to take part in the 33rd annual Kirk Goodwin Run. The event hosted by the men’s social club Galaxy, was first started in 1983 in honor of Kirk Goodwin, a member of the 1983 Galaxy pledge class who ...
Crippen’s adjustments add offensive spark
At six feet two inches and 225 pounds, junior Russell Crippen is built to hit baseballs a long way. However, despite pacing the team with the most home runs each of the last two seasons, Crippen has transitioned into becoming not just one of the Wildcats’ most powerful hitters, but also ...
Turning Tables: Garza boosts Abilene nightlife
Rudy Garza, senior marketing major from Corpus Christi, is turning the tables on Abilene nightlife. Garza has been the Friday night DJ of Stairs, a downtown nightclub that opened last November, and will be playing his last set this Friday from 9-12 p.m. Garza bought his first turntable in January and began ...
NEWS
Chipotle rolls into town, chooses location
Yes, you read the headline correctly. Chipotle is coming to Abilene and permits have been filed with the City of Abilene...
Men’s basketball hosts prayer vigil for Dallas
The ACU community and Abilene citizens bowed their heads in response to national tragedies with a prayer vigil hosted by the ACU men’s...
VP of Operations leaves after 17 years, takes job at higher ed software corp.
Kevin Roberts, vice president of operations and planning, will leave ACU after 17 years of working on campus. Roberts accepted a...
Spencers say “sayonara” to Abilene, head to Japan
An ACU couple is packing their bags for a new chapter in their lives. Alison and Nathan Spencer are wrapping up...
Mail services, Living Room to move for centralized advising
The Campus Center Living Room will be eliminated and Mail Services will move to make room for an expanded Depot, which will...
New COBA dean outlines goals, leadership style
The College of Business Administration’s new dean brings analytical leadership and development goals to the position. Dr. Brad Crisp, former director of the...
OPINION
Letter to the Editor: Science, objective truth, and democracy at stake in ‘bathroom bill’ fight
By Adam Nettina Aside from egregiously misrepresenting the concern many people have over the issues...
Conversations need to be started about LGBT students
The Board of Trustees has released a framework for a task force created by the...
Transgender rights can’t be ignored
After the civil rights movement of the 1960s, it is often thought the fight for...
To my future employers: pick me, pick me
As I look back on my time here at ACU and working on the Optimist,...
University is right to focus on retention, but will central advising help?
The university is making plans to centralize its advising system that will take advisers out...
ACU Athletics lacks transparency needed for Div. I reputation
A lot of students, faculty and alumni had an opinion when they found out head...
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