
Pistole speaks, students present research at national conference
By Noel Marquis
This year, AU had a special connection with the national Alpha Chi conference held in Portland, Oregon from April 5-7. Five AU students traveled across the country to present their academic research at the conference and to hear a speech by President Pistole, this year’s Distinguished Alpha Chi Alumnus. Only those in the top 10 […]
Jack’s Donuts opens to positive reception
By Hannah Ader
Last week, Jack’s Donuts of Anderson opened within walking distance of campus. Jack’s Donuts first opened in 1961 in New Castle, Indiana. Jack Marcum had been working in a donut shop when he realized that he could just as easily make his own, envisioning a family business that could be passed down through the generations. […]

Mweu and Crays prepare to lead SGA
On Friday, March 9, Victor Mweu and Liam Crays waited to hear the news of whether or not they would be serving as AU’s student body president and vice president during the 2018-19 academic year. The results came in with Mweu and Crays receiving 80 percent of students electing them as the new campus leaders. […]
Rock Bottom Boys of Madison County working on first album
Now coworkers, Trent Palmer, director of student engagement, and Dr. Jason Varner, assistant profesor of the history of Christianity, were once just two friends with a mutual passion for Americana and bluegrass music. The two guitar players met regularly for “jam sessions,” and after being asked to perform at a few AU campus events, they […]
Testimonies speak: Chasing hope through recovery, healing
By Hannah Ader
Natalie Esarey did not grow up in a Christian home. Her dad believed in a world full of light and darkness but no Jesus, and her mom was raised in a very passionately Catholic family. “I grew up in a very loving family,” she said. “It’s just that Jesus wasn’t the center of the love—it […]
Q &A with Zina Teague
By Amalia Arms
Zina Teague earned her bachelor’s in sociology and psychology from Houghton College, where she worked for five years in the Office of Admissions. Teague came to AU in the fall of 2017 as the new Morrison Hall RD. What led you to become an RD at AU? When I graduated from college—I went to a […]