By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor The women's cross country team placed seventh out of 21 teams at the Texas A&M Invitational Cross Country Meet in College Station Saturday. Texas A&M placed first in the team competition, which was made up of primarily Division I teams, and ACU finished just ahead of Baylor Univer-sity with 170 points. Senior Justine ... [Read More…]
Archives for October 2002
Cats ready to overcome last place ranking: Practice now underway for Pleasant & Co.
By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer While most students were still asleep in their beds, the ACU men's basketball team took the first steps toward erasing the nightmares of a season ago and beginning a new era in Wildcat basketball with Tuesday's 6 a.m. practice in Moody Coliseum. The Wildcats closed out the 2001-02 season 7-19 overall, including ... [Read More…]
Always persevere and appreciate ACU
By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer About this time in the semester, students start to get a feeling, or lack thereof, about school. For first-year students who thought college would be "High school, Part II" or maybe even resemble the movie "American Pie," this feeling may be new or unknown. For freshmen tests, projects, homework and even class ... [Read More…]
Personal safety is your responsibility
Lock your doors. Shut the windows at night. Leave the residence hall or house with a friend. After recent reports of safety concerns on and around the ACU campus, students have the biggest role in protecting themselves and their property. Saturday morning, a woman living in University Park apartments reported that she believed she had been raped. ... [Read More…]
Men’s team wraps up road schedule at UTA
By Brian Roe, Sports Writer The men's tennis squad hit the road one final time this past weekend for the Texas-Arlington Invitational and the Collin County College tournament in Plano. The Invitational featured four teams that are all ranked in the top 70 in the nation, including UTA, Wichita State and Lamar University. "UTA and other Division I ... [Read More…]
Cats make it two in a row, 22-20: Nelson comes through in clutch once again
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Back-to-back game-winning field goals by Eben Nelson on Saturday translated into back-to-back ACU wins for the first time since the 1999 season. The Wildcats' 22-20 victory over Central Oklahoma in Shotwell Stadium came a week after a 20-19 win at Eastern New Mexico. Nelson, the sophomore crunch-time kicker from ... [Read More…]
Letter from the Editor: Parties play chess with Iraq situation
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief America is still debating whether George W. Bush and his Republican counterparts in Congress are playing politics with a potential war in Iraq. And I'm here to tell you: Of course they are! Before Iraq became the dominant story on every front page, the dominant piece in every national news segment, the dominant ... [Read More…]
ACU runners make debuts at invitational: Women’s team takes on A&M, others in Saturday’s meet
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor The ACU women's cross country team will travel to College Station Friday to participate in the Texas A&M Invitational, which will begin Saturday at 10 a.m. ACU was ranked No. 2 in the most recent Lone Star Conference South Central region poll. The Wildcat women will be making their debut at the meet, which will ... [Read More…]
Cats to keep playoff hopes alive on road: Team coming off win over Midwestern State
By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer With hopes of a postseason appearance in the Lone Star Conference Tournament at stake, the ACU volleyball team rallied from a 24-17 deficit in the fourth game of Tuesday's match at Midwestern State to steal a 3-2 win over the Lady Indians. ACU heads on the road this weekend, taking on St. Mary's Friday at 7 p.m. ... [Read More…]
Recent murders signs of the times
The world we live in can be a scary one sometimes. Recent sniper shootings outside of Washington, D.C., have citizens of our nation's capitol leaving their homes with caution. These shootings are random, unprovoked and anyone is a potential victim. As of Thursday, six shooting deaths in Maryland and Virginia have been linked to a single gunman, ... [Read More…]
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