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Star quarterback turns star father: Freeman’s newborn Averie gives new life perspective

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor "Down! Set! Hike!" With the highly touted ACU football team set to kick off its season soon, those three words would appear to be the most important on star quarterback Colby Freeman's mind. But this preseason, the senior received a gift far more precious than his golden arm or his team's Top 25 ranking, and three ... [Read More…]

Cost-cutting, honesty marked efforts to restore school’s image

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By Steve Holt, Staff Writer First of two parts. To long-time faculty and staff of the university, President Royce Money's recent creation of 13 "strategic solution teams" to look at cost-cutting and revenue enhancement at ACU comes as a mild case of d‚j… vu. In January of 1993, Money and other administrators heard suggestions from "analyst ... [Read More…]

Column Like I See ‘Em: Girls’ flag football…Love it. Live it. Just don’t coach it

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By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor "Does 'offense' mean we have the ball?" "Oh, so you mean I can move around once the ball is hiked to me?" "The other team is playing so dirty! I got hit in the face!" "What just happened?" If you thought the twice-retired former Packers quarterback and huge weenie Eric Crouch made the above statements, think ... [Read More…]

Redistricting, recalls embarrass all

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Now that the summer of incivility has left our political structures reeking, politicians and pundits alike must find ways to reach across the partisan wall or face the most divisive presidential election in decades. If summer is supposed to be a dormant period for politics, one couldn't tell. Let us assess the humor and horror of this summer where ... [Read More…]

As budget numbers go, the situation is relative

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By Jonathan Smith, Managing Editor University officials must consider numerous statistics and factors when determining the university's financial health, said Phil Schubert, vice president of finance. Schubert said they are careful, when determining the university's financial health and stability, to compare most statistics to other factors and ... [Read More…]

Chapel programs at sister universities vary in enforcement, policy, student attendance

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By Melanie J. Knox, Opinion Editor With a year of Chapel controversy behind the university, the Optimist took a look at Chapel policies at ACU's sister schools in the Church of Christ at the end of last year. Here are the results, starting with Harding University in Searcy, Ark., where chapel begins at 9:00 a.m. and lasts until 9:35. "I guess ... [Read More…]

Yearly parade of flags

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As most Americans are, I was brought up believing that this nation I live in is better than all other areas of the world. Yet we sadly struggle with immense pride in our nation, even when we should put that aside and focus on our greater citizenship in God's Kingdom. Year after year we have a parade of flags, a wonderful opportunity to let God tear ... [Read More…]

England to leave at end of semester: Director of Judicial Affairs to attend law school in Dallas area

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By Kyle Peveto, Page Editor Almost five years after beginning his career at ACU, Brian England, director of Judicial Affairs, will be leaving after the fall semester. England will be joining his wife and daughter in the Dallas area, where Christy England has already begun work as an administrator at Dallas Christian Schools. "My plan is to ... [Read More…]

Young Wildcats to kick off season this weekend in Mo.: Rebuilt team features senior, two juniors

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer On a team that carries 15 players, senior Haylee Hartline symbolically wears the No. 3 on her jersey. Translation: only three of the 15 players on the 2003 Lady Wildcat volleyball team have completed two years of school. The volleyball team is young this year, as 12 of the 15 players are underclassmen, which includes ... [Read More…]

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