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Fulks’ life worthy of hero status

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Finding heroes at ACU isn't hard. But for those on the lookout, Dr. Lewis Fulks would make a good one. Fulks died Sept. 19 at Hendrick Medical Center at the age of 77. He taught theatre for 44 years - 30 of those while leading the theatre program. More than 500,000 people saw his shows, from the Wizard of Oz, to his final production, Man of La ... [Read More…]

Football hazing incident crosses decency line

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor For years, hazing has been an expected ritual in the realm of athletics. Most students who played high school sports could probably attest to carrying a senior's shoulderpads freshman year or hauling a varsity player's bat bag JV season. Even the big leagues haze: Major League Baseball players use September as ... [Read More…]

Wildcats in Missouri for Omni/ITA regional tourney: Singles, doubles champions head to nationals in October

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer ACU is competing this weekend in Springfield, Mo., at the men's Omni Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) regional championships. The tournament, in which the women participated last week in Abilene, determines which eight singles players and eight doubles teams will get a bid to the national championships in late ... [Read More…]

Social clubs build bonds

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I was appalled at the article that appeared in the Views Wednesday section of the Optimist about social clubs. First of all, I find it amusing that the person who has these views doesn't even have the courage to sign their name to the article. Secondly, this was obviously written by someone who has never taken part in the social club ... [Read More…]

Alumnus thanks students, staff

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On Sept. 4, I was visiting ACU. That afternoon I was in the library there on campus; I was on the third floor. About 4:30 I began to have chest pains and started to sweat rather profusely. Some students and library personnel noticed that something was wrong. In a few minutes, an ambulance was called and I was on my way to Hendrick Hospital. I ... [Read More…]

Clubs prepare for Bid Night: Pledging process begins with secret events, relationships

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By Jonathan Smith, Managing Editor Friday's Bid Night marks the beginning of the pledging season for social clubs after three weeks of rushes for prospective pledges. After giving out bids to prospective pledges Thursday night, most club officers look forward to Friday's events, most of which are kept secret. "We're most excited about our ... [Read More…]

Mullet Web sites to avoid

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By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer I recently made a huge mistake using my computer, one that blows any of my previous mistakes off The Hill. Finding too much boredom at my job and little enlightenment outside of class, I spent an hour or so in the wee-hours of the morning combining two of the most powerful elements of the past 30 years: The ... [Read More…]

Confusion, anger cloud SA debate

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By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief As frustration boiled into accusatory anger Wednesday night, Student Congress debated for 45 minutes a budget compromise that appears to not affect the student body. The realization followed a steady stream of interruptions as new members struggled to grasp parliamentary procedure and executive officers ... [Read More…]

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