By Brian Roe, Sports Writer After winning 25 games, having five players honored by the conference and coming within one spot of the NCAA Division II Southwest Region tournament in 2003, ACU head coach Brek Horn announced last Friday the volleyball team signed Abilene High standout Terah Brown and Flower Mound star Abbie Lowry to binding letters of ... [Read More…]
Archives for 2003
Wildcat men finish No. 2 at national meet
By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Considering the success the ACU cross country team has enjoyed the last ten years, with seven top-10 finishes, including second place the last three seasons, another runner-up trophy in 2003 might seem like a disappointment. Not so. Without two-time individual national champion Alfred Rugema and multi-time ... [Read More…]
Officers cleared by SA budget committee: Suggestions for improvement include better communication
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief A Students' Association committee this week cleared the SA executive officers of wrongdoing for any inconsistencies with this semester's budget. In a 5-2 vote, the temporary budget committee attributed any budget problems to miscommunication and a flood of new requests and created a list of suggestions to avoid ... [Read More…]
Credit cards-collegiate danger zones
You probably can't handle money well. Face it, most of us can't. Statistics support these statements. Upon graduation, the average college student leaves with a balance of $2,200 on credit cards, according to college creditcounseling.com. Add that to the average student loan debt of $12,000. With the Christmas season just around the corner, ... [Read More…]
Librarian appreciates commending editorial
To the Editor: The article about me that you ran on the editorial page on Nov. 14 touched me in a way that no other retirement-type tribute could do. I have loved all my jobs at the ACU Library-the director's job most of all-because of the work itself (never a dull moment except maybe during certain meetings); because of my great colleagues; ... [Read More…]
Officials approve of new anti-virus program: Sophos works best with faculty, lab computers, they say
By Jonathan Smith, Managing Editor Technology support administrators said they are pleased with the results of Sophos anti-virus software, which was provided to students and installed on university-owned computers at the beginning of the semester. Darrell Fauvel, software support analyst, said the software has been most successful with faculty- ... [Read More…]
Synchronized swimming club formed for spring
By Melanie J. Knox, Opinion Editor A couple of months ago, Carissa Martus began the process of setting up a synchronized swimming club to begin in the spring semester. Martus, freshman music education major from Aloha, Ore., participated in a synchronized swimming club for four years, competing at the U.S. Open twice. "I've missed it," Martus ... [Read More…]
Cats suffer two close losses in Pittsburg St. Tournament: ACU now carries 1-3 record to Oklahoma for crossover kickoff
By Brian Roe, Sports Writer ACU went into Pittsburg, Kan., with a 1-1 record, but the Wildcats fell to 1-3 after dropping back-to-back games Friday and Saturday against Missouri Southern and Pittsburg State. On Friday, ACU dug itself into a hole after trailing by double digits at the end of the first half. The Wildcats battled back and tied the ... [Read More…]
Art students create mural for local business: Project depicts adults and children ‘working together’
By Kyle Peveto, Page Editor Freshmen worked for days painting a mural centered on a loving mother embracing her child and surrounded by a hopeful, happy community. A learning community from the Department of Art and Design recently painted a mural on the outside wall of Noah Sales Again, a resale shop at 648 Butternut St. that supports the Noah ... [Read More…]
Unblemished ACU heads to SE Okla. St.: Team still undefeated after road victory over St. Edward’s
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The men's basketball team kept its undefeated record intact with a 102-90 overtime win over host St. Edward's Nov. 25. With the non-conference win, ACU is 4-0 heading into this week's Lone Star Conference crossover schedule. St. Edward's (0-3) kept it closer than it should have been against a superior ACU team, ... [Read More…]
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