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At long last, scaffolding removed: Months-long project to clean Biblical Studies Building ends

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By Kyle Peveto, Page Editor Scaffolding that obstructed views of the Biblical Studies Building since summer came down Monday. The scaffolding, built for crews to clean the mildew and stains that covered the building, became an eyesore, many students had said, and those who realized it was gone expressed pleasure seeing the white roof and sides of ... [Read More…]

Jars of Clay older and wiser

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Jars of Clay is getting older; and with age comes peace; and with peace comes relaxation. Okay, so the Christian quartet that formed in 1994 isn't that old (the band members all hover around 30), but the relaxation part holds true. If you don't believe that, one spin of Jars of Clay's new album, "Who We Are ... [Read More…]

Cats set for showdown with Kingsville: Injured Freeman will start ACU’s biggest game of the season

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Talk about drama. Saturday's Lone Star Conference South Division matchup at Shotwell Stadium with No. 3-ranked Texas A&M-Kingsville has plenty of it. First, there's the playoff question. ACU still can qualify for the postseason, but only if the Cats are ranked in the top four of the final Division II West Region ... [Read More…]

Cats falter over weekend: ACU drops matches to WTAM, ENMU; still eligible for playoffs

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer ACU fell to third place in the Lone Star Conference South Division over the weekend after dropping consecutive matches to West Texas A&M and Eastern New Mexico. The Lady Buffs ran their streak of 22 consecutive wins over ACU by soundly defeating the Wildcats Friday night in three straight games 30-25, 30-26 and 30-26. ... [Read More…]

City tells students to move

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By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief The five residents of 2466 Garfield Ave. don't park in the street. They don't leave trash on their lawn or play loud music, they say. Their landlord says neighbors have not complained about the five ACU students' stay in the Hillcrest area north of campus. "We're not up late, we don't throw parties, we don't ... [Read More…]

Sadie’s provides opportunites

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Sadie's Week is quickly approaching, as many of my friends and I have been looking forward to this week since the beginning of the semester. However, after talking to several ACU women on the subject, they explained that they would not participate, much to my heartfelt disappointment. I would like to use this forum to encourage all available ... [Read More…]

Student apathy closed door on house law

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The Abilene City Council discussed and eventually voted against raising the limit of non-related people living in one house from three to four-a decision that affects the roughly 1,200 students not living in university-owned housing. Students should have lined up at the Oct. 23 meeting to voice their opinion in favor of changing a law that many ... [Read More…]

With end of pledging, social clubs add hundreds

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By Jonathan Smith, Managing Editor Social club pledges were officially inducted into their respective clubs the week before fall break, signifying the end of the four-and-a-half week pledging season. New GATA member Kristen Turner, sophomore nursing major from Irving, said the pledging process was worthwhile and the best part was "being able to ... [Read More…]

Curfew-a blessing in disguise

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By Jonathan Smith, Managing Editor I miss curfew. I'll get that out of the way right now and reserve the right to claim temporary insanity if ever questioned about this in the future. But it's true, and I'm sticking with it. Curfew and I had one of those love-hate relationships freshman year. On the one hand, curfew never really bothered me ... [Read More…]

New junior varsity program thriving: Program was sparked to boost enrollment, train aspiring athletes

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer Colt Walker's high school buddies won't believe he's playing college basketball. No, he won't be lighting it up in front of a full crowd in Moody Coliseum, the ACU cheerleaders probably won't be anywhere around and the game is not scheduled to be broadcasted on KACU. But that's the beauty of ACU's new junior varsity ... [Read More…]

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