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Seeing the lights: Gary Gaines’ road to ACU winds through West Texas

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer Gary Gaines lives in a world few will ever experience. His resume includes district championships, playoff appearances and even a 1989 high school state championship. Even more surreal, the coach was featured in a best-selling book, Friday Night Lights and that portion of his life from 1988 will also be shown in the ... [Read More…]

Volunteer Opportunities for Oct. 8, 2004

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KGNZ radio needs male volunteers beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21 to unload and set up for the Caedmon`s Call concert that night. Volunteers will receive free tickets to the concert. Interested students can contact Doug Harris at KGNZ at 673-3045. The Noah Project needs volunteers to answer hotline calls and attend to shelter needs. For ... [Read More…]

Lori’s Story: Pledging creates too many whiners

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By Lori Bredemeyer, Managing Editor Pledging. The word alone makes me want to take a month-long sabbatical from school each fall. It's not just the rainbow of colors worn each day, the lunchboxes, notebooks and bricks I see pledges carrying around, or the outlandish outfits they create to help cheer on their teams for intramural games. Those ... [Read More…]

Teams bode well vs. D-I schools

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By Steve Holt, Sports Writer The latest additions to the men's cross country team wasted no time making a positive impact, just weeks after arriving in the United States for the first time. Kenyan Nicodemus Naimadu and Burundian Laurent Ngirakamaro placed seventh and 12th, respectively, at the Oklahoma State University Cowboy Jamboree in ... [Read More…]

Committee selects ten queen nominees

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By Jaci Schneider, Opinion Editor Ten senior women were kidnapped Wednesday night, taken to the Alumni Relations Office and notified they had been nominated for Homecoming Queen. Last week, students nominated 279 women to the Court, and students will vote for one of the top 10 nominees for Queen Oct. 13-15. The Queen's Activities committee of ... [Read More…]

Congress votes not to change XO rules: Students can run for executive office with 2.5 grade point average

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By Jonathan Smith, Editor in Chief The Students' Association voted down an amendment to the bylaws that would have increased the required grade point average from 2.5 to 3.0 to run for an executive officer position. The amendment, which would have needed a two-thirds vote from Congress, fell 20-23 with two abstaining. Senators Casey Bingham, ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats slip by Greyhounds: Team moves to 2-0 in LSC South Division play

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer The Wildcat volleyball team extended its winning streak to 10 games Saturday afternoon, winning a match against Eastern New Mexico in Moody Coliseum. The Wildcats were coming off an emotional victory Thursday night over long-time nemesis West Texas A&M, soundly defeating the Lady Buffs 3-0 for the first time since ... [Read More…]

Volunteer Opportunities for Oct. 6, 2004

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Covenant Place of Abilene, an assisted living facility, needs someone to tutor a student who wants to learn to read and write. For information, contact the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center. The Service Action Leadership Team is trying to create a database that will send e-mails to keep students informed of opportunities for service. To create ... [Read More…]

The long journey from home: Madagascar sends 24 students halfway across the world to ACU

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By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor Dr. John Tyson walked into the presidential palace in Antananarivo, Madagascar, one Saturday morning in November 2003 not knowing what to expect. While visiting the country on the first U.S.-Madagascar Business Council and trade mission, Tyson, vice president for development, represented World Christian Broadcasting, ... [Read More…]

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