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Four fill leader positions in residence halls

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By Jaci Schneider, Opinion Editor Four new directors have made ACU residence halls their homes this semester. The Office of Residence Life and Housing filled the four openings in residence halls this year with Jacquetta Etheridge in Gardner Hall, Marie Thomas in Nelson Hall, Bob Booth in McDonald Hall and Steve Sargent in McKinzie Hall. Callie ... [Read More…]

Online courses overcome glitches: About 150 take part in first online undergraduate courses

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By Jaci Schneider, Opinion Editor About 150 students earned English and Bible credits while enjoying their vacation this summer. The students took Major British Writers I and Message of the Old Testament online during their summer break. The inaugural session for online courses went smoothly, said George Saltsman, the director of educational ... [Read More…]

New residence hall approved: Construction could begin next month; done by August 2005

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By Jonathan Smith, Editor in Chief The Board of Trustees approved plans for a $6 million residence hall Saturday, and construction could begin by mid-September. Jack Rich, executive vice president, said the project's budget is still being finalized, and officials are looking to see if the hall can be ready for students next August. If it cannot ... [Read More…]

‘Act of God’ brings Malagasy students: University welcomes 22 from Madagascar earlier this month

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By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor When Tiana Andriamanana arrived in Texas for the first time, she not only was overwhelmed by the heat and confused by the accents, but she noticed something about Americans. "They eat a lot of food-too much for us," Andriamanana said. "I ordered a hamburger, and it was too large to eat." Andriamanana is one of 22 ... [Read More…]

Freshmen: Don’t be ‘too cool’

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By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor I Am The Enemy Freshmen have invaded my section in Chapel. A row of annoying freshmen sat behind my friends and me on Wednesday, and it was almost unbearable. They had the attention span of gnats and would not stop talking. I even heard words escape a few lips that you only hear on HBO. Um ... yeah ... that's ... [Read More…]

Volunteer Opportunities for Aug 25, 2004

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The ACU counseling center needs a volunteer to copy edit the Dear Grace column that appears in the Optimist and possibly other documents. It takes about 30 minutes to an hour a week and can probably be done by e-mail. For more information, contact Helen Marshall at ext X2119 or by e-mail at marshallh@acu.edu. Day Nursery is seeking volunteers to ... [Read More…]

Freshman, transfer golfers recruited: Golf team looking to replace graduated seniors with recruits

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer ACU golf coach Mike Campbell supplemented the loss of seniors Pierre Goethals and Jeremy Reedy by adding two transfers and one high school prep player to the 2004-2005 golf team. Kyle Byerly of Adams State (Colo.), Matthew Samples of New Mexico Military Institute and Jared Halbert of Round Rock High School announced in ... [Read More…]

Wildcats focus on chemistry: Morrow, Slate emerge as leaders; named team captains

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer To some it is a college major, to others it is simply a class, but to the ACU volleyball team, chemistry is one of the most important factors in their quest for the Lone Star Conference championship. Chemistry is one of the invisible facets of team sports that plays a major role on the amount of success a team ... [Read More…]

Colleges adjust to deans’ absence: Departments shift responsibilities while deans on sabbatical

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By Lori Bredemeyer, Managing Editor The College of Biblical Studies is splitting the workload, but one man is doing the bulk of the job in the College of Business Administration while their deans are on sabbatical. This semester, the departments are shifting roles and responsibilities to cover their absences. In the Biblical Studies Building, ... [Read More…]

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