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Cats split with TWU: One series remains for up-and-down

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer The ACU softball team split a four-game series with No. 11-ranked Texas Woman's at Pioneer Field last weekend and put itself back in contention for a spot in the Lone Star Conference Post-Season tournament. The visiting Wildcats opened the series Friday with a 6-0 victory over TWU. Freshman pitcher Allison Crouse led ... [Read More…]

Volunteer Opportunities for April 21, 2004

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The Office of Human Resources needs volunteers to work as ushers for the Faculty and Staff Appreciation Dinner next Friday, 4:30-9:30 p.m. at the Teague Special Events Center. The dinner will honor retiring faculty and staff members. Workers will be given $20 and a meal. If a volunteer or worker needs to leave before the meal, that can be worked ... [Read More…]

Mwamba nabs automatic bid: ACU rookie leads pack of qualifiers at Baylor Invite

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By Steve Holt, Sports Writer With two weekends to go before the Lone Star Conference Championships, the men's and women's track and field teams added eight new qualifiers for the national meet at the Michael Johnson Classic in Waco on Saturday. Four men and four women added their names to the provisional lists with their performances Saturday, ... [Read More…]

Candidates campaign for congressional race: Neugebauer visits campus as Stenholm focuses on Lubbock

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By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Although redistricting is Randy Neugebauer's reason for running in Abilene, he prefers to talk about something other than lines, court battles and partisan brawls in the Texas Legislature. Instead, the Republican Congressman from Lubbock is looking to both keep his job and take Abilene Democrat Charlie ... [Read More…]

Provost calls for diverse senior video: VanRheenen wants video to reflect ‘rich texture’

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By Lori Bredemeyer, Copy Editor The Alumni Relations Office has requested seniors' photographs from their college experience to include in the senior class video. Dr. Dwayne VanRheenen, provost, sent a letter April 1 to Students' Association executive officers and candidates asking for help incorporating more diversity into the video. "What I'm ... [Read More…]

Protect the government’s checks

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Rep. Ron Lewis, R-Ky., introduced legislation to allow Congress by two-thirds vote to override U.S. Supreme Court decisions. The Congressional Accountability for Judicial Activism Act, or H.R. 3920, was created "in an effort to redress recent cases of activist judicial rulings," according to a House of Representatives press release. This Act ... [Read More…]

Wildcats earn spot in playoffs: ACU sweeps ENMU; looks to win division outright this weekend

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The ACU baseball team secured a spot in the Lone Star Conference Post-Season Tournament April 29-May 1 with a three-game sweep of Eastern New Mexico at home last weekend. The Wildcats flew by the Greyhounds, 7-4 and 9-3, respectively, in Friday's doubleheader, then put the icing on the cake with a 10-6 win ... [Read More…]

ACU set for LSC Championships: Cameron shows upset potential over favored Wildcats

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor With their seasons behind them, the men's and women's tennis teams will seek out Lone Star Conference titles at the LSC Championships in Oklahoma City this weekend. The ACU men (22-5) and women (23-5) have enjoyed seasons of success, and each team has gone undefeated against conference opponents: the men were 4-0 ... [Read More…]

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