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A close call for students in Spain: Terrorists attacked station with train en route to Madrid

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By Lori Bredemeyer, Copy Editor A vacation in Spain had a frightful end for four students last week when 10 bomb-loaded backpacks exploded in Madrid train stations during rush hour. The students, studying abroad in Oxford, had traveled to Spain for a 10-day trip. On March 11, they boarded a train headed for Madrid at 6:45 a.m. The trip should ... [Read More…]

Departments, office eager for building: Welcome Center/academic building scheduled for Fall ’07

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By Jaci Schneider, Staff Writer In the coming years, prospective students will not have to search for the Welcome Center when they visit ACU. Instead, they will enter campus through a new entrance being planned as part of ACU's Centennial Campaign. A new building project is in the works for the field area between University Park apartments and ... [Read More…]

Kudos for crosswalks

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New crosswalks in three locations on Campus Court and East North 16th streets, a street light across from Gardner Hall and increased visibility in parking lots are some of the traffic changes the campus has undergone in the past few weeks, thanks to the ACU Police Department, the Students' Association and the city of Abilene. We applaud the ... [Read More…]

Song leader refreshed by Tuesday Chapel

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In the midst of all the discussion about Chapel, something different actually happened. I don't mean changing formats, forums, or the ideas about cultural diversity in worship. I'm sure the purpose of Carlos Macias' participation in Chapel Tuesday was to expand our worship by teaching the Spanish version of "Open the Eyes of My Heart". But when he ... [Read More…]

Students react to SA’s funding letter

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Congress wasted $30,000 on bowling alley scoreboards March 3, the SA Congress approved $30,000 of your money to purchase an electronic scoring system for the bowling alley. Now some of you are probably feeling that your money was wasted, some of you are happy that you won't have to score manually ever again when you bowl, and some of you might ... [Read More…]

Hundreds traveled for Spring Break Campaigns, and some found …’Spiritual renewal’

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By Jonathan Smith, Managing Editor From hitchhikers to homosexuality and from Honolulu to Honduras, Spring Break Campaigns 2004 spread out across North, Central and South America last week, dealing with a plethora of issues in 30 different cities or countries. Some campaigns had detailed plans about the work they would be doing. Some of those ... [Read More…]

Honors Program looks to become college: University trustees have already approved conversion

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By Sarah Carlson, Staff Writer Honors Program officials said they hope to convert the Honors Program into an Honors College with Centennial Campaign funds. Dr. Jonathan Wade, assistant professor of English and assistant director of the Honors Program, said an Honors College would provide more resources and different types of scholarships for its ... [Read More…]

Cats’ season comes to close in playoffs: Northeastern State bounces ACU in final seconds of LSC semis

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer The women's basketball team's incredible 2004 campaign abruptly ended March 5 with a heart-breaking 66-65 loss to Northeastern State, which scored six unanswered points in the final two minutes to end the playoff game and the season for ACU. ACU shot out of the locker room jazzed to play an upbeat game; however, much ... [Read More…]

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