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No. 1 defense tackles next challenge: The nationally ranked ACU football team has the best defense in the LSC and will face one of the better passing offenses in the conference Saturday.

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The ACU football team is No. 23 in the nation and on top of the Lone Star Conference defensive rankings after dominating one of the league's best rushing offenses. But if the Wildcats want to be 5-0 for the first time since 1969, they must find a way to stop the LSC's best receiver, Northeastern Oklahoma State's ... [Read More…]

Volleyball team looks to recharge

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Despite dropping to second in the LSC South after losing to West Texas A&M, head volleyball coach Kellen Mock is optimistic about her teams ability to recharge their season at the LSC Crossover Tournament. "We've worked all week to be more aggressive and fix our past mistakes to try and make lemonade out of the ... [Read More…]

SALT begins neighborhood outreach program for students

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By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor The Service Action Leadership Team, a student organization, is beginning its new program, Neighborhood Partners, to send students into the community. Students will become better neighbors this year as they begin walking nearby neighborhoods and establishing relationships with ACU neighbors. Through the program, ... [Read More…]

Life lessons learned through baseball

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By Mitch Holt, Copy Editor As I watched my Red Sox toss their 2005-06 season to the dogs, I wondered, 'why, after 21 years, do I still love this team?' Then I remembered. The hour-and-a-half drive to Boston from our small Connecticut town always felt like an eternity when on our way to a Sox game. My brother and I, sporting the team's red and ... [Read More…]

ACU posts second straight shutout: ACU’s defense shut down the leading rusher in the LSC to extend the team’s record to 4-0 and pitch a second straight shutout for the first time since 1976.

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Before playing the Wildcats, Eastern New Mexico quarterback Michael Benton led the LSC in rushing with 162.7 yards-per-game and 7.1 yards-per-carry. Against ACU, he rushed for -4 yards. The No. 23 ACU football team is 4-0 for the first time since 1983 after shutting out an opponent for the second week in a row in ... [Read More…]

Cutting down social clubs places accuser at fault

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It always makes me smile when I read or hear about pledging related topics. Every year we see articles and hear students talking about social clubs. A lot of these opinions refer to these clubs as buying friends, needless activity, unnecessary expense, and not following the mission that they claim to be following. Often these people put down those ... [Read More…]

Research, register and remember to vote

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Voting is essential to democracy and expressing our beliefs about our government. We all know this, but we often don't follow it. The deadline for registering to vote in the state of Texas is quickly approaching; registration applications must be postmarked by Sunday, something that everyone should be paying attention to. We strongly believe it is ... [Read More…]

Wildcats drop to 4-1 following losses

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The ACU volleyball team dropped to second place in the LSC South after losing in three games to conference leaders West Texas A&M on Saturday. "West Texas took advantage of our weaknesses," said head coach Kellen Mock. "Anytime we were down defensively, they took advantage and we failed to do the same." ACU was ... [Read More…]

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