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Golden Compass not so golden for Christians

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Controversy continues to swirl around the movie, "The Golden Compass," due in theaters Dec. 7. The movie's plot comes from the His Dark Materials trilogy, a series "in which God is an imposter, angels are sexually ambiguous and the Church kidnaps, tortures and assassinates to achieve its goals, one of which is "stealing children's ... [Read More…]

ACU teams qualify for national tournament

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The ACU men's and women's cross country teams did not win their respective NCAA Division II South Central regional titles on Saturday, but head coach Derek Hood couldn't be happier. Without three-time national champion Nicodemus Naimadu, the ACU men and women both qualified for the NCAA Division II national ... [Read More…]

Tourney time: Wildcats face Pioneers at postseason tournament

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By Michael Freeman, Assistant Sports Editor ACU volleyball team will face the Texas Woman's Pioneers Thursday in a Lone Star Conference Postseason Tournament quarterfinal match. The Wildcats finished its regular season with a 14-13 overall record with an 8-4 conference record. On Thursday, ACU, seeded No. 4 in the tournament, will head to Canyon ... [Read More…]

Starey night at the Paramount: Starey steals six awards at FilmFest

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By Colter Hettich, Student Reporter Audience members at ACU's third-annual FilmFest saw everything from trigger-happy evangelists to a paranoid, bank-robbing widower Friday at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Abilene. Grant Starey, junior biology major from San Marcos, won six awards, including Best Film, for his action film "In Sheep's ... [Read More…]

In his final ACU home game, senior

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor In his final ACU home game, senior linebacker Cody Stutts nearly did it all. Stutts got one interception, blocked a field goal, recovered a fumble and led the Wildcats with 11 tackles. But the senior linebacker's performance wasn't the only good thing about ACU's home closer against Texas A&M-Kingsville on ... [Read More…]

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