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ACU considers renovations to Gibson

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By Denton Josey, Features Editor Gibson gymnasium could undergo renovations as soon as 2008. As a part of the 21st Century vision, Gibson would transform into the Student Recreation and Fitness Center (SRFC), pending sufficient funding. A committee of students, faculty, staff and administrators is working with Tipton and Associates on the ... [Read More…]

Starbucks may see upgrade, add bagels

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By Laura Acuff, Student Reporter Brown Library's Starbucks is undergoing an evaluation by the Campus Center renovation team to decide whether to maintain the facility as is or to convert it into a fully-licensed Starbucks or an Einstein Bros. Bagel. The decision may be announced as early as this spring, with any potential renovations scheduled ... [Read More…]

SA pushes for even attendance policies

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By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor The Students' Association Congress called for uniformity and reform in the attendance policy on campus at Wednesday's meeting, passing an act asking professors to reconsider stringent policies. Senior senator Brandon Smith authored the act, which aims to eliminate "varying degrees of restrictiveness and academic ... [Read More…]

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Using food for reward teaches bad habits

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By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor I might owe a healthy pallet to delicious milk chocolate M&M's, but I also owe an expectation of rewards to that same package. As a little girl, I avidly sucked my thumb, which lead my exasperated mother to set up the "M&M system," in which I was awarded a certain amount of the chocolate candies for each day I did ... [Read More…]

Don’t take the red and green out of Christmas

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In the tree spirit of the holidays, citizens of Fort Collins, Colo., aimed to give residents the gift of political corrections - and sought to purge the city of its offensive traditional holiday red and green lights. The proposed move stemmed from the city's Holiday Display Task Force's recommendation, which clearly focused on the essentials ... [Read More…]

Putting other people’s needs first keeps life interesting

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By Denton Josey, Features Editor Hell is other people. That was the opinion of French philosoper Jean-Paul Sartre, but I disagree. After thinking about it some, I believe living without other people would be much worse. Recently in my Bible class, the professor told us to respond to a situation. He asked us to imagine living in the early 1400s ... [Read More…]

SA unanimously appoints temporary chaplain

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By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor The Students' Association Congress appointed its first chaplain at Wednesday's meeting, filling a position new to the organization and completing a process that, for some, began last year. At SA president Matt Worthington's recommendation, Congress unanimously approved Nathan McKenzie for the position. McKenzie ... [Read More…]

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Women start season with three-straight losses

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By Michael Freeman, Assistant Sports Editor Last season, the ACU women's basketball team started its season with seven straight victories. This season, they are off to the same start - only in the opposite direction. The Wildcats started their season 0-3 after losing their first three road games. "We still have a lot of the season left," said ... [Read More…]

Dr. Money updates ACU about 21st Century plan

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By Colter Hettich, Student Reporter Dr. Royce Money, president of the university, shared business updates and outlined the administration's plan for making ACU "the premier university for the education of Christcentered, global leaders" by 2020. Money called ACU's faculty and staff together Monday afternoon in Hart Auditorium for a State of the ... [Read More…]

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