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Solid pitching pushes Cats into postseason

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Four outstanding performances by ACU's four starting pitchers made the postseason a sure thing for the nation's No. 13 team this weekend. Pitchers Chris Wiman, Trey Watten, Brian Kennedy and Matt Davis all won their games against Eastern New Mexico this weekend to help the Wildcats reclaim first place in the Lone ... [Read More…]

Combat tough issues head on

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By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Sports Editor I almost forgot about them. It has been a little more than a year since Soulforce, the gay and lesbian group devoted to fighting religious and political oppression through non-violence, came to this university in March 2006, and it took a washingtonpost.com video to bring them back into my life. The video ... [Read More…]

Don’t be afraid to show kindess to others

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The second most popular question following the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shootings besides the heated debate on gun control, is how people should reach out to loners. Thursday The New York Times ran an article titled, "Online, students say 'reach out to loners,'" which discussed the phenomenon on Facebook where students create groups to ... [Read More…]

Renovation to bring multimedia newsroom

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By Jared Fields, Managing Editor The second and third floors of the Don H. Morris Center will receive a complete makeover beginning in May to make room for a multimedia newsroom for student media publications like the Optimist and the Prickly Pear to use. Dr. Susan Lewis, assistant professor and chair of the Department of Journalism and Mass ... [Read More…]

ACU grabs more qualifiers at TCU

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By Jared Fields, Managing Editor Despite a gusty Saturday at TCU, Nicodemus Naimadu set another record, and the men's and women's track and field teams managed to come away with new provisional qualifiers. Naimadu set the meet record in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:13.54, beating the old record by just under 20 seconds. Davy Manga, who ... [Read More…]

Provide a safe place for pregnant women

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By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor Thoughtful Ramblings The court addressed abortion April 18 - the partial-birth abortion act raises "ethical and moral concerns," according to Justice Anthony Kennedy in the majority opinion. This is an opinion many Christians have held since the issue first rose in the Roe v. Wade case, and I'm sure many count ... [Read More…]

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