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Bid depends on continued success for baseball team: The ACU baseball team will play in its second to last Lone Star Conference series this weekend and needs to continue winning to secure a postseason spot

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The ACU baseball team is done with the majority of its regular season, but the No. 1 seed in the Lone Star Conference postseason tournament is still theirs to lose. With 10 games remaining in the regular season, nationally ranked ACU is tied with Angelo State for first place in the LSC South Division and must win ... [Read More…]

Dear Hilton Room, we will miss you greatly

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With the news of the university's plans to tear down the Hilton Room this summer and replace it with a new food court, the Optimist would like to use this editorial to thank the Hilton Room for all the great memories. Dear Hilton Room, Saying goodbye is always hard, but after your years of service to this university, it is appropriate. The old ... [Read More…]

Goal-oriented addition

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Allison Thomas wouldn't usually have considered ACU, but a single visit changed that. In December, she came to a school more than 1,200 miles from her hometown of Pasadena, Calif., and found two reasons to choose ACU: the friendly people and the new ACU women's soccer team. "I'm from California, so I'm used to ... [Read More…]

Hilton Room to close for construction of food court

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor University luncheons, departmental chapels and numerous other campus events will have to find a new home in the fall - the Hilton Room will be removed from the McGlothlin Campus Center to make way for a new food court. Construction of the food court is planned for this summer and will include the retail ... [Read More…]

Congress rejects election amendment

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By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor After the most debate SA has had all semester, Congress rejected an amendment to the bylaws that would revoke the power of the election chair and election committee to dock votes from candidates who violate campaign rules at Wednesday's meeting. The amendment, written by sophomore senators Caleb Archer and ... [Read More…]

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Student says give ‘dead weight’ a chance

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I was troubled on Tuesday after Shelby Coates' Chapel speech. During her speech, Coates quoted 1 Corinthians 15:33 "bad company corrupts good morals" and proceeded to expound on the idea that we need to cut loose from our friends that are "dead weight." As sons and daughters of the King, I feel that we have a responsibility to our brothers and ... [Read More…]

Varner selected as CAS dean

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By Mallory Schlabach, Editor in Chief When Dr. Jeanine Varner arrives on campus this summer, the first thing she'll do is look to see where she can fit best. Varner, vice president of academic achievement at Oklahoma Christian University, was selected as the new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences earlier this week, after a semester-long ... [Read More…]

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