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Six candidates discuss goals, platforms: Voting for the Students’ Association election ends Wednesday. Candidates informed students of their views at the debate.

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By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor SA executive office candidates spent a lot of time agreeing with one another and laying out their accomplishments at Monday's debates in Chapel on the Hill. When treasurer candidate Kevan Kirksey, sophomore finance major from Tyler, said the budget that is currently in place does a good job of utilizing the limited ... [Read More…]

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Convince your SA congress you care

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By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor Thoughtful Ramblings My high school student council always seemed to serve one purpose: battling the dress code. To me, it only seemed to further emphasize our immaturity when the issue we most wanted to discuss as a student body was if our shorts could be two inches shorter than our fingertips. But, to be fair to ... [Read More…]

Treasurer argues SA advocate for change

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I appreciate that you have opened a dialogue about SA, but I have some concerns with your claims about what SA has or hasn't done. First, I'd like to address the three examples you said would affect the majority of students on campus. Tuition freezes: This issue has been in the works for years, and this year's SA administration has made more ... [Read More…]

‘I was very bold in China’: Ryan Campbell spent his time in China teaching

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By Mallory Schlabach, Editor in Chief Ryan Campbell wants to return to China and spend the rest of his life there. He spent 15 months in China teaching English at Wuhan University of Technology in 2002 after he graduated from ACU and fell in love with the country and its people. Ryan, a third-year master's of missions graduate student from ... [Read More…]

Sweep lifts ACU to first in LSC: The 17th-ranked ACU baseball team swept its first Lone Star Conference South Division series against Tarleton State to start divisional play with a 4-0 record.

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor With the game-winning run on third, all ACU needed to sweep Tarleton State was a hit from shortstop Willy Uechi. Instead, all Uechi had to do was take a step back and let second baseman Thomas Bumpass run home. Bumpass scored the game-winning run in the ninth inning of the extra inning game after TSU catcher ... [Read More…]

Naimadu runs world’s best 10K time in ’07

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By Jared Fields, Managing Editor He's not human. At least Derek Hood doesn't think so. It's the only explanation he can give about Nicodemus Naimadu. Naimadu turned in a world-best time this year of 28:06.06 in the 10,000-kilometers at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday night. The mark shattered ACU's school record set by Laurant ... [Read More…]

SA needs to focus on all ACU students

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By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Sports Editor Gentlemen start your Facebook groups Ð Students' Association elections are upon us. It's that time of year when the doors, walkways and Facebook inboxes of ACU are filled with campaign literature holding promises of visions for SA and plans to fix all the problems of our chaotic campus. Before we know it, ... [Read More…]

Pipes named Young Alumnus for 2007

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By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor Kasey Pipes has put words into the mouths of modern-day leaders President George W. Bush and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as their speechwriter. And on Tuesday, Pipes, class of 1995, was honored at the Young Alumnus of the Year luncheon for his own leadership and service to the university. Pipes, the 17th ... [Read More…]

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