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Jackie and Frank Hughes balance work, school and raising five children – and still have time for fun

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By Mallory Schlabach, Editor in Chief Inside the living room three little boys, stair-stepped in height, run around the suede couches playing football. The smallest two double team Isaac, the oldest of the three, and soon the game turns into a pileup of giggling boys. Jackie Hughes just shakes her head as she walks past them in the hallway and ... [Read More…]

The Cowboy Way

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By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor James Francies, 76, asks a very direct question he said he likes to ask and waits for eyes to shift downward and people to squirm uncomfortably. "What would this world, or [the] United States be like, had it not been for slave labor?" he asks, never releasing eye contact. "Ever thought about that?" Then he ... [Read More…]

Energy conservation aids universe

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Global warming and the need for energy conservation are upon us. OK, so they have been for some time, but after former vice president and 2000 presidential candidate Al Gore reheated the public's awareness of environmental responsibility with the Oscar-winning documentary "An Inconvenient Truth," it is the most convenient time to take action, even ... [Read More…]

Win lifts ACU to ninth in nation

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor A thunderstorm rained out the last half of the ACU baseball team's series with Northeastern State this weekend, but it didn't stop ACU from climbing two spots in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper national poll. ACU is tied at No. 9  with Franklin Pierce after going 1-1 against Northeastern in Talequah, ... [Read More…]

Ninth straight loss ends season

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor A 92-87 loss to Texas A&M-Kingsville on Saturday capped off the ACU men's basketball team seventh-straight losing season, but head coach Jason Copeland is confident his team gained one thing from its 10-16 season: experience. Copeland said ACU will have seven players returning next year with experience ... [Read More…]

Aguilar breaks Division II pole vault record

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By Jared Fields, Managing Editor The ACU track and field team boasts the top pole vaulters in the nation after a record-setting weekend at Oklahoma Christian. Angie Aguilar highlighted the weekend by setting a NCAA Division II record in the pole vault with a height of 13-7.00. She beat the record, set just one week earlier, by half an inch, or ... [Read More…]

Making Sing Song fair for all

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For many, the winners of Sing Song 2007 were an unwanted reminder of Sing Song problems of the past. Many students, aside from members of Sigma Theta Chi and Gamma Sigma Phi, held out hope that ACU might finally create a fair, equal and unbiased playing field for other Sing Song participants. Sadly, we were once again let down. Siggies swept ... [Read More…]

Club member argues Sing Song not about winning

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It bothers me to hear people going around saying how they, their class or their club were robbed during the awards for Sing Song. Students go around talking about how much harder they worked than other directors, but honestly who can say they worked harder? Are we comparing how hard we worked by hours spent, or by how much of your heart and soul ... [Read More…]

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