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Track teams pick up experience

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By Jared Fields, Editor in Chief The ACU men's and women's track teams returned from the J. D. Martin Invitational in Norman, Okla., with just a few provisional qualifying marks. Head coach Don Hood said that while no automatic qualifying marks were posted for the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships in Mankato, Minn., the teams still gained ... [Read More…]

ACU squeezes past Kingsville

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By Michael Freeman, Assistant Sports Editor The Wildcats picked up their second straight victory Saturday after a close 67-63 battle on the road against Texas A&M-Kingsville. With the win, ACU improves to 10-9 overall and 4-2 in the Lone Star Conference South Division, while the Lady Javelinas drop to 5-14 on the season and 1-5 in conference ... [Read More…]

Enrollment numbers continue to declilne

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By Colter Hettich, Features Editor For the 12th-day enrollment number, the administration reported 4,305 active students on campus this spring. The university calculates official student enrollment on the 12th day of the term - the fall number being the universally accepted and reported count for the year. Yet since fall 2006, overall enrollment ... [Read More…]

New study abroad program offered to Shanghai

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By Zak Zeinert, Student Reporter A new study abroad program will provide students with a unique opportunity to travel to China and study business and culture. Based in both Abilene and Shanghai, Nihaoareyou (knee-HOW-areyou) was created by Jonathan Jenkins with a goal of helping both American and Chinese students better understand each other's ... [Read More…]

Scattered students start anew

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor After spending the fall semester sprawled across campus, students and faculty in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication have returned home. The construction of new offices, classrooms and a student media news lab in the Don H. Morris Center finished during the Christmas holiday, and the JMC community ... [Read More…]

Sense of community disrupted by silence

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By Jared Fields, Editor in Chief In Jesus' name we pray- Amen. I sat in Chapel on Monday morning after the prayer, shocked at the news just announced to the ACU community gathered in Moody Coliseum. Dr. Jeff Arrington stood on stage and told the audience a student had died Sunday night. Later in the day, Dr. Jean-Noel Thompson sent an e-mail ... [Read More…]

Campus begins week mourning death of student

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By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor Almost four years later, people still remember Zach Swan's Freshman Devotional sermon. Some called him "preacher" because of his knack for speaking. Others enjoyed his intelligence and humor. And Zach's sermon impressed David Altuna, senior biochemistry major from Austin, so much that David sought him out ... [Read More…]

Superficiality interrupts church’s actual calling

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By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor When I think of my church-going experiences as a little girl, I don't really recall the people who filled Our Savior's Lutheran Church- perhaps the back of a head, or my Vacation Bible School teacher. However, a few images do come to mind: shiny Mary Jane's with glistening buckles. Dresses adorned with bows. Sitting ... [Read More…]

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