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Eastern New Mexico up next

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By Grant Abston, Sports Editor After recording its biggest come-from-behind win of the season, the seventh-ranked Wildcats will look to carry that momentum into this weekend when they travel to play Eastern New Mexico in a four-game Lone Star Conference series. After falling behind 8-3 going into the eighth inning in Sunday's finale against ... [Read More…]

Graduation Fair assists seniors

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By Chelsea Hackney, Student Reporter The Living Room of the Campus Center buzzed as graduating seniors took part in the Graduation Fair on Monday and Tuesday. They had the opportunity to try on class rings, pick up their caps and gowns and fill out paperwork in one place. "The purpose of the fair is to get everything you need for graduation under ... [Read More…]

Tournament to benefit charity

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By Erin Mangold, Student Reporter A 3-on-3 basketball tournament will take place in Bennett Gymnasium to benefit Habitat for Humanity on April 4. Dr. David Dillman, professor of political science, was on the local Habitat for Humanity Board in the past. ACU organizations always have tried to find some way to contribute to the cause, he said. ... [Read More…]

JMC Network Newscast March 27, 2009

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The Journalism and Mass Communication Department at Abilene Christian University presents their JMC Network Newscast. Todays top stories include an update of Brandon Woodruff', a former ACU student's murder trial where he was convicted of capital murder, ACU's fifth annual FilmFest and this year's winners and ACU president Dr. Royce Money's recent ... [Read More…]

Ousted island president vows to return to power

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By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Editor in Chief The ousted president of Madagascar declared the world condemned the coup d'état, that forced him to flee the island nation and he vowed to return to power, according to the Associated Press. Former President Marc Ravalomanana, who has visited ACU's campus twice, resigned from his office March 17 after the ... [Read More…]

Golf team prepares for Classic

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By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The ACU golf team travels to Dallas on Monday to compete in the Dallas Baptist Patriot Classic. The tournament will be sponsored by Dallas Baptist University at the Golf Club of Dallas. The Wildcats are midway through their season and currently are ranked fourth in their region. "Our season started off ... [Read More…]

Career Expo to offer networking

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By Liz Spano, Student Reporter A Career Expo will be Wednesday in the McCaleb Conference Room in the Bob and Shirley Hunter Welcome Center. Besides providing one Chapel credit, it will give students an opportunity to network with possible future career choices. The career fair, which is organized by the College of Business Administration and the ... [Read More…]

Lack of communication, funds leave UP with wireless woes

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By Heather Leiphart, Student Reporter Residents of University Park apartments might find the name "Belkin 54G" familiar - it is a common $30 router, purchasable at Wal-Mart, and for more than 400 students living in UP, the only source of wireless Internet. ACU's three-step plan to bring wireless Internet access to every corner of campus does not ... [Read More…]

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