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Class registration for 2009 to begin Wednesday

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By Chelsea Hackney, Student Reporter Registration has arrived. Those who barely have recovered from the last registration can find help in the Registrar's office or on its Web site. Graduate students and students in the Honors Program or Study Abroad can begin signing up for classes Wednesday. Registration opens March 30 for seniors, those with ... [Read More…]

Body image undergoes refreshing makeover

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By Kelline Linton, Chief Copy Editor Never ask a woman her weight. I heard this saying so many times in my life that I believed the mindset behind it. Women struggle with body image; how can we not? We see the idealized version of women on the television, Internet and our favorite magazines. We see fans flock to Hollywood actresses who weigh about ... [Read More…]

Rechartered Trojans offer alternative experience

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No pain, no entry. The words headlined the Optimist's front-page coverage of fall pledging and are true for almost every social club on campus - every club but Trojans, that is. Because of a lack of familiarity, Trojans rechartered last September without causing much of a stir. The "hoods" - sisterhood and brotherhood - seem to be among the most ... [Read More…]

Adaptation of ‘unfilmable’ novel surprises

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By Blake Penfield, Student Reporter The vindication of the comic book nerd continues. While the common folk were piling on the 300 bandwagon and The Dark Knight was smashing every conceivable commercial and critical record, the comic book nerds quietly were blowing a collective raspberry and touting, "I told you so!" to a world that had once ... [Read More…]

Former student found guilty of murder

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A northeast Texas jury found former ACU student Brandon Woodruff, 22, guilty of capital murder Friday and sentenced him to life in prison. The jury, which deliberated for five hours, found Woodruff killed his parents, Dennis and Norma Woodruff, in their Royse City home in October 2005, according to the Associated Press. Adrienne McFarland, ... [Read More…]

Truck catches fire on campus

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By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Editor in Chief Physical Resources' maintenance pickup truck caught fire and was destroyed near Crutcher Scott Field on Thursday. The fire began when the utility trailer that was connected to a high-pressure washer malfunctioned and caught fire around 1:45 p.m., according to the Abilene Police Department. ACU grounds' crew ... [Read More…]

Students pray over Malagasy conflict

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By Colter Hettich, Features Editor In response to increasing conflict on the island of Madagascar, about 40 people gathered in Chapel on the Hill on Tuesday night for prayer and worship. More than a dozen Malagasy students attended the devotional, several of them with family near Antananarivo, Madagascar, the island's capital. "Our purpose ... [Read More…]

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