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Wildcats win third-straight, remain second in LSC

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By Jeff Craig, Sports Writer The tandem of Audrey Maxwell-Lively and Jody Meyer combined for 38 points and 32 rebounds, as the Wildcats held off an upset-minded Tarleton State 77-71 at Moody Coliseum Wednesday night. The Wildcats have now won four of their last five games and have a record of 12-7 overall after starting the season winning only ... [Read More…]

Grandmother learns alongside granddaughter

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By Tanner Anderson, Page Editor Lucy Fullerton is a senior applied studies major from Irving. She has one more class to pass before walking across the stage to receive her diploma in May, and she is taking that class with her granddaughter. After finishing two on-line courses last semester, Lucy needed one more credit in order to receive her ... [Read More…]

Cats snap three-game losing skid

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By Ryan Cantrell, Sports Writer The Wildcats broke a 15-game losing streak against Tarleton State with a 73-70 victory over the Texans Wednesday night. The last time they were able to beat the Texans goes all the way back to Feb. 7, 1999. The win brings the Wildcats' record to 8-10 overall and 2-3 in conference. The Wildcats were led by center ... [Read More…]

All settings benefit from timeliness of individuals

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By Sondra Rodriguez, Page Editor I love the feeling of being on time. It means my day is going according to plan with no surprises. It feels good. However, this feeling shatters into a million little pieces the moment I discover that my flight has been delayed. Even worse, when I book it to my 8 a.m. class when, God knows, I'd rather be at home ... [Read More…]

Clinic hires new staff, hopeful for arrival

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By Katie Gager, Student Reporter The university plans to renovate the campus medical clinic, and in doing so, has hired a new physician and nurse practitioner. Dr. Ellen Little ('92), daughter of the late Dr. John Little, professor emeritus of biology at ACU, was hired as a permanent physician and Michelle Drew, as a permanent nurse practitioner. ... [Read More…]

New era requires conservatives lose gracefully

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By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Editor in Chief These are hard times for the people who flourished in years past. No, I am not referring to the hoards of unemployed Wall Street bankers who traded their high-paying gigs for a daily search of the wanted ads in the New York Times. I am not alluding to the 70,000 people across the world who lost their jobs ... [Read More…]

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