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Wildcats claim top spot in nation as Homecoming nears

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The Wildcats have reached the summit. For the first time since joining NCAA Division II in 1983, ACU is the top-ranked team in the nation. The Wildcats entered last weekend tied at second place in the American Football Coaches Association poll, the highest ranking in ACU history. The Wildcat's 38-14 victory over Angelo State, combined with a ... [Read More…]

Gale ready for spotlight

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Mitchell Gale is a man of many talents. He was a varsity athlete in baseball and basketball in high school, but his first love - and his future - was football. "I can't even remember when I started playing, it was so long ago," the red-shirt freshman Gale said. "It's all I have known." Gale lost only seven football games in three years as a ... [Read More…]

No love lost between conference rivals

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An epic rivalry continues to grow between ACU and West Texas A&M, and the Homecoming game Saturday afternoon will not do anything to eliminate bad blood. A lot of pressure will fall on red-shirt freshman quarterback Mitchell Gale, in a week already full of distractions. Gale will be starting in his first game at Shotwell Stadium in front of a ... [Read More…]

Wildcats boast record statistics

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The Wildcats proved to be too much for Dallas Baptist on Tuesday night. ACU swept the Lady Patriots 25-14, 25-21 and 27-25, bringing ACU's record to 18-5 on the season. Sophomore Jennie Hutt led the team with 13 kills. Fresh from consecutive LSC Co-Setter of the Week honors, junior Ijeoma Moronu added 33 assists to her team-leading total of ... [Read More…]

Hotels benefit from Homecoming crowds

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Business is picking up in Abilene as the university prepares for a weekend of Homecoming festivities. Hotels experience a significant increase in occupants every year thanks to ACU Homecoming. The Alumni Association link on the ACU Web site offers a list of hotels within five to 10 minutes of campus, but seven out of nine of the provided hotels ... [Read More…]

Sharing Science: Faculty and students share the lighter side of science with anyone who wants to join

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By Jill Dougher The ACU Chemistry Club will burn Gummi Bears and freeze bananas at the 23rd annual Chemistry Circus on Friday in the Walling Lecture Hall at 6:30 p.m. About a dozen demonstrations will be shown during the hour-long event. Dr. Eric Hardegree, professor of chemistry, said students made ice cream out of liquid nitrogen for the ... [Read More…]

Students scarf pizza for marketing contest

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By Christianna Lewis Three student contenders will battle their way through pepperoni and tomato sauce as they compete in the Consumption Challenge: Pizza sponsored by the ACU chapter of the American Marketing Association on Tuesday. AMA Vice President of Marketing Communications Johnathan King invites all students to watch Wildcat left guard ... [Read More…]

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