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Alumni offer valuable experience

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Alumni this, alumni that. Students glance over the calendar of Homecoming events and, almost subconsciously, ignore any paragraph containing the word alumni. It's not that former students annoy current ones. They have the same right to be here that we do. But, children take their Wii to family reunions for a reason. Youth has its advantages, and ... [Read More…]

Game preserves music history

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It's 4 a.m., and somewhere, someone is rocking out to Metallica, Blink 182 or Queen. Unless you've been living under a pile of typewriters and floppy discs for the past few years, you've at least heard about Guitar Hero by now. But how many of us have stopped to think how it's changed the very fabric of our lives? What's that? It hasn't? Au ... [Read More…]

Christianity provides sense of hope

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When young children play, they seem lost in their own perfect worlds, where good always triumphs, the prince always saves the princess and Matchbox cars resurface from pileups unscathed. Nothing can disturb this utopia, except perhaps occasional potty breaks or Mom's call for a snack. Kids don't care which country may or may not develop nuclear ... [Read More…]

Dinners reunite former students

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By Bailey Neal Out of the many organized Homecoming activities taking place on campus this weekend, the ACU class reunion dinners will be one of the only chances for alumni to reconnect with others from their graduating class. A total of nine reunion dinners - for the classes of 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999 and 2004 - will be ... [Read More…]

Sing Song 2010 tickets on sale

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By Adrianna Castaneda Wildcat fans can snag 2010 Sing Song tickets during Homecoming this weekend, an event that brings ACU supporters from around the country to Abilene. Tickets will be available for only a short time, from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 16, and noon to 2 p.m. Oct. 17 in the McGlothlin Campus Center. Visitors will flood Moody Coliseum during ... [Read More…]

Athelets inducted into ACU Hall of Fame

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By Ben Warton The ACU Sports Hall of Fame will add six members to its ranks during the 25th Hall of Fame ceremony Friday at 6:30 p.m. The ceremony will include a dinner honoring the six inductees and a reunion for lettermen in all ACU sports in the Hunter Welcome Center. Ceremony and reunion attendees are also invited to stay for a fireworks show ... [Read More…]

‘Wild’ parade features handmade floats by students, faculty

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By Emily Loper The 2010 Homecoming Parade will take to the streets of the "Wild, Wild West" at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. The parade will feature exhibitions by clubs and social clubs and a performance by the Big Purple marching band. Samantha Adkins, senior Alumni Relations officer, said the parade will depart from ACU Drive and onto East North 16th ... [Read More…]

Annual community carnival offers entertainment

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The Abilene community can enjoy family-friendly entertainment at ACU's Homecoming Carnival this weekend, an annual event that sprawls across the mall area outside Moody Coliseum. This year's carnival will take place from 5-8 p.m. Friday. The Alumni Relations Office invited local elementary schools to attend the carnival. A petting zoo, face ... [Read More…]

Gutenberg Dinner honors alumni

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By Brittany Brand and Chelsea Hackney Small wooden models of Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press sat in a prominent position on stage in the Hunter Welcome Center on Thursday night. The presses were actually Gutenberg awards, given each year to alumni of the Journalism and Mass Communication Department for distinguished professional ... [Read More…]

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