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Flu prevention students’ responsibility

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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is getting ready for an early flu season this year. The flu always hits schools hard with so many bodies packed together, but to make matters worse, we have to protect ourselves against the dreaded swine flu. If you have been on campus at all in the last week, most likely you have noticed the hand ... [Read More…]

Josh Hamilton, Atypical hero

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American society is starved for heroes. We immortalize individuals in the spotlight, placing overwhelming expectations on them. Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton's ongoing struggle with substance abuse captivated the nation while he was at the height of his career in 2008. Just one year later, though, America's infatuation with Hamilton seems ... [Read More…]

SA committees restructured to increase efficiency

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Students' Association redesigned congressional committees to reflect its new image of honesty, efficiency and flexibility, said SA Vice President Tony Godfrey. Instead of forming five or six committees as it has done in the past, the Congress will be divided into only three groups: finance, internal affairs and external affairs. The purpose is to ... [Read More…]

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New offices, philosophy for undergraduate research

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Research can be the bane of a student's existence, but the Office of Undergraduate Research, directed by Dr. Greg Powell, M.E. Pruitt Professor of chemistry, is trying to improve its reputation. This year marks the first for the department, formed as part of ACU's 21st Century Vision. "It was the Vision Leadership Team that decided undergraduate ... [Read More…]

Physical Resources begins preparation for system overhaul

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The 40-year-old closed-loop system that heats and cools most of the campus' air has reached maximum capacity, and Physical Resources and the Board of Trustees are working with a national engineering firm to replace it. Don McLeod, central plant manager for Physical Resources, has participated in several meetings and said firm representatives have ... [Read More…]

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