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Lone Star Showdown: Softball team to play Angelo State for conference championship

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By Ryan Cantrell, Sports Writer After winning the south side of the Lone Star Conference tournament, the Wildcats will host Angelo State this weekend for the LSC Championship series. The championship will be a best of three series starting Friday at 5 p.m. "Angelo State is a good hitting team," head coach Chantiel Wilson said. "They have two ... [Read More…]

Third-seeded Wildcats to play Southeastern Oklahoma

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By Ryan Cantrell, Sports Writer Despite being ranked No. 2 in the regional poll just three weeks ago, ACU dropped to No. 5 in the regional poll after a 4-5 finish and will head into this weekend's Lone Star Conference Baseball Championship tournament needing a strong performance to earn an invite to the regional tournament. The No. 25 Wildcats ... [Read More…]

Ad kiosk on track for fall unveiling

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By Sondra Rodriguez, Page Editor Construction began two weeks ago on the ad kiosk between the Campus Center and the Brown Library. Plans for the structure were announced nearly five months ago. The completed structure will serve as a medium for students to advertise groups and events, since the administration prohibited fliers and sidewalk chalk ... [Read More…]

International student population rises: In 10 years, ACU has seen a 23 percent jump in the number of students from other countries

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By Sondra Rodriguez, Page Editor More countries are represented by the ACU student body than states in America. According to a document that records each country's representation from the Registrar's Office, 220 international students reflect the population of minorities on campus. Minorities represent different nations, faiths and orientations. ... [Read More…]

JMC students present short documentaries

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By Kimberly Wolford, Student Reporter Students presented a variety of media productions Thursday night in the Morris Center as part of a free screening event. Sarah Gibson, adjunct instructor in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, said all the productions came from two classes in the JMC department, JMC 360: Television Field ... [Read More…]

Social clubs converge at Ampitheatre for devotional

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By Kimberly Wolford, Student Reporter More than 100 people from every social club mingled and worshiped together Tuesday to end the spring semester with an All-club Devotional in the Amphitheatre. The devotional was the first of what club chaplains hope to be many club devotionals in the future. "We called this our test run," said Bryan Elrod, ... [Read More…]

Students share thoughts on interracial dating

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By Kimberly Wolford, Student Reporter Minda Hyde, senior exercise science/pre-occupational therapy major from Hampden, Maine, grew up in a predominately white community. She attended a predominately white school system and never noticed racial differences. Hyde is one of the many biracial students attending ACU. She is half-Filipino and ... [Read More…]

Multicultural scholarships provide unique opportunities to minorities

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By Lezlee Gutierrez, Student Reporter Laura Lara wakes up each morning in her residence hall anticipating the busy day she has planned for herself and the week ahead. Though she misses her parents, she is glad to have her sister with her on campus when she gets homesick. Lara, sophomore accounting major from Tuscola, and her sister Angelica ... [Read More…]

Anchored by diversity: Faculty and staff bridge cultural, racial and ethnic gaps through mentorship

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By Katie Gager, Student Reporter For one ACU alumna, an encouraging conversation in the middle of Wal-Mart made an impact she always will remember. "I was not well at the time," said Mallorie Frank ('08). "There was nothing physical, I just wasn't in a good place and I had to either get out of Abilene or I was going to go insane. He stopped me ... [Read More…]

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