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Quarter system offers alternative schedule

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By Tanner Knauth, Page Editor This semester has been a grueling 15 weeks, but now students can see a light at the end of the finals week tunnel. The semester is a marathon, but what if you are a sprinter? This summer, ACU will offer shorter summer sessions. Instead of the traditional five-week summer sessions, students now can take three-week ... [Read More…]

From D-II to Draft Day: NFL teams choose Knox, Scott among NCAA elite

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By Grant Abston, Sports Editor For the first time since 2006, the ACU football team had a player selected in the NFL Draft. But this year was twice as good as two former players, running back Bernard Scott and wide receiver Johnny Knox, were selected in the 2009 NFL Draft, making it the first time since 1983 that multiple Wildcats were taken in ... [Read More…]

Wildcats advance to finals in LSC Softball Championship

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By Austin Gwin, Sports Writer The Wildcat softball team has won 42 times this season, tying the school record. More importantly the Wildcats have advanced to the finals in the Lone Star Conference tournament. With the No. 1 seed and on their home field, the Wildcats dominated the south side of the LSC bracket en route to three victories last ... [Read More…]

SpringBoard Challenge awards $40,000 in prizes

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By Laura Acuff, Opinion Editor Jody Walker walked away a big winner after the second annual SpringBoard Ideas Challenge awards dinner Saturday. The senior finance major from New Braunfels joined two other contestants who won $7,500 each for their business plans in the student, community pre-revenue and community post-revenue categories. Walker's ... [Read More…]

Ko Jo Kai, GSP win intramural track meet

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By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor Gamma Sigma Phi and Ko Jo Kai won the intramural track meet April 21. This was the first intramural track meet in six years, said Susan Hardcastle, administrative coordinator for intramural sports. "We had over 60 participants compete," Hardcastle said. "Some students had suggested we bring this back ... [Read More…]

Baseball team drops two of four to Tarleton St.

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By Grant Abston, Sports Editor The Wildcats split their final Lone Star Conference series of the season against Tarleton State and fell to the third seed entering this weekend's LSC Baseball Championship. With Cameron holding a one-game lead over ACU, and Angelo State just one game behind in the LSC standings entering the final weekend of the ... [Read More…]

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