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Intramural flag football MVPs

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Team Name - MVP Bacon and Eggs - Austin Roeder Chasing the Son - Cam Holson Children of the Mist - Luke Miller Father Ross & The Altar Boys - Ross Darden Hace Trabajo - Shafer McAlister Kibbles & Vicks - Colby Carr McKinzie - Matt McGowen Molerats - Will Morgan Oilers - Hunter Harrison Dazed and Confused - Cho Sherwood Gators - ... [Read More…]

Honors College begins murder mystery production

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By Bailey Neal The Honors College is auditioning Honors students for parts in a new murder mystery written by students for a dinner theatre performance in the spring. Students can come by the Honors offices and read selections from the script from 5-7 p.m. Thursday during the first round of a short audition process, said Bethany Scroggins, ... [Read More…]

Mu Phi Epsilon collects donations at Food Jive

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By Jill Dougher Mu Phi Epsilon, an honor music fraternity, will collect canned goods for the West Texas Food Bank during the Canned Food Jive at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Williams Performing Arts Center. The Canned Food Jive will consist of both vocal and instrumental performances by members of Mu Phi. Entry to the recital costs two canned food ... [Read More…]

Healing Hands: Freshman capitalizes on gift for massage therapy

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From the age of 11, Laura Kaminsky knew she was called to healing. Kaminsky, freshman psychology major from Houston, comes from a family she says has "strong hands," and a grandfather whose massage therapy skills were said to have cured headaches. "It's kind of the only thing I was born good at - it was a gift to have it," Kaminsky says. "People ... [Read More…]

Graduates leery of tight job market

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By Brittany Brand   Recent rises in unemployment have worried some students searching for job opportunities after graduation. The unemployment rate rose from 9.8 percent to 10.2 percent in October, the highest rate since 1983, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Web site, www.bls.gov. Since the start of the recession in December ... [Read More…]

Faculty reading addresses social inequality

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By Adrianna Castaneda   ACU faculty met Tuesday to discuss Dr. Salter McNeil's latest book about spiritual and social reconciliation, A Credible Witness. On Jan. 10, Dr. Salter McNeil, president and founder of Salter McNeil & Associates and leader in the field of racial, ethnic and gender reconciliation, will continue the conversation on ... [Read More…]

Student artists make showing at area competition

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By Christianna Lewis   The Big Country Art Association Competition intimidated many students, but it didn't keep them from participating - or winning. Last year, judges awarded first, second and third place to art professors, not students, although the contest is open to anyone in the Big Country. So, when Isaac Castillo, junior fine arts major ... [Read More…]

Volleyball season ends in conference title game

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The Wildcat volleyball team will sit out during the NCAA playoffs, despite winning at least 25 games for the second year in a row. The Wildcats finished ninth in the region - even with a 29-6 regular-season record and the title of Lone Star Conference runner-up - one place shy of making the playoffs. "It makes absolutely zero sense why some of ... [Read More…]

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