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Wildcats split with ENMU

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By Grant Abston, Sports Editor Despite a come-from-behind victory in game one for Eastern New Mexico, the Wildcat baseball team battled back to win two of three from the Greyhounds and earn a split to remain atop the Lone Star Conference standings. ACU moved to 28-10 overall and 21-7 in the LSC, one game ahead of Cameron University for first ... [Read More…]

IJM officer from Africa kidnapped

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By Chelsea Hackney, Student Reporter The International Justice Mission chapter at Mekerre University in Kampala, Uganda, is the first IJM chapter in Africa. College students from IJM chapters around the world, including ACU, were invited to celebrate its founding in late 2007. But the students' battle against injustice met violent resistance March ... [Read More…]

Cats Keep Rolling: Softball team extends winning streak to 14 games

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By Austin Gwin, Sports Writer The Wildcats continued doing the same thing they have been doing since March 7 - winning. After wins against Central Oklahoma and Midwestern State on Sunday, ACU extended its school record win streak to 14 games. "It is always great when you are on a winning streak," head coach Chantiel Wilson said. "Each win builds ... [Read More…]

Twitter allows fans to follow athletes

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By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The day has come. The day that every coach feared and every fan longed for. The day when a player could interact with fans on a personal level in the middle of a sporting event. Thanks, Twitter. Twitter, a social networking site, was founded in 2006 and uses short messages, similar to text messages, to ... [Read More…]

Galaxy, Black Mambas claim basketball titles

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By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The intramural basketball season came to a close Sunday as Galaxy and the Black Mambas took home titles in the men and women's champ league. This season featured more leagues than ever before, including a co-ed 3-on-3 league, with 69 total teams playing intramural basketball. G-1 won the men's champ ... [Read More…]

Students begin push for SA executive cabinet spots

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By Michael Freeman, Managing Editor Six students are vying for the top positions in the 2009-10 Students' Association Congress during the rest of this week and early next week. The Executive Officers Election will be Tuesday and Wednesday, and the candidates are beginning to campaign for the student body's votes. Daniel Burgner, junior political ... [Read More…]

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The Reason for the Teasin’: The satirical Pessimist re-emerges this year, reminding Optimist readers to smile on occasion and not to take themselves too seriously.

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By Kelline Linton, Chief Copy Editor The Onion, "America's finest news source," is a fake news organization that reports on local, national and international news. It features satirical articles with headlines such as "East Timor's first female dictator hailed as step forward for women," "Nation's blacks creeped out by all the people smiling at ... [Read More…]

Four athletes qualify for national outdoor meet

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By Grant Abston, Sports Editor The track team hosted its first meet of the outdoor season Thursday at the ACU Triangular Track and Field Meet, and four Wildcats automatically qualified for the NCAA Division II outdoor championship meet. "It went really well," said Don Hood, head track and field coach. "We had a lot of good performances, and I ... [Read More…]

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