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ISA serves up food, fashion to raise funds for charity

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By Katie Gager, Student Reporter The International Students' Association will sponsor the International Food Festival at 6 p.m. Saturday in the McCaleb Conference Room at the Bob and Shirley Hunter Welcome Center. Tickets can be bought at the door for $5, and all proceeds will go to Eternal Threads, a non-profit organization that provides jobs for ... [Read More…]

Lawyer donates kidney

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By Katie Gager, Student Reporter An ACU alumnus and Texas attorney found himself in the trial of his life when he discovered he would need a kidney transplant and received one last month from an unlikely donor - an opposing lawyer in more than 4,000 cases. Scott Skelton ('89), son of ACU trustee Kay Skelton, was diagnosed three years ago with ... [Read More…]

A Triangular Test: Track and field athletes face top Division I schools

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The track and field teams sponsored the ACU Triangular Meet on Thursday afternoon at Elmer Gray Stadium. The meet originally was scheduled for Friday afternoon, but forecasts of inclement weather forced the meet to be moved. The Wildcats competed in multiple events against Texas Tech and Oral Roberts. "Our competition is really high quality," ... [Read More…]

True Christianity requires action-oriented devotion

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By Ryan Self, Student Reporter During one of those deep conversations that inevitably come up during college while on a 20-hour road trip to California, a question was posed. "What would you like to see happen in the next 10 years?" The answer, which seemed odd, especially coming from my friend who is a Christian ministry major, took a while to ... [Read More…]

President outlines budget changes in speech

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By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Editor in Chief The uncertain economy and its effect on ACU was the central theme of the State of the University address delivered by Dr. Royce Money, president of the university, to the faculty and staff Tuesday. Money declared although ACU's endowment, which is partly invested in an array of stocks and bonds, dropped more ... [Read More…]

Former student convicted of capital murder

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By Michael Freeman, Managing Editor Former ACU student Brandon Dale Woodruff was convicted Friday of capital murder in the deaths of his parents and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Twelve days after it began, the trial concluded when the jury in the 354th District Court in Hunt County returned a guilty verdict after five hours of ... [Read More…]

Trojans strive to maintain promising reputation

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Trojans have hit the ground running this semester as they have risen to the challenge of being back on campus, once again subjected to the new kid syndrome. Because Trojans were unable to pledge last semester, there are many questions surrounding what we represent. A recent article alluded to a rumor that Trojans are simply interested in fun and ... [Read More…]

Excessive parental support stunts growth

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By Molly Byrd, Assistant Copy Editor A frantic phone call to mom or dad cannot always be what you rely on to get yourself out of a bind. If you are constantly depending on others to do everything for you, how will you ever learn independence? It is pitiful when parents hand their children every little thing their hearts desire because they will ... [Read More…]

Tuition hike necessitates administrative transparency

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By Tanner Knauth, Page Editor ACU has decided to raise tuition, a trend since the 1990-91 school year, to $630 an hour. I do not begrudge ACU for raising tuition; it is simply the price of doing business. However, in light of today's economy, I am more interested in what exactly my money is getting me. ACU needs to be completely transparent on ... [Read More…]

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