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Rechartered Trojans offer alternative experience

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No pain, no entry. The words headlined the Optimist's front-page coverage of fall pledging and are true for almost every social club on campus - every club but Trojans, that is. Because of a lack of familiarity, Trojans rechartered last September without causing much of a stir. The "hoods" - sisterhood and brotherhood - seem to be among the most ... [Read More…]

Adaptation of ‘unfilmable’ novel surprises

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By Blake Penfield, Student Reporter The vindication of the comic book nerd continues. While the common folk were piling on the 300 bandwagon and The Dark Knight was smashing every conceivable commercial and critical record, the comic book nerds quietly were blowing a collective raspberry and touting, "I told you so!" to a world that had once ... [Read More…]

Former student found guilty of murder

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A northeast Texas jury found former ACU student Brandon Woodruff, 22, guilty of capital murder Friday and sentenced him to life in prison. The jury, which deliberated for five hours, found Woodruff killed his parents, Dennis and Norma Woodruff, in their Royse City home in October 2005, according to the Associated Press. Adrienne McFarland, ... [Read More…]

Truck catches fire on campus

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By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Editor in Chief Physical Resources' maintenance pickup truck caught fire and was destroyed near Crutcher Scott Field on Thursday. The fire began when the utility trailer that was connected to a high-pressure washer malfunctioned and caught fire around 1:45 p.m., according to the Abilene Police Department. ACU grounds' crew ... [Read More…]

Students pray over Malagasy conflict

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By Colter Hettich, Features Editor In response to increasing conflict on the island of Madagascar, about 40 people gathered in Chapel on the Hill on Tuesday night for prayer and worship. More than a dozen Malagasy students attended the devotional, several of them with family near Antananarivo, Madagascar, the island's capital. "Our purpose ... [Read More…]

And the winners are…: FilmFest movie sweeps award ceremony

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By Lydia Melby, Arts Editor The results are in for FilmFest 2009 "Anonymous." The fifth annual short film competition featured awards in 14 different categories, screenings of seven of the ten different short films entered in the competition and four different musical performances. Co-hosts Byron Martin, senior psychology major from Mesquite, and ... [Read More…]

Teams looking to defend outdoor titles

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By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The track and field teams begin their outdoor season this week as they aim to defend their respective national titles from 2008. The men's team began Thursday as it sent James Hardin to the Angelo State Spring Break Multis. Fifteen men and 16 women will travel to Baylor University on Saturday to compete ... [Read More…]

Golf team places sixth at SoCal tournament

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By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The golf team finished in sixth place overall at the SoCal Intercollegiate tournament in Mission Viejo, Calif., on March 9-10. Sophomore Cyril Bouniol led the Wildcats by finishing in second place individually. The teams played 36 holes on day one and 18 holes on day two of the tournament hosted by the ... [Read More…]

W Club plans tea to raise scholarship funds

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By Liz Spano, Student Reporter The W Club, a women's academic honor organization on campus, will sponsor the "Silver Tea" on Saturday to raise money for its scholarship program. The W Club, which Daisy Sewell started in 1920, is a club for women on campus who are sophomores, juniors or seniors and have a standing 3.5 GPA. The club is active on ... [Read More…]

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