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Congress VP spot to remain vacant

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By Michael Freeman, Managing Editor With less than three weeks before the Students' Association Congress executive officer elections, Congress decided not to elect an interim vice president to fill the vacancy left after the impeachment of former SA Congress President Daniel Paul Watkins. SA Congress President Sarah Pulis spoke to the Congress on ... [Read More…]

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Longtime Bible professor dies at 91

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By Michael Freeman, Managing Editor Dr. Henry Speck Jr., professor emeritus of Bible, died Wednesday at the age of 91. He served as a faculty member at ACU for almost 30 years. He also taught at the University of Texas and served as the president of the Christian College of the Southwest. Speck is survived by his wife, Beatrice, and his son, ... [Read More…]

Staying on Top: Wildcats return home for series against Savage Storm

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By Grant Abston, Sports Editor The baseball team returns home this weekend for a four-game series against Southeastern Oklahoma State University, looking to build on a two-game winning streak and remain atop the Lone Star Conference standings. Despite losing the first two games of last weekend's series against East Central, the Wildcats won the ... [Read More…]

ACU faces unique situation

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By Grant Abston, Sports Editor In 2006, Raymon McElrathbey, football player at Clemson University, took over custody of his 11-year-old brother Fahmarr, who had been in and out of foster care in Atlanta, their hometown. Their father was addicted to gambling, and their mother was a crack cocaine addict, according to a report on si.com. However, ... [Read More…]

Three options join foreign language list

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By Linda Bailey, Student Reporter The Department of Foreign Languages will offer Arabic, Japanese and Russian classes for the fall 2009 semester. Dr. Harland Rall, associate chair of the Department of Foreign Languages, said the three languages were chosen after 36 students responded to an online survey. "These languages were the ones that had ... [Read More…]

Tuition to jump 7 percent in ’09-10

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By Tanner Anderson, Page Editor Read Comments The university has raised tuition since the 1990-91 school year, and that pattern will continue for the 2009 fall semester. For the past four years, the tuition has increased by 7 percent, and students will see another 7 percent increase for the 2009 fall semester, paying about $640 per hour, which ... [Read More…]

Inspiration powers future success

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By Tanner Anderson, Page Editor After days of contemplating where I will go after graduation and how I will succeed in this economic rough patch, there is a na've voice inside my mind that wishes me to pass on a simple statement: the loss of inspiration and the fear of pursuing a dream is the destruction of success. At times it may seem we are ... [Read More…]

Cats looking to extend five-game winning streak

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By Ryan Cantrell, Sports Writer The Wildcats continue to surge through the season. They are riding a five-game winning streak and have improved their record to 21-9. The team is tied for first in the Lone Star Conference South Division with a 5-1 record and are looking to improve their conference record against Texas A&M-Kingsville this ... [Read More…]

FilmFest adds acts, hosts to competition

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By Lezlee Gutierrez, Student Reporter A handful of students are preparing to showcase their hard work at FilmFest 2009 "Anonymous" this weekend. The fifth annual student short film competition will be Friday at the Paramount Theatre, 352 Cypress St. The host and hostess for the evening will be Byron Martin, senior psychology major from Mesquite, ... [Read More…]

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