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Library Atrium will spice up scenery with kitchen renovations

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By Liz Spano, Student Reporter The Atrium's kitchen in the Brown Library is undergoing renovation in an effort to enhance the area's functional use and appearance. The Atrium, located behind the Learning Commons in the Brown Library, was constructed in 1984 and was one of the first atriums on campus designed for public use, said Dr. Mark Tucker, ... [Read More…]

Baseball team splits series

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By Grant Abston, Sports Editor Despite losing its first two games against East Central University on Saturday, the Wildcat baseball team bounced back, sweeping Sunday's doubleheader to earn a series split and remain atop the Lone Star Conference standings. ACU (23-7, 16-4) fell three spots in Collegiate Baseball Magazine's national poll to No. 8 ... [Read More…]

Cats’ season ends with loss in regionals

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By Jeff Craig, Sports Writer A successful season of ACU women's basketball came to an end Friday night at the hands of West Texas A&M in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II South Central Region Tournament. ACU qualified for the tournament by grabbing the South Central's last at-large spot and the No. 8 seed in the bracket. The Wildcats' ... [Read More…]

One-person show challenges viewers’ cultural boundaries

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By Sondra Rodriguez, Page Editor The Office of Multicultural Enrichment will present Faces of America, a free, 65 minute one-person show that explores the experiences of nine ethnically diverse Americans, at the Paramount Theatre on Thursday. Faces of America is presented by Will & Company, a non-profit theatre ensemble based in Los Angeles. ... [Read More…]

Malagasy president resigns after coup

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Marc Ravalomanana, president of Madagascar, resigned Tuesday, a day after soldiers overtook a presidential palace and the central bank in Antananarivo, Madagascar, and an opposition leader commanded the army to arrest the island country's president. Ravalomanana, who visited ACU's campus twice and spoke at the May 2008 Commencement, announced he ... [Read More…]

Committee narrows search for Provost

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By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Editor in Chief The list of people who may become ACU's next Chief Academic Officer is down to two: Dr. Jeanine Varner and Dr. Rob Stewart. The Provost Search Committee narrowed the search from five applicants to two after several weeks of interviews and deliberations, and each candidate will visit with the committee, ... [Read More…]

Animal education courses offered next fall

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By Chelsea Hackney, Student Reporter Students can satisfy their university core science requirements with two new courses next fall: companion animal management and general animal science. Each class is offered through the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Both classes were offered in the past, but this is the first semester ... [Read More…]

Editorial: Watkins betrays university, student body with misleading article, interviews

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By Laura Acuff, Opinion Editor Former Students' Association Congress President Daniel Paul Watkins was not ACU's first black SA Congress president. Unfortunately, that is exactly what an Associated Press article reported yesterday, based on an interview with Watkins, himself. In reality, that honor belongs to C.B. Barber, who served during the ... [Read More…]

Murder trial of former ACU student begins Thursday: Investigators give testimonies of crime scene

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By Michael Freeman, Managing Editor The capital murder trial of former ACU student Brandon Dale Woodruff began Thursday morning in the 354th District Court in Hunt County. Woodruff is accused of killing both his parents, Dennis and Norma, in 2005; he has pleaded not guilty to the charges. The prosecution gave its opening statements and called ... [Read More…]

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