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Track and field earns four national championship slots

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The ACU track and field team earned four national championship qualifying spots at the Leonard Hilton Invitational, the season's first event on Friday. Jessica Blair qualified in the pole vault and the triple jump, while Wanda Hutson qualified in both the 60 meter event and 200 meter race. Andrew McDowell qualified in the hurdles for the men, and ... [Read More…]

Avatar deserves praise, but lacks depth

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It seems filmmaker James Cameron thought we'd had enough of alien invasions on Earth. He decided the rest of the universe had more to offer - especially with the magic of animation on its side. Filmmakers frequently use CGI and 3-D in an attempt to dazzle viewers, but rarely are intense technological efforts and visuals paired with an equally ... [Read More…]

New application deadlines in effect

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The entering class of 2010 may have an edge on the rest of the student body, thanks to ACU's new - and stricter - admissions process. Beginning in August, ACU decided to switch from its rolling admissions process to one based on deadlines. Under the previous policy, students could apply anytime within a period of months, and the university ... [Read More…]

Student Success numbers decline, students lose jobs

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The safety net for students who violate their academic probation is quickly disintegrating. Academic policy requires the university to suspend any student who violates his academic probation. Scott Self, director of university access programs, said students on probation must earn at least a 2.5 in the mandatory UNIV 011 class to be restored to ... [Read More…]

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