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Eye on Entertainment #119

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Eye on Entertainment #119 - Original Air Date: 09/30/11 A plethora of music awaits in this week's show! Host Blane Singletary speaks with renowned Turkish musician Latif Bolat, who shares his music as well as ancient Sufi Muslim poetry in a special evening. And in this month's "Music of Eye on Entertainment" segment, we delve into the music of ... [Read More…]

Enrollment office sells SA on block tuition

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The Students' Association Congress dissected the new plan for block tuition and grilled chief enrollment officer Kevin Campbell about it during Wednesday's meeting. "It is a pricing model that enables students to pay one flat rate for a block of hours," Campbell said, introducing the plan to congress. Most private universities are already on a ... [Read More…]

Registrar floats death for dead day

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Changes proposed to the finals schedule allow students to take fewer exams each day and have more time between exams by eliminating Dead day. Any changes approved by the University Undergraduate Academic Council and provost would not be implemented until the Spring 2012 semester, at the earliest. The proposed finals schedule is still being ... [Read More…]

Leadership Summit to prepare lifelong leaders

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The upcoming Leadership Summit will help prepare people to better understand the calling God has on them in all aspects of their lives. Leadership Summit is a one-week course that juniors and seniors take in the beginning days of January in central Colorado. Guest speakers, teaching sessions, films, reflection and small groups are incorporated to ... [Read More…]

Beltway service relocates to Paramount

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Beltway Park Baptist Church college service has moved to the downtown Paramount Theater to be closer to students on Wednesday nights. Around 250 people attend the Beltway Church college service every Wednesday evening. Around two-thirds are ACU students. Worship at the Paramount Theater started this Wednesday. "Distance was our biggest problem," ... [Read More…]

Tourney offers tough opponents

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The Wildcat volleyball team will try to test its luck Friday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 1 in the sixth-annual Washburn Regional Crossover tournament. The tournament takes place in Lee Arena on the campus of Washburn University in Topeka, KS. The 'Cats will be up against four teams: University of Nebraska at Omaha, Washburn University, Emporia ... [Read More…]

No. 4 ‘Cats hope to ride momentum train

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The No. 4 ACU women's soccer team season could not have started much better than it has so far. The team has jumped 17 spots in the national rankings, has yet to lose, and boasts one of the best all-around teams in the nation. Moreover, the team is currently riding a 13-game conference-winning streak that has carried over from last year. That ... [Read More…]

Wildcats seek repeat win in Missouri

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This weekend the men and women's tennis teams will compete at the USTA/ITA South Central Regional championship tournament in Springfield, Missouri. Both of last years defending singles and doubles champions from ACU will be returning in this year's tournament, and Hans Hach and Julia Mongin have every intention of defending their titles. The 2010 ... [Read More…]

Owsley seeks to further music career in Boston

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As a child, Colton Owsley always knew that music was what he wanted to do. But his path to ACU and towards a career in music was never that simple. "My family wasn't very supportive of music so it was kind of hard to get playing," said Owsley, a junior music major from Naples, Florida. However, what began as a simple interest in listening and ... [Read More…]

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