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Thomsen leads Red Raiders to last-second bowl victory over Minnesota

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One game, one win. Former ACU head football coach Chris Thomsen got the first win under his belt as a Division I head coach on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. Thomsen led the Texas Tech Red Raiders to a nail-biting 34-31 victory over the University of Minnesota in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas. He was named Tech's interim head coach on Dec. 10 when ... [Read More…]

Mingle and Jingle rings in Christmas season

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On Sunday ACU hosted its first Mingle & Jingle, an event designed to celebrate the Christmas season and bring the Abilene community together. Tamara Long, director of Admissions, said that Mingle & Jingle was a collaboration across the entire campus. "Student life and staff came together wanting to do something that drew together ACU and ... [Read More…]

Coffee shop to close its doors

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Hold on to your mugs. Students will have one fewer on-campus source for coffee and scones as early as the beginning of next semester. Anthony Williams, chief business services officer, said official plans have not been announced, but in fact, The Den coffee shop will close soon. "Traffic counts have dropped significantly over the last few ... [Read More…]

Search committee submits one finalist

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Another interim dean may be appointed to the permanent position soon. The search committee for the dean of the College of Education and Human Resources has recommended Dr. Donnie Snider as the only finalist for the permanent position. Snider has filled it in an interim capacity since this summer. Earlier this week, Dr. Greg Straughn, interim dean ... [Read More…]

Faculty numbers rise after realignment dip

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Dr. Phil Schubert, president of the university, stood before a packed Hart Auditorium last October, preparing to give some of the worst news to the university in his year-and-a-half as president. Hundreds of faculty and staff members listened intently to his outline of a new budget plan that would cut nearly $10 million from the university's ... [Read More…]

Class project spurs Chapel petition

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One student's assignment has turned into a petition to change one of ACU's longest lasting policies. Kelcei Young, sophomore nursing major from McKinney, started "ACU Voluntary Chapel Electronic Petition", a Facebook group, on Nov. 28. As of Wednesday, the group has 108 members. The Facebook group was created as a "next step" after meeting with ... [Read More…]

Ticketing to sporting events changes

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A simple sticker on the back of your Abilene Christian ID card is the new "ticket" to get into all your favorite sports events here at ACU. It will work as an all-sports pass to grant you season access to all the games, and it is intended to be more efficient and user-friendly for the ACU student and faculty community. This new change has already ... [Read More…]

Mabee turns ‘Ridiculously Christmas’

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Freshman men and women gathered Nov. 29 during visitation for a Christmas party in the Third North hallway of Mabee Hall. "The party was called 'Ridiculously Christmas' and was put on by some students," said Trenton Carothers, RA in Mabee and senior mathematics and finance major from Early. Matt Ruiz, freshman speech pathology major from ... [Read More…]

Handball makes intramural introduction

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Handball made it's debut into the realm of ACU intramural sports on Saturday with the start of the men's tournament. Handball is played in two halves of fifteen minutes each. The teams are made up of seven people. One person on each team guards the goal, which is made up of the pads at each end of the basketball court. Throwing the ball into the ... [Read More…]

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