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Collums replaces Thomsen as head coach

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Usually a head coaching change is a sign of a broken football program, however when former head coach Chris Thomsen left ACU to be the offensive backs coach at Arizona State, a premier coaching opportunity in Division II football opened up. ACU is one of only four schools in Div. II to have made the NCAA playoffs six years in a row, and currently ... [Read More…]

First show of semester displays seniors’ art

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On Friday night the Shore Art Gallery will host an opening for the first senior art show of the spring, "The Fifth Dimension." Works will be displayed by Sara Beth Almquist, interior design major from Spring, Michael McCarty, graphic design major from Grapevine, Hannah Barnes, graphic design major from El Paso, Briana Dinella, interior design ... [Read More…]

Schubert, Phillips detail Horizon team objectives

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Dr. Phil Schubert conducted faculty and staff meetings Wednesday to help dispel rumors around campus regarding the recently formed Horizon Team and it's intentions. Schubert, president of the university, and Dr. Mark Phillips, associate professor of management sciences, led one meeting at noon and another at 4 p.m. to explain how the team aims to ... [Read More…]

Marching for the Dream

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Forty-four years after the assassination of a civil rights icon, residents in Abilene residents march in a city where he never stepped foot to remember his legacy. Nearly two hundred people gathered Monday, the national holiday in his honor, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge on East Highway 80 to march and sing songs in tribute of ... [Read More…]

America’s Next National Holiday

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The Super Bowl. America's unofficial holiday. The only day that brings the country together to eat great food, watch the same channel on TV, and actually look forward to commercials. This is my push for the date of the Super Bowl to become an official national holiday. Whether it's for the food, the commercials or the game, the Super Bowl is ... [Read More…]

Thanks for calling 1-800-BAD-GIFT

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"Thank you for calling the Sears' Christmas Gift Return Service Hotline. Due to an overwhelming amount of customer gift returns this holiday season we have automated the return process in order to save you time and quell the recent assaults on Customer Service team members. (R.I.P. Tony M. from the Omaha Sears) "Please signify the type of useless, ... [Read More…]

ACU staff to attend Apple Education Event in NYC

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Apple has invited two representatives from ACU and several media outlets to attend an event announcing its next step toward revolutionizing education. George Saltsman, executive director of the Taskforce for Innovation in Learning and Educational Technology and Dr. Bill Rankin, director of educational innovation, will attend the event at the ... [Read More…]

ACU apparel available at nearby superstore

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Students can now show their Wildcat pride by purchasing ACU merchandise from Wal-mart. Wal-mart began selling Wildcat merchandise at the beginning of last semester after acquiring approval from their vender and ACU. The retail store on U.S. Highway 351 sells a variety of products sporting the ACU logo including athletic shirts, sweatshirts, ... [Read More…]

Students lead workshops at conference

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Five students from the Department of Teacher Education led a workshop presenting science experiments at the Conference Advancement of Science Teaching/Science Teachers Association of Texas annual conference in Dallas last November. "All five of us had to create a physical science experiment," said Kristi Damon, senior education major from ... [Read More…]

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