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ACU ranked 18th most beautiful campus by Newsweek

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ACU was ranked the nation's 18th most beautiful campus in a list compiled by Newsweek magazine. The rankings were based on ratings of campus aesthetics, sunny days per year, comfort index of weather and the student body's attractiveness on a point scale out of ten. Ratings came from the website, College Prowler, where students can write reviews ... [Read More…]

iPad requirement still unconfirmed

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The decision to require all full-time ACU undergrad students to have an iPad by August 2013 has still not been made yet. Dr. Phil Schubert, president of the university, created a new team to work together to come to a consensus on the direction the university will go with mobile learning. The educational innovations team, made up of many faculty ... [Read More…]

Part-time police officer dies

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Dennis Wesley, part-time police officer with the ACU Police Department, died Monday night of a heart attack. Wesley, 64, retired from full-time police duty two years ago but served in a limited capacity when he was needed. ACU Police Chief Jimmy Ellison said Wesley was a good man, a servant to the community and someone they could depend ... [Read More…]

Construction on Sewell Theatre finished

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Construction and repairs on Sewell Theatre have been completed. The project to renovate some of the outdated features in Sewell began in July and was completed at the beginning of this week. Scot Colley, the executive director of Risk Management and Construction, said that the project consisted of an installation of new equipment in Sewell "We ... [Read More…]

Chapel theme to wrestle with faith questions

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This year's chapel theme, "Who is God? Who am I?" is a 9-week study of Genesis that will cover most of the major stories found in the first book of the Bible. "Many of us have heard these stories, but we're going to be looking through the big lens of who God is and what that means for me and my life," said Mark Lewis, assistant dean for Spiritual ... [Read More…]

Rec Center reaches one year anniversary

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Saturday marks the one year anniversary of the Royce and Pam Money Student Recreation and Wellness Center. The Rec Center has been popular amongst students and faculty alike due in part to the multiple gyms and exercise classes offered. "They've done really well," junior accounting major from Arlington Tino Angadicheril said, "They have changed ... [Read More…]

Bonfire accidently brings out fire department

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A bonfire started at Lake Ft. Phantom by eight ACU sophomores the evening of Aug. 19 was interrupted by the sudden arrival of two fire trucks. Meigan Gardner and Eric Schinske were two of the eight sophomores present during the bonfire. "Basically we all just went out to hang out and catch up about our summers," said Gardner, Ad/PR major from ... [Read More…]

Changes occur in Study Abroad lineup

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Two major positions in the Study Abroad program, Director for International Education and Resident Director in Oxford, are now open. Dr. Kevin Kehl was the director of the Center for International Education at ACU for nearly 15 years, but in July, Dr. Kehl and his wife, Dr. Susan Kehl, moved to Searcy, Arkansas to begin teaching at Harding ... [Read More…]

Wildcat football show returns with a new face

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With the ACU campus and student body finishing out the first week of classes and the football season beginning this Saturday, that can only mean one thing: The Ken Collums show is back. The Journalism and Mass Communications studio productions class has been working non-stop to ensure that this season will be one to remember. "The Ken Collums ... [Read More…]

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