The football match up of the year has been set. The New England Patriots and the New York Giants will square off in Super Bowl XLVI. It sounds exciting, but sadly we have to sit through a little more than a week before we get to witness the outcome. And don't get me started on how pointless the Pro Bowl is. Luckily, with today's simulation ... [Read More…]
Archives for 2012
University’s SACS accreditation reaffirmed
The university's efforts over the past several years to satisfy its regional accrediting body have succeeded. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools notified the university late last semester that its accreditation with the organization has been reaffirmed. What's more, the reaffirmation comes with no required monitoring or probationary ... [Read More…]
Ranks: Home stand opens 2012 season
The baseball polls are out, and according to this year's Lone Star Conference preseason rankings, the ACU Wildcats will start the year as the fourth best on the diamond in the LSC. LSC coaches, sports information directors and writers cast their ballots for the conference, and the Wildcats, a perennial first place selection, will have to surprise ... [Read More…]
Documentary to highlight Argentina’s Dirty War
The documentary "Las Abuelas de la Plaza de Mayo and the Search for Identity," which highlights the impact of Argentina's Dirty War, will be shown on campus Monday at 6 p.m. in Room 114 of the Onstead-Packer Bible Building. The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, the Center for Peace and Justice and ACU's Graduate School of Theology ... [Read More…]
Wildcats hit road for meets in Colo., N.M.
The ACU track and field program will attempt to add to the ten athletes that provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championship Meet Friday and Saturday as the team travels in two separate directions. The multievents athletes - Parker Petty, Matthew Stark and Cassie Brooks will travel northwest to Colorado Springs, Col. to compete at the Air Force ... [Read More…]
Globetrotters fly high in Moody
ACU students and the Abilene community were treated to a night of high flying aerobatics, uncanny basketball tricks, and electrifying dunks on Tuesday, Jan. 24, in a packed Moody Coliseum. The world famous Harlem Globetrotters made a stop in Abilene to entertain fans with numerous stunts in addition to playing a pickup game of basketball. Matthew ... [Read More…]
Frontier Texas! announces contestants
Thirty-three women plan to tap into their inner frontier woman after being chosen to compete in the Miss Frontier Texas pageant for a chance to win a $3,000 scholarship. Local museum Frontier Texas!, along with the help of the ACU student-run Ad/PR agency, Morris & Mitchell, organized the pageant to help the museum become more involved with ... [Read More…]
Rec Center rejuvenates complete wellness within ACU community
Home and exhausted from a full day of classes, Alex Sheffield, senior psychology pre-med major from Irving, tightens the hot pink laces on her black Adidas running shoes, grabs her water and iPod and is out the door. What awaits Sheffield besides her usual regimen of 40-minute cardio and 15-minute weights is fellow psychology major and fitness ... [Read More…]
Youth sports expo to offer new basketball tournament
The West Texas Sports and Fitness Expo will feature a new basketball tournament in the event's seventh year in Abilene. The last day to sign up for the expo's first annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament was extended from Friday to Tuesday. Teams can still register to play in men, women and co-ed divisions for youth and adults. The expo is sponsored ... [Read More…]
Colbert, Stewart humorous and informative
Stephen Colbert is running for president. Satirically, of course. Colbert, who recently received 5 percent of the vote in a South Carolina primary, announced in January his plan to campaign for "President of the United States of South Carolina." Many consider the satirical news anchor's campaign to be degrading in that it makes light of the ... [Read More…]
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