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Archives for 2012
‘Cats drop to 2-8 in conference play
With the chance of attending the Lone Star Conference Post-Season Tournament one the line, the women's basketball team fell short to Angelo State in a Tuesday night heartbreaker. After dominating the first half, the Wildcats quickly lost control of the game and an 11-point lead with only minutes on the clock remaining. Despite their early efforts, ... [Read More…]
‘Cats continue to build momentum
During the winter break, the men's basketball team got off to a slow start in conference play. They headed into Tuesday night's action against Angelo State with a 1-7 record in conference play. However, the Wildcats looked nothing like a struggling team against the Rams, finishing up the first half of conference play with a dominating victory in ... [Read More…]
Track and Field prepare for Lubbock meet
Fresh off of being ranked No. 24 in the nation by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country pre-season rankings Tuesday, the ACU track and field team will look to defend that ranking Friday and Saturday at the Texas Tech Invitational in Lubbock. The meet will mark the team's second meet of the 2012 season, and head coach Roosevelt Lofton ... [Read More…]
Collums creates a new look for defensive staff next season
Recently hired head football coach Ken Collums has already made several key changes to his coaching staff including hiring a new defensive coordinator, resulting in a different look for next season. Collums announced the hiring of two new assistant coaches on Saturday, Jan. 7. Darian Dulin, a former Tarleton State defensive coordinator and ... [Read More…]
Collums replaces Thomsen as head coach
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
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
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
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…]
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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…]