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‘Cats to dance with Devils in Moody

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The ACU women's basketball season commences this Saturday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. on their home court at Moody Coliseum. They will face Texas A&M International and their high powered offense in a game that could turn out to be whoever can stop the other on defense may produce the victor. "We are going to push them into a track meet and hopefully ... [Read More…]

Golding ready for new year, team

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Featured on this year's mens basketball roster are 11 new players, an entirely different team by head coach Joe Golding's standards. "It's the Joe Golding era of basketball," said assistant coach Brian Burton. "We're all familiar with ACU now as a staff, so we know the league and what's to be expected." The only returning letterman player from ... [Read More…]

Pura-Vida proves to be smart investment

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When it was announced by the university a new salon would fill the space left by Abilene Educational Supply, ACU students were sent into a tizzy. The announcement came only a few months after the university revealed its plan to cut the budget and therefore reduce the number of faculty and staff positions. Because the intentions to open a salon ... [Read More…]

Obama chosen for four more years

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At about 10:15 p.m. last night, most major news networks announced Barack Obama will take a second term as president of the United States. Obama collected 303 electoral votes and defeated Governor Mitt Romney by just a small margin in the popular vote. While the election as a whole was very competitive, there were very few changes from the way ... [Read More…]

Local voters refuse student poll because of endorsement

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The Optimist Editorial Board's endorsement of President Obama was mistakenly seen as an endorsement by ACU by many readers. Some local residents, after reading or hearing about the endorsement, refused to answer election poll questions from ACU students working on a class project. Dr. Lynette Sharp Penya, associate professor of communication, is ... [Read More…]

Honors College tunes in to election at Smith-Adams

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Students expressed excitement about the re-election of Democratic President Barack Obama Tuesday evening at a viewing party conducted in the Smith-Adams residence hall. The Honors College provided pizza and drinks for the viewing party, which began at 6:30 p.m. As many as 50 different students and faculty members filtered in throughout the night, ... [Read More…]

Honors College hosts Deep Dish Philosophy Night

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The Honors College hosted a Deep Dish Philosophy Night Tuesday, with the goal of sparking discussion regarding this year's presidential election amongst students. The event was hosted in the Smith-Adams Hall common room. Two televisions were set up, featuring a news channel from opposing political standpoints. During the event, the Honors College ... [Read More…]

Student acts to entertain in Ethnos

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The annual Ethnos cultural show will take place on Friday and Saturday with the goal of celebrating the diverse range of cultures represented by ACU's student body. People attending Ethnos will see many different acts representing a wide array of cultures and countries. The acts will be performed by groups such as the Chinese Scholar Students ... [Read More…]

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