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Heflin’s new book to prevent falling out of windows

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Dr. Houston Heflin, assistant professor of Bible, missions and ministry, has written a new book, "Teaching Eutychus", to encourage new methods of teaching that will keep students interested in class. Eutychus, the name in the title, is the young man in Acts who, while Paul was speaking, fell asleep and tumbled from a window and died. Heflin sees ... [Read More…]

The triathlon leading up to the triathlon

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This summer, after backing out the previous year and reluctantly forking over a $100 registration fee, I competed in my first ever sprint distance triathlon. This weekend, I will be competing, and hopefully finishing, my second. Now, everyone knows that triathlons are made up of three separate events: the run, bike and swim. What I learned the ... [Read More…]

Residency in University Park not as advertised

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Good and bad things arise when you live at UP. The cable quality is terrible. Some channels are okay. Some are unwatchable. Most are somewhere in between. Nearly every channel has some audio or visual issue. The HD channels come in terribly, but at least I get to see how much better they would be than the standard, if they actually worked. But ... [Read More…]

Coppedge leads ‘Cats to 1-1 weekend

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The Wildcats gained their first conference win on Friday against Eastern New Mexico, but fell short to West Texas A&M on Sunday. After losing both opening LSC games to Incarnate Word and Angelo State last weekend, the 'Cats came ready to rebound in Friday's match. In nearly the 34th minute of the first half, junior forward Andrea Carpenter ... [Read More…]

Team shutout in first home matches

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The volleyball team was bested by two Lone Star Conference opponents in their first home games of the season. The Wildcats could not claim a set over the weekend. They were defeated by Tarleton State University on Friday, 3-0 (26-24, 25-19, 25-22) and lost to No. 11 Angelo State University, 3-0 (25-13, 25-13, 25-17) on Saturday. The two losses ... [Read More…]

Hach sweeps doubles, singles titles and NMSU

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Wildcat tennis concluded this weekend with strong showings on both the men's and women's fronts. The men's team played in the New Mexico State Aggie Invitational, while the women participated in the Lawrence, Kansas tournament. "We had a lot of good wins this weekend at the Kansas Invitational," senior Hannah Kelley said. "I think after having ... [Read More…]

Video: The Ken Collums Show #4 – 2012

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The Ken Collums Show airs on Saturdays at 10:30 AM on KTXS-TV in Abilene, Texas. The show is produced by the JMC Network of student media at Abilene Christian University. (Original Air Date September 22, 2012) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_DsRZbLW6w A look back to the game at Cowboys Stadium as the Wildcats took a close win over the Texans. A ... [Read More…]

The Ken Collums Show #4 – 2012

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The Ken Collums Show airs on Saturdays at 10:30 AM on KTXS-TV in Abilene, Texas. The show is produced by the JMC Network of student media at Abilene Christian University. (Original Air Date September 22, 2012) A look back to the game at Cowboys Stadium as the Wildcats took a close win over the Texans. A true comeback story proved ACU is all ... [Read More…]

Wildcats fumble game away

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The ACU football team travelled to San Angelo over the weekend to play a less-talented Rams squad, but lost 28-23. The Wildcats jumped out to an early 9-0 lead, but the rest of the game was all Angelo State. ACU struggled to move the ball against the Rams' defense. Quarterback Mitchell Gale was unable to get into a rhythm in the passing game, and ... [Read More…]

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