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Highways and Byways

March 20, 2013 by Gabi Powell

Story by Katie Cukrowski Cheers erupt in Moody Coliseum when the sharply dressed worship leader starts waving his arms back and forth in front of him. "To this day, I don't understand why [Highways and Byways] strikes a chord with students," laughed Dr. Moore. Eleven years ago, Steven Moore, assistant professor of English, was scheduled to lead ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Faculty

Cartoon: Back to school

March 20, 2013 by Evan Marks

Evan's Marks by Evan Marks "Back to school" ... [Read More…]

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Salem SBC serves alongside Soma ministry

March 20, 2013 by Melany Cox

For me, spring break has always been about travel. I wanted this spring break to be different, so I made the split-second decision to sign up for a Spring Break Campaign. It was definitely a leap of faith because I didn't have the money to pay for the trip and there were only three weeks left to raise it. But I felt called to go. So I joined the ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns Tagged With: Spring Break, Spring Break Campaigns

Manchester campaign evaluates labels

March 20, 2013 by Madeline Orr

Humans like to label. We label to organize. To categorize. We even like to re-label. To rename the things that make us uncomfortable. We even relabeled the term "relabel," and instead we use euphemisms. We relabel our actions. It's not downloading music illegally, it's "file-sharing." We aren't counting the number of civilians dead, just the ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns Tagged With: Spring Break Campaigns

Chavez still controversial in death

March 20, 2013 by Josh Garcia

Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela, died on March 5 at the age of 58, two years after revealing his cancer diagnosis. As the grandson of Cuban immigrants, my first reaction was to wonder how on earth former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro managed to outlive his best bud Chavez. Castro's smoked at least 1,000 acres of tobacco. But I digress. Chavez ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats beat by buzzer

March 20, 2013 by Daniel Zepeda

The Wildcats season came to a heartbreaking end on Friday when they fell to the University of Texas Permian Basin Falcons, 70-68 in Grand Junction, Colo., in the NCAA Division II South Central Regional tournament. ACU battled back in the late going and was able to tie the game off a deep three from freshman Kynzie Newman with 11 seconds left. UTPB ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Women's Basketball

Carpenter conquers Mission Viejo

March 20, 2013 by Matthew Sloan

Senior Alex Carpenter stole the spring break spotlight by winning his 18th career individual medalist title and breaking a course record in the process. Carpenter shot a 63 to break the Mission Viejo Country Club record in route to a five shot comeback at the Southern California Intercollegiate. "Sixty-three was the lowest I've shot while playing ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Golf

‘Cats beat No. 1 Delta St., No. 24 UIW

March 20, 2013 by Edward Isaacs

The Wildcats have hit a hot streak in their season over the past two weeks. The team has defeated the likes of Bellarmine University, No. 1 in the country Delta State and LSC foe No. 24 Incarnate Word. The 'Cats are 6-3 in their last nine contests, which includes taking 2 of 3 from Bellarmine, splitting two games with Delta St. and taking 3 of 4 ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Showcase, Sports Tagged With: Baseball

Teams tune up during break

March 20, 2013 by Brittney Johnson

The Wildcats served up a traveling, tennis-filled spring break. Saturday, March 9, the teams played a double header to start their streak of games. The men traveled to Houston, where they faced Prairie View University 6-1. The singles matches of Hans Hach and Jason Proctor went unfinished in an effort to save time for Rice. Overall the team ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Tennis

‘Cats disappointed after 4-6 spring break

March 20, 2013 by Jimmy Isbell

The ACU softball team did not get the spring break they hoped for. The team played a total of six games over the course of the break, and lost four of the six. The team started with the 2013 Best Western Premier Spring Fling held March 12-13 against St. Edward's University and Texas A&M International University. St. Edward's forced the 'Cats ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Softball

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NEWS: Students can officially opt out of Wildcat Access program for the spring 2026 semester. The opt out period will run from today through Nov. 23.

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