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ACU takes on Mean Green on road

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The ACU women's basketball team hits the road for the first time this season, traveling to Denton to participate in the North Texas Tournament. The 'Cats face the host school on Sunday. University of North Texas is 1-1 through two games. They opened their inaugural season in Conference USA with a win against Kansas City (77-70). From there, ... [Read More…]

Video: The Ken Collums Show #12 – 2013

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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 November 16, 2013) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx7aQDU7Z2o Head coach Ken Collums, Kara Stutesman and Grant Boone discuss ACU's tough loss to ... [Read More…]

‘@ACUCrushes warned of policy violation

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The Twitter account @ACUCrushes was issued a cease and desist warning from the university last Tuesday. Since its creation on Oct. 7, the popular account has gained over 1,200 followers. @ACUCrushes allowed students to submit anonymous comments about other students via ask.fm, which would then be posted to the account. The Twitter account is one ... [Read More…]

Campus groups work to improve recycling

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For the tree-huggers and enviromentally-minded, recycling on campus can be quite the challenge. Krista Cukrowski, junior digital entertainment technology major from Abilene, is the president of the new student organization, Wildcats for Sustainability, which is trying to combat this issue. "There is no standardization and, half the time, people ... [Read More…]

The Ken Collums Show #12 – 2013

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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 November 16, 2013) Head coach Ken Collums, Kara Stutesman and Grant Boone discuss ACU's tough loss to Incarnate Word and preview their game against ... [Read More…]

@ACUCrushes warned of policy violation

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The Twitter account @ACUCrushes was issued a cease and desist warning from the university last Tuesday. Since its creation on Oct. 7, the popular account has gained over 1,200 followers. @ACUCrushes allowed students to submit anonymous comments about other students via ask.fm, which would then be posted to the account. The Twitter account ... [Read More…]

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