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Red Thread schedules events for semester

March 25, 2014 by Brittany Jackson

The Red Thread organization will host two events later this semester to promote social awareness of world injustice. Maggie Amerine, a high school senior from Abilene, collaborated with Abbey Moses, sophomore political science major from Abilene and president of Red Thread and others to host the 5K run after spending the summer volunteering with ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Eternal Threads, Red Thread Movement

Cartoon: ‘Bible Movie’ doesn’t meet expectations

March 25, 2014 by Ben Todd

"'Bible Movie' doesn't meet expectations" Daily Doodle Dosage by Ben Todd ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Editorial Cartoons, Opinion Tagged With: Daily Doodle Dosage

Hollywood uses Bible stories to entertain

March 25, 2014 by Optimist Editorial Board

One of the popular trends in Hollywood recently has been adapting famous Bible stories into movies. The original popularity of some of these projects such as The Prince of Egypt and The Passion of the Christ spawned a growth in religious and secular portrayals of spiritual stories. Several religious-based film companies have begun releasing films ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Editorials, Opinion Tagged With: Entertainment, Spiritual Life

The process of procrastination

March 25, 2014 by Marissa Jones

There's a soccer ball sitting in the yard next door. It's mine. I think one of my friends kicked it over there, and it's been sitting there for months. I keep meaning to go get it, but tomorrow always seems like a better time to do it. So it just keeps sitting there. I am a chronic procrastinator, which leads to many all-nighters, many ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns, Opinion Tagged With: Column

FilmFest taught lessons for life

March 25, 2014 by Adrian Patenaude

The FilmFest judges are on their way home after an incredible weekend, and as always, I'm left with my mind reeling and heart swelling with a grand mix of emotions. I've been involved with FilmFest for the past four years, so this weekend has been especially significant to me as I look back over my college career and look ahead to life after ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns, Opinion Tagged With: FilmFest

His eye is on the sparrow

March 25, 2014 by Gabi Powell

On the bird hierarchy, sparrows are lowest on bird-watchers' "must-watch" list. They possess no unique skills and are, in all, quite unexceptional. But Jesus gave special regard to the slighted sparrow, that if birds were cared for, surely we would be, too. At Reedemed Ministries, women in its program go by the same name. Rather than being ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Students

First year in the books: Men conclude inaugural season in Southland Conference

March 25, 2014 by Daniel Zepeda

The Wildcats came into this year with a challenge that far exceeded past years: to compete and achieve success at the Div. I level. As new members of the Southland Conference, ACU was quickly faced with new challenging and daunting tasks. For the second year in a row, the Wildcats men's basketball team would compete with a nearly entirely new ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Showcase, Sports Tagged With: In-depth, Men's Basketball

The unnecessary need for padded hats

March 25, 2014 by Matthew Sloan

Major League Baseball has approved of a padded baseball cap that will be available for all pitchers who choose to wear them. The cap is designed to protect pitchers from line drives that could seriously injure them. Despite the best efforts of the MLB, it is impossible to keep pitchers safe because of the nature of the game. Standing 60 feet ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columnists, Sports Tagged With: Baseball, MLB, sports column

Wildcats score 13 and 8 against Alabama A&M

March 25, 2014 by Collin Wieder

The Wildcats finished their weekend series in Huntsville with a 1-2 record against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs. ACU started the weekend off with a 13-12 win in the first game of the doubleheader on Saturday and broke their four-game losing streak. The Wildcats rattled off 19 hits and had six different players with two or more hits. Kyle ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Baseball

Renner, Carpenter lead ‘Cats in Little Rock

March 25, 2014 by Reese Gwin

From Cabo, Mexico to Little Rock, Arkansas, the ACU golf team was back in action this week. The Wildcats competed in the 21st Annual Arkansas-Little Rock First Tee Classic Monday and Tuesday. It was their third tournament of the spring season and their first since playing in the SMU Querencia Cabo Collegiate in Mexico. The team finished thirteenth ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Men's Golf

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