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‘Cats head home for Thanksgiving

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The women's basketball team is gearing up for what head coach Julie Goodenough called a three-game "holiday homestand" which begins with the University of Texas at San Antonio this weekend. This is the third year in a row the teams have met, as ACU and UTSA each enter with a .500 record of 1-1. UTSA has bested the Wildcats in both meetings the ... [Read More…]

Theatre prepares for spring 24 Hour Musical

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The Department of Theater has wrapped up auditions for their charity event, the 24 Hour Musical. Auditions for the musical took place Sunday in the Williams Performing Arts Center, and all students were welcome to try out. Also, students unable to sing were able to audition with a 60-second monologue in place of prepared music. "An event ... [Read More…]

Cornerstone play explores modern themes for students

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The Cornerstone play I and You focuses on modern day themes and highlights the troubles of dealing with school and falling on hard times. The play, by Lauren Gunderson, is about Caroline, a high school senior homebound by an illness. Anthony, a classmate with an English assignment on Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, visits Caroline while she's ... [Read More…]

Football heads to Colorado for season finale

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WATCH | LISTEN | LIVE STATS | LAST GAME'S HIGHLIGHTS ACU Football (3-7 overall, 3-6 conference) travels to Greeley to take on the Big Sky's Northern Colorado Bears (5-5, 3-5) for its final game of the year. The Bears have had an inconsistent season, which has featured a 35-32 win over an 8-2 Portland State squad, but also included a 63-21 ... [Read More…]

JMC Network Newscast – November 20, 2015

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This week on the JMC Network Newscast... First, highlights of this year's elevator pitch competition, next students on campus discuss the racial topics that have been occurring at universities throughout the nation and finally a look at this weekend's Sanctify Hip-Hop dance showcase and the Hudson Wade 5K. Produced by Angel Lavender Videos by ... [Read More…]

Volleyball makes huge leap in 2015

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From team accomplishments to individual achievements, it was a season of firsts for ACU volleyball. With a 9-7 conference record, the Wildcats not only posted their first winning conference record since moving to Div. I, but they also secured their first top-five conference finish since 2011. Second-year head coach Jason Bibler said this season ... [Read More…]

The Ken Collums Show #12 – 2015

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The Ken Collums Show airs Saturday at 11 am on KTAB and will be featured on the Big Country homepage in Abilene, Texas. The show is produced by the JMC Network of student media at Abilene Christian University. (Original Air Date: November 21, 2015) Head Coach Ken Collums, Shera Niemirowski and Grant Boone discuss ACU's final home game of the ... [Read More…]

Turn Things Around: Serbian Native Looks to Shine for Wildcats

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Not many people are given a chance to play Div. I sports. Out of all the high school athletes in the nation, only five percent go on to play college sports, according to the NCAA. Junior guard Jovan Crnic was given several offers, however, after his second year at Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. Crnic, originally from Nis, ... [Read More…]

Student entrepreneurs put their best pitch forward

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Student entrepreneurs pitched business ideas to a panel of 17 alumni judges at Monday's Springboard Elevator Pitch. Five groups walked out with cash prizes, from $500 up to first place $3,000 check. "I am very exited to watch students pitch their start up ideas, this is my first time to be a part of Spring Board, and I am honored to get to be ... [Read More…]

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