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Student Life scoops up limited supply of Blue Bell

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The Office of Student Life is planning an event this Friday that will bring Blue Bell ice cream back to the university's campus for the first time since April. The popular brand of ice cream was carried in the Bean before the company was linked to 10 illnesses, including three deaths at the hands of listeria monocytogenes, a type of bacteria ... [Read More…]

Students continue thread of fighting human trafficking

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Three students are holding a presentation Thursday night to inform and inspire other students to end human trafficking. Gabi Ramirez, freshman advertising and public relations major from San Antonio, said the presentation will feature a guest speaker, original slam poetry by Ramirez, a video, and discussion. The speaker is Linda Egle, the ... [Read More…]

Baseball signs nine talents for 2017

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Head baseball coach Britt Bonneau announced last week that ACU signed nine standout players to add to the 2016-2017 roster. The players include one from Abilene Wylie and two from Coppell High School, a team favored to win this year's 6A state championship. "This signing class fills a lot of needs for our team," Bonneau said. "We'll have more ... [Read More…]

SA to deck the mall with GATA fountain tree

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Students' Association passed a bill to fund a 12 ft. scented Christmas tree in the middle of the GATA fountain. The GATA fountain has had an assortment of items put in it as a practical joke since its construction in 1970. From bubbles to the Kojie Park benches, the fountain has been a central location on campus to make a statement. Now, SA will ... [Read More…]

Men’s basketball adds three to 2016-2017 roster

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Men's basketball added three players to their roster for next season. Head coach Joe Golding announced Tuesday that the Wildcats signed two guards and a center on national signing day. ACU adds onto their impressive signing class from last year, that just two games into the season, has several freshmen playing high minutes and producing at a high ... [Read More…]

ACU overpowered in battle of ‘Cats

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After a convincing 96-71 victory over Wayland Baptist, the women's basketball team hit the road for a matchup with Big-12 powerhouse Kansas State. The game started out tightly contested, as neither team was able to build a lead larger than two points through the first 10 minutes of play. Junior Sydney Shelstead totaled six points and junior ... [Read More…]

Benefit concert raises money for young mothers

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The Abilene branch of YoungLives had their first benefit concert at The Well Church last Friday night. The concert was used to raise money to send the teen moms YoungLives serves to YoungLife camp over the summer, which is something they most likely wouldn't be able to afford on their own. Funds were raised by asking for $10 from anyone who ... [Read More…]

Wildcats use second half surge in second win of the year

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BOX SCORE The Wildcats' 110th career matchup with the Howard Payne Yellow Jackets was closer than what the final score indicated. Both teams were able to keep within single points of the other before the Wildcats pulled away. ACU used a 20-2 run in the second half to take a firm lead in the game and would never give it up, moving to 2-0 on the ... [Read More…]

‘Blind Side’ mother shares story with Abilene

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Leigh Anne Tuohy, the mother from The Blind Side movie, headlined the 2015 Champion for Children dinner benefitting Christian Homes & Family Services at the Abilene Civic Center Monday night. The theme for the evening was to save children who are slipping through society's cracks and 752 people attended to hear her share the story about how ... [Read More…]

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