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Alums open Front Porch Coffee Company downtown

December 6, 2019 by Andrew Toothman

Alumni Zach and Kara Sheets have opened a new coffee shop called The Front Porch Coffee Company and Bakery in downtown Abilene. The grand opening was on December 3 as students and the people of Abilene are excited for another coffee shop to come to Abilene. Front Porch is located at 702 N. 2nd St., on the corner of North 2nd Street across from ... [Read More…]

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COSO partners with Meals On Wheels to support food drive

November 21, 2019 by Andrew Toothman

The Department of Communication and Sociology is hosting a food drive to raise money for Meals on Wheels, and it are taking any canned or dried goods that students or faculty is willing to donate until Friday. COSO is partnering with the programs Meals on Wheels and Groceries on Wheels to help not only those in need of food, but also to those who ... [Read More…]

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Honors College hosts quidditch match

November 21, 2019 by Andrew Toothman

The Honors College will host a quidditch event on dead day for the honors Cornerstone classes. Quidditch is the school sport in the Harry Potter franchise. Each teams’ objective is to score goals into the other team's hoops. In the series, each team has magical brooms that fly them around the battlefield. In this non-magical version of the ... [Read More…]

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Spikeball to host double-elimination tournament

November 21, 2019 by Andrew Toothman

Intramural spikeball is back for the third year in a row, with a tournament style bracket beginning on Friday as teams of two are welcome to start signing up. Spikeball is a type of game that relates the rules of volleyball, but you only play with one teammate and instead of hitting the ball over a net, the goal is to hit the ball on the small ... [Read More…]

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The Cabinet to schedule finals week events

November 15, 2019 by Andrew Toothman

The Cabinet will host five events this semester, including Silent Disco, back by popular demand. The Cabinet is a university funded student organization that organizes and hosts events for students to get better connected with one another in a fun community environment. Events hosted by The Cabinet are free to students, but most are first come ... [Read More…]

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ACUPD cites three students for alcohol in dorm

October 31, 2019 by Andrew Toothman

The ACU Police Department was called in regarding three students in Edwards Hall having alcohol in their possession, which resulted in the students being charged with class C misdemeanors on Oct. 11. ACU Police was alerted by a residence life employee that three students in the freshman and sophomore dorm had alcohol in their rooms. ACU Student ... [Read More…]

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‘Beauty and the Beast’ Homecoming musical had highest attendance on Sunday

October 25, 2019 by Andrew Toothman

The Sunday performance of Beauty and the Beast by the ACU Department of Theatre at the Abilene Civic Center on Homecoming weekend was recorded as the most populated audience. The show dates of "Beauty and the Beast" were Oct. 18, 19, and 20 with the biggest selling show on Sunday Oct. 20 at the Civic Center. Beauty and the Beast was just one of ... [Read More…]

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College of Arts and Sciences introduces new artSCAPE

October 25, 2019 by Andrew Toothman

The artSCAPE events started on campus to represent arts and faith around the world and the nature of college students with concerts. ArtSCAPE is a new program created by Dr. Greg Straughn, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. His goal was to bring together the performing arts, theater, music, visual arts and design and literature. “I wanted ... [Read More…]

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Society of Physics Club to throw pies at professors

October 17, 2019 by Andrew Toothman

The Society of Physics Students Club has a fundraising event on Monday to raise money to attend the Physics Congress conference. If enough money is raised then Dr. Phil Schubert, president of the university, will be pied in the face. “We are raising money for the Physics Congress that will be held in Rhode Island this year, and we are sending ... [Read More…]

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Abilene and Big Country Award coming in fall 2020

October 11, 2019 by Andrew Toothman

ACU will for the first time offer an award to local students who are part of Abilene and the Big Country entering fall 2020. The Abilene and Big Country Distinguished Student Award has been designated for juniors who are in the local counties within a ninety mile radius and exceed a 3.5 core GPA or are in the top 25 percent of their class. They ... [Read More…]

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