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Weekend of events focus on family

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Family Weekend, aimed toward freshmen, new students and their families, will take place this weekend with events scheduled Friday-Sunday. Beginning with check-in at 10 a.m. on Friday, parents are invited to go to Chapel, visit the Bean and check out the 1 p.m. Cornerstone class as well as a featured panel with faculty, staff and current ... [Read More…]

The Netflix Fix: Stranger Things and more

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Netflix recently acquired the U.S. rights to stream Disney movies – including Marvel, Lucasfilm and Pixar movies – so a whole slew of new titles, including Captain America: Civil War, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Finding Dory will hit Netflix later this month. Which means there’ll be even more options to choose from when you procrastinate that ... [Read More…]

Abilene artist finds purpose painting murals

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Red roses intertwine across the whitewashed bricks, accompanied by the hashtag #PrayForRosie stenciled in neat, block letters; just a few streets away, a sunset splashes against the side of a building, adding a pop of color to the otherwise dreary structure. If you’ve driven downtown recently, you’ve probably seen the two new murals that sprung up ... [Read More…]

Study abroad students prohibited from traveling to Belgium

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After the terrorist attack hit Brussels earlier this year, the Study Abroad office has decided to prohibit students from traveling to Belgium while abroad this semester. Brussels was the site of a March 22 terrorist attack, which included three separate bombings – two at the main airport and one at a metro station – and ended with 32 deaths and ... [Read More…]

Vanderpools start mission in Haiti

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After volunteering medical help to victims of the earthquake that rocked the small island of Haiti in 2010, Dr. David Vanderpool (‘82) and his wife Laurie (‘81) felt called to live in Haiti on a full-time basis. So in 2013, the Vanderpools sold their house and private medical practice in Tennessee and officially moved to Thomazeau, Haiti – a region ... [Read More…]

Four alumni work Rio Olympics

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Four alumni are participating in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Reyare Thomas (’14), Sayon Cooper (’98), Doug Ferguson (’83), and David Ramsey (’81), though they had different assignments, were insiders to the biggest athletic event in the world. Thomas represented Trinidad and Tobago on the women’s track team and placed fifth in ... [Read More…]

Softball hosts Houston Baptist in season finale

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The softball team wraps up its regular season this weekend with a three game homestand against Houston Baptist University (7-16, 15-26) on Friday and Saturday. The Wildcats are ranked 5th in the Southland Conference at 23-21 overall and 16-8 in conference. ACU enters the game riding a two game winning streak after taking the final two games of a ... [Read More…]

Softball wins against Texas Tech

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The softball team traveled to Lubbock on Thursday and won the non-conference game against the Raiders, 3-1, raising their overall record to 19-18 and bringing them to a game above .500 for the first time this season. Redshirt sophomore Hannah Null pitched a complete game, putting in 7.0-innings of work with five strikeouts and allowing one run ... [Read More…]

Softball to host Baylor Wednesday night

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The Wildcats will face Baylor University on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in a non-conference game at Poly Wells Field. Baylor has a 39-12 overall record, is currently hitting .312 as a team, and is coming off a six game winning streak, four of which have been shutouts. ACU is 21-19 overall, after winning two out of three games against Sam Houston State ... [Read More…]

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