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New bike racks to be installed on campus

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Several new bike racks are set to be installed around campus thanks to a new initiative from Students' Association. Sean Branchaw, senior mathematics major from Derwood, Md., noticed bikes piling up at various locations and decided something needed to be done about the problem. First on Branchaw's list of locations is Moody Colesium. Branchaw ... [Read More…]

Season of Caring offers chance to give back

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ACU's Season of Caring is set to kick off next week as the holidays draw near. For the rest of the semester, students, faculty and staff will have several different opportunities to pour back into the Abilene community. Bob Strader, director of Ministry and Service, shared about the four different branches of Season of Caring. First, ACU will ... [Read More…]

ISA prepares for Ethnos Culture Show

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The International Students' Association will be putting on the annual Ethnos culture show on campus next weekend. This year's theme is "Departures," a story of a kid moving from his comfortable life in America to Ecuador. Jenny Valenzuela, senior psychology major from, is directing this year's show. "The theme focuses on learning to live in ... [Read More…]

SA prompts students to ‘Live Purple’ and wear white

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The Students' Association is promoting a white out for this year's Homecoming football game. For $5, students can purchase "Live Purple" T-shirts in the Campus Center throughout the week leading up to the game. Freshman Bryan Maier, math teaching major from St. Louis, Missouri, presented the idea to SA Congress a week prior to homecoming. ... [Read More…]

Maker Lab opens doors for Homecoming

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The new Maker Lab in the Brown Library will conduct a come-and-go Homecoming open house after today's Chapel for students, alumni and visitors. The lab, which is behind Starbucks in the library, will be open from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Lyndell Lee, educational technology specialist, said the open house will be an opportunity for people to see what's ... [Read More…]

Phone repair store to open in McGlothlin

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Starting Oct. 7, Phone ER will open for business to treat and repair the ACU student body's smartphone and tablet ailments. Phone ER, the newest of four Wildcat Ventures companies, is an on-campus smartphone and tablet repair service run out of the Campus Store. Students will be able to drop off their broken phones, tablets, or even laptops up ... [Read More…]

Phone repair store to open in McGlothlin

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Starting Oct. 7, Phone ER will open for business to treat and repair the ACU student body's smartphone and tablet ailments. Phone ER, the newest of four Wildcat Ventures companies, is an on-campus smartphone and tablet repair service run out of the Campus Store. Students will be able to drop off their broken phones, tablets, or even laptops up ... [Read More…]

COBA takes January short-course to CitySquare

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COBA is presenting students with an opportunity to earn credit this coming Jan. A 3-hour credit class is being offered Jan. 6-10, 2014, in Dallas and is open to any majors. There are no prerequisites required to enroll. Management 320, taught by Dr. Laura Phillips, assistant professor of management sciences, will be available as a short-course ... [Read More…]

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