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Police Log: Suspicious person found in Library, issued a criminal trespass

January 30, 2025 by Ashley Henderson

1/26/2025 2350 hrs. Alarm, Bullock Hall ACUPD and AFD responded to an alarm call inside Bullock Hall. It was determined an overloaded washer machine caused the machine motor to start smoking. No visible flames were observed. The machine was turned off and the alarm reset.  1/27/2025 1300 hrs. Hit and Run, Admin Lot A black Mercedes ... [Read More…]

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Police Log: ACUPD investigates Apple Airtag found on student’s vehicle

January 23, 2025 by Ashley Henderson

1/20/2025 1400 hrs. Criminal Trespass Warning, Main Campus ACUPD contacted a transient dumping trash on Lunsford Trail. The subject was issued a criminal trespass warning to not return to ACU campus. The subject removed the items he dumped and left campus.  1/17/2025 1900 hrs. Information Report, SERC Lot An ACU student reported finding ... [Read More…]

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Board of Trustees considers response to court ruling citing board chair April Anthony

January 22, 2025 by Ashley Henderson

University administration is deferring to the Board of Trustees as it considers how to respond to a court decision in December that found fault with the business dealings of board chair April Anthony in her creation of a new home healthcare company four years ago. A Delaware Court of Chancery last month ruled in favor of Encompass Health Corp. ... [Read More…]

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Police Log: Student reports vehicle burglary

January 16, 2025 by Ashley Henderson

1/14/2025 1750 hrs. Burglary of Motor Vehicle, Adjunct An ACU student reported their vehicle was burglarized while parked at their residence off campus. A report with APD and ACUPD was taken.  ACU PD ACTIVITY STATISTICS January 814, 2025 Alarm 4 Assist 2 Burglary of Motor Vehicle 2 CCTV Review 1 Check ... [Read More…]

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Police Log: ACUPD investigates student report of property theft

December 13, 2024 by Ashley Henderson

12/10/2024 2330 hrs. Theft, Adjunct Area ACU students reported that property was stolen from their backyard. A report was taken, and the incident is under investigation.  12/7/2024 0410 hrs. Accident, Williams Performing Arts Center A student lost control of their vehicle while traveling south on ACU Drive and struck the side of the ... [Read More…]

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Police Log: ACUPD assists in report of female assaulted at nearby hotel

November 22, 2024 by Ashley Henderson

11/20/2024 1800 hrs. Assist Adjunct Area A female came to the ACUPD to report an assault that occurred off campus at a nearby hotel. ACUPD assisted APD with the report and incident. This was not related to any ACU staff or students. 11/16/2024 1600 hrs. Traffic Accident, Wessel Hall Lot A traffic accident report was taken in the Wessel ... [Read More…]

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Police Log: Student arrested for retaliation during alcohol incident at Nelson Hall

November 15, 2024 by Ashley Henderson

11/13/2024 0300 hrs. Theft, Smith Adams Lot An unknown person took a bike that was locked to the bike racks at Smith Adams Hall at approximately 0300 hours on November 13, 2024. CCTV of the suspect was located, the suspect was wearing a mask. 11/12/2024 0700 hrs. Burglary of Motor Vehicle, UP Lot An unknown person opened a vehicle and ... [Read More…]

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Police Log: Criminal trespass issued in two separate reports

November 7, 2024 by Ashley Henderson

11/04/2024 1300 hrs. Suspicious Person, Mabee Hall Lot ACUPD responded to reports of a person asking for money from students in the Mabee Hall area. The suspect was located and issued a criminal trespass warning to not return to campus.  10/31/2024 1430 hrs. Hit and Run, WPAC Lot An unknown person struck a vehicle parked in the WPAC lot ... [Read More…]

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Bean passes city health inspection, implements new changes

November 7, 2024 by Ashley Henderson

The Bean passed its most recent city health inspection in October with an A. This marks an improvement from the inspection the previous month, in which it was hit with 14 health code violations. Ken Weaver, senior director of dining services, said the score is directly attributed to the actions taken to fix the violations and improve the ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Football’s win against Southern Utah puts Wildcats at top spot in conference play

November 7, 2024 by Daniel Curd and Ashley Henderson

The Wildcats faced off against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds at Wildcat Stadium on Saturday, ending with a close final score of 28-25. This victory brings the team’s record to 5-2 and places them at the number one spot in the United Athletic Conference standings. The Wildcats will travel to Tennessee to take on Austin Peay University for their ... [Read More…]

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The United Athletic Conference is officially taking the place of the Western Athletic Conference in the 2026-2027 athletic year. The UAC is a joint football effort between the WAC and the ASUN but will now extend to all sports. #acuoptimist #acuathletics #wac #uac

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My second year at ACU was full of opportunities that grew me as an individual and a journalist.

In my first year as editor in chief of @acuoptimist, we published six print issues, filmed a 3-hour live election show, and revamped our newscast, all while producing news weekly.

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