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CSSA to host fashion show

November 18, 2011 by Bailey Neal

This Friday, the Chinese Student Scholars Association is hosting a fashion show in the Teague Special Events Center. The show, titled Be Stylish, Be Casual, Be Smart, starts at 7:30 pm, and all proceeds will be donated entirely to the Hope Fund for breast cancer awareness. Cynthia Kuong, senior at Hardin-Simmons University from Macao, China, is ... [Read More…]

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Prayer vigil supports victims of bus accident

November 6, 2011 by Bailey Neal

A prayer vigil took place Friday evening at the Beauchamp Amphitheater for those who wished to reflect on today’s bus crash. ACU students and community members attended to pray for all those affected. Dr. Mark Hamilton, associate dean of the Graduate School of Theology, led the service with songs and invited other ACU staff members to pray over ... [Read More…]

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Campus gathers at Beauchamp for prayer vigil

November 5, 2011 by Bailey Neal Leave a Comment

A prayer vigil took place Friday evening at the Beauchamp Ampitheater for those who wished to reflect on today’s bus crash. ACU students and community members attended to pray for all those affected. Dr. Mark Hamilton, associate dean of the Graduate School of Theology, led the service with songs and invited other ACU staff members to pray over the ... [Read More…]

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Alumnus plays concert on campus

November 3, 2011 by Bailey Neal

ACU alumnus Dusty Woodruff revisited campus to perform in the music department's guest artist series Sunday and Monday. Woodruff, who graduated from ACU with a degree in music, now plays in The Athens Guitar Trio and heads the guitar department at Augusta State University in Augusta, Ga. "We have several [performers] throughout the year, and we ... [Read More…]

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Groups prepare floats for Homecoming parade

October 14, 2011 by Bailey Neal

On Oct. 6, Dr. Kerri Hart, Student Recreation and Wellness Center director, and her father Dr. Dwain Hart were announced as ACU's Homecoming Parade grand marshals. The parade will begin promptly Saturday at 9:30 a.m., kicking off the day's Homecoming events. Misty Spainhower, alumni relations officer, said that because the parade is this year's ... [Read More…]

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Criminal justice series to take place on campus

October 14, 2011 by Bailey Neal

Lawyer David Pearson was the first presenter of what will be a series of several criminal justice professionals coming to campus until the end of the semester. He discussed a high-profile sexual assault case out of Paris, Texas, in criminal justice classes that were open to any interested students last Friday. The series reflects the interests of ... [Read More…]

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Ten earn court spots after renomination

October 7, 2011 by Bailey Neal

Ten ACU women were "kidnapped" Wednesday, taken to a secret location, and learned they had been chosen as nominees for this year's homecoming queen. Samantha Adkins, senior alumni relations officer said the nullification of the first round of homecoming court nominations delayed the traditional kidnapping, which was originally planned for the ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Homecoming

Pledging in season

October 5, 2011 by Bailey Neal

A significant portion of ACU students have undergone a dramatic change of wardrobe over the past week. Pledging for social clubs has commenced since bid night commencing, which means skirts and ties are back in fashion and shouting can be heard from every corner of campus. Mark Jackson, associate director of student organizations and programs, ... [Read More…]

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Residence life fills openings

March 25, 2011 by Bailey Neal

ACU Residence Life recently completed the hiring process for next year's resident assistants and assistant directors. The team had an especially hard time choosing new staff members from a pool of about 170 applicants, and ended up turning away around 100 candidates. John Delony, assistant dean for Residence Life and Education, said there is a ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ResLife

Combating my caffeine craving

March 4, 2011 by Bailey Neal

For years, studies have been conducted on college students and how they use caffeine products. Results vary widely, but what is known about caffeine is that it can become addictive, and what I know about caffeine is that it is hard to get through a busy day at school without it. Last Friday, I checked my horoscope on an app for my iPhone. It said, ... [Read More…]

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