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Art ‘stuffs’ Shote Gallery with senior work

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Art students produce scores of work during their years at ACU that range from paintings to drawings to digital creations. Senior art shows give these students a chance to take the art that has piled up in their lockers or garages and display them for professors, parents and fellow students to see. The first senior art show of the year will open ... [Read More…]

The NBA lockout, crux of American downfall

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The NBA lockout will have great effects on our nation. Effects which will span much more than sports. A quick hypothetical study reveals that if players and owners can not compromise and bring this great game back to our courts, the United States will fall into disrepair. NBA players will soon begin to drift towards European leagues. Lebron James ... [Read More…]

The Oddest Proposal: A True College Town

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Students of Abilene, Despite our three universities, the phrase "college town" does not immediately conjure up thoughts of the Key City, most likely due to our downtown-closes-at-9 attitude. Areas like Austin, Dallas or Lubbock are the true youth-friendly locales. We need this to change. So I petition we do something. We must become a literal ... [Read More…]

Words of Wisdom: Forte credits character, poetry to his environment

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Sheridan Forte stepped on stage in Chapel last Friday to perform a spoken word poem. Seven minutes after that, most of the students in Moody Coliseum were on their feet. Forte, a senior English major from Dallas, approached Mark Lewis almost two years ago with the idea. "Sheridan first approached me when he was a freshman," said Lewis. "We talked ... [Read More…]

Owsley seeks to further music career in Boston

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As a child, Colton Owsley always knew that music was what he wanted to do. But his path to ACU and towards a career in music was never that simple. "My family wasn't very supportive of music so it was kind of hard to get playing," said Owsley, a junior music major from Naples, Florida. However, what began as a simple interest in listening and ... [Read More…]

Cyber shopping proves a slippery slope

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The internet is one of the defining tools of our generation. For years now it has helped people to learn, communicate and view their friends summer vacation pictures from 2007. But the world wide web brings many dangers to our screens. Online games let you put bullets in a zombie's cerebrum or lose $1,200 to a 15-year-old in Blackjack. There is ... [Read More…]

Family Premiere Weekend awaits prospective students

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Wildcat families will flock to campus this weekend for ACU's Family Weekend. The annual event, which runs Friday and Saturday, includes a variety of events and is a great chance for freshmen to invite their parents to campus. "I remember it was really special because it was the first time I had gotten to see them since I had left home," said ... [Read More…]

Double vision: Massingill’s film of both sight and the future

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After spending a full month in Zambia, Jessalyn Massingill set out on the task of turning hundreds of hours of raw footage into a 35 minute film that documents some of the positive impact that Zambia Mission has had on the country. Massingil, a former ACU student from Abilene, has spent 14 of her last 15 summers in Zambia with Zambia Mission, an ... [Read More…]

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