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Thirty representatives elected for SA Congress

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Students' Association elections resulted in a runoff for freshman vice president, 30 candidates elected and 28 empty seats. Twenty-five candidates ran unopposed in the election so they automatically won. In the vote for freshman vice president, Jonathan Ladd won 141 votes and Logan Dybdahl won 87 votes beating their opponents, Jenna Suzman and ... [Read More…]

Student Congress candidates run unopposed

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Students' Association elections begin Wednesday with 17 unopposed candidates and no senior class candidates. Contested races with more than one candidate include freshman class president and vice president and sophomore class president, vice president and treasurer. Thirty-eight seats have no candidates, so the SA executive cabinet will have to ... [Read More…]

Wait, we’re not best friends yet?

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Blasting Cyndi Lauper while you drive to Whataburger. Throwing french fries at each other at 1 a.m. Making everyone else feel like third-wheels. If you've already found your college BFF, consider yourself lucky. If you haven't found your partner-in-crime/future-maid-of-honor-best-man, don't worry. Making best friends takes time and energy, and ... [Read More…]

Core curriculum changes to encourage liberal arts

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University general education will require one history course and one elective in place of the Core curriculum. Dr. Greg Straughn, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and co-chair of the general education review committee, said the changes will make ACU general education more like general education at other universities. The overall number ... [Read More…]

Students react to Quest credits, exemptions

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As the Office of Spiritual Development processes 700 Chapel exemption forms, some students remain hopeful while others wonder how they can meet Quest requirements. For nursing students, Chapel credits pose a problem because they have day-long clinicals, sometimes off-campus, three times per week. With 14 weeks of Chapel, nursing students would ... [Read More…]

Upperclassmen need to participate in SA

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Upperclassmen roll their eyes as freshmen with bright eyes and excited faces enter the plethora of student organizations. They just seem so happy. They haven't seen anything yet. While freshmen eagerly attend Students' Association interest meetings and run fierce campaigns, upperclassmen participation in SA elections dwindles each year. But ... [Read More…]

Philanthropy class to distribute $50k to local nonprofits

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Students in a philanthropy class will distribute $50,000, donated anonymously, to various local nonprofits as part of their coursework. Dr. Jim Orr, vice president for advancement, teaches the management class on Mondays from 3-5:50 p.m. in the Mabee Business Building. The class was designed by Dr. Jack Griggs and Dr. Jim Litton in the Griggs ... [Read More…]

SA election extended one week

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Students' Association elections will take place Sept. 7 and 8, giving candidates more time to petition and campaign. The SA executive cabinet decided to move the election from Aug. 31 to Sept. 7 so candidates have two weeks from Wednesday night's interest meeting to voting day. Abbey Moses, executive president of SA, said this will give the ... [Read More…]

Faculty approve new criminal justice major

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The Department of Political Science added a criminal justice major and minor to its academic selection. Both a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Arts will be offered in this stand-alone major which used to be a political science major with an emphasis in criminal justice. Three years ago criminal justice was offered as an emphasis in the ... [Read More…]

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