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International Food and Fashion Festival celebrates different cultures

March 7, 2025 by Hayden DeLand

ACU's international student association hosted the International Food and Fashion Festival on Saturday to celebrate different cultures on campus. Students from different cultural backgrounds organize this festival, during which students can bring their food and traditions and celebrate them with each other. ISA partners with other cultural ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats lose in Stephenville, look to rebound in Arlington

February 28, 2025 by Hayden DeLand

After winning five straight games the Wildcats' streak came to a halt in Stephenville where they lost to the Tarleton State University Texans 67-52. The loss puts the Wildcats at 14-14 on the season and 6-7 in Western Athletic Conference play, dropping to the fifth spot in the WAC standings after entering the game in fourth.  A poor offensive ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats continue hot streak, win fourth straight

February 21, 2025 by Hayden DeLand

The men’s basketball team defeated the Southern Utah Thunderbirds 75-59 to win its fourth straight game to improve to 13-13 on the season and 5-6 in Western Athletic Conference play. After a shaky first half when they only scored 25 points, the Wildcats came out in the second half with a high-powered offensive approach, scoring 50 points in the ... [Read More…]

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Men’s basketball continue win streak at home

February 14, 2025 by Hayden DeLand

The Wildcats defeated the Seattle University Redhawks 75-59 to win their third straight game, improving their record to 12-13 on the season and 4-6 in Western Athletic Conference play. With the win, ACU has now won four of its last six games and is sixth in the WAC standings. ACU’s leading scorer was Quion Williams, junior guard from ... [Read More…]

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University launches new scholarship software platform

February 11, 2025 by Hayden DeLand

ACU has adopted a new scholarship software platform for the 2025-26 academic year to simplify the application process for students and improve efficiency in awarding scholarships and communication with donors. Previously the university used the software platform, AwardSpring, which has similar features to the new platform, Awarded. Students will ... [Read More…]

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Men’s basketball raises money for charity through shoe auction

February 11, 2025 by Hayden DeLand

The men's basketball program auctioned off five pairs of custom shoes to raise nearly $6,000 in support of cancer awareness charities. This brought the total amount raised to over $30,000 through four years. Head Coach Brette Tanner personally matched every winning bid up to $1,000 to further the impact of the fundraiser. Every year the men’s ... [Read More…]

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Madden returns as starter, Wildcats snap losing streak

February 7, 2025 by Hayden DeLand

The men’s basketball team ended its two-game losing streak on Thursday with an 86-72 win over the Utah Tech Trailblazers after a week long break. With Thursday’s victory the Wildcats secured their tenth win of the season to move to 10-13 for the season and 2-6 in Western Athletic Conference play. The Wildcat’s leading scorer was Hunter Jack ... [Read More…]

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Black History Month begins with new theme and mission

February 4, 2025 by Hayden DeLand

The Office of Intercultural Engagement and Belonging has created a calendar for Black History Month – the month of February – that includes speakers, student panels, a bus tour and the Afram festival. The theme for this year’s Black History Month is Ujima, which is Swahili for collective work and responsibility. Ryan Bowman, director of ... [Read More…]

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Koons looks to ‘establish a culture’ in first season as head coach

January 30, 2025 by Hayden DeLand

The softball season starts on Feb. 6 in College Station at the Texas A&M Tournament. The team will play five games, the first of Head Coach Jo Koons’ career at ACU. Koons took over the program after two straight losing seasons in a row and a 16-32 record last season. She enters the program with hopes of changing the culture and turning the ... [Read More…]

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Track and Field travels to Lubbock for first meet

January 23, 2025 by Hayden DeLand

The indoor track and field season begins for the Wildcats on Friday when they travel to Lubbock to compete in the Red Raider Invite. Jack Marshall set a school record in the 200 meters at 20.84 seconds at this meet in the 2023 season. This year’s team is young, primarily consisting of freshmen and sophomores who have little to no experience ... [Read More…]

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