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SAAC to host Hudson Wade 5K Charity Run

December 1, 2017 by Zeke Tripp

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will host the third annual Hudson Wade 5K Charity Run at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2 beginning at the Hardin Administration Building and ending at the Hunter Welcome Center. Hudson Wade passed away in the spring of 2016 from a battle with leukemia. Wade attended Abilene Christian School and he loved ... [Read More…]

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Engineering hosts children’s robotics competition

November 17, 2017 by Zeke Tripp

The third annual Line Following Robotics Competition took place Saturday in the Engineering and Physics Laboratories at Bennett Gymnasium. Participants were responsible for designing and building a fully automated robot that could navigate around a curved black-lined course on its own. Robotics teams could enter into the junior, senior or open ... [Read More…]

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Wildcat Software launches new Theatre app

November 8, 2017 by Zeke Tripp

Wildcat Software created a new mobile app for the Department of Theatre that elevates the experience of ticket-purchasing, brochure play access and communication during the theatrical season. Nik Grau, CEO of Wildcat Software, said development on the app has been in progress since the summer. “ACU Theatre came to us in the summer looking to ... [Read More…]

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Sing Song seeking class act directors

October 20, 2017 by Zeke Tripp

The Sing Song co-chairs are accepting applications for Sing Song class act directors until midnight on Wednesday, Oct. 25.  Class act directors are responsible for every aspect of their act's Sing Song performance – including recruiting participants, creating lyrics, running rehearsals, facilitating the creation of props, costumes and directing ... [Read More…]

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Language department plans monster reading of Frankenstein

October 13, 2017 by Zeke Tripp

Students, faculty and administration will participate in a cover-to-cover reading of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on Halloween in the Brown Library. The event, organized by the Department of Language and Literature and the Brown Library, is the inaugural Cover2Cover Marathon and is intended to increase student reading on campus. Dr. Todd ... [Read More…]

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Cabinet hosts first student cooking class

October 6, 2017 by Zeke Tripp

Signups for "Cooking with CAB" opened on Monday for a three-course meal cooking demonstration, with space for 30 students to participate. The event will take place on Friday Oct. 6 at Cordell's on Buffalo Gap Road. Participants will learn how to make fall salad, butternut squash curry and cranberry duff. The chef will be picking members out of ... [Read More…]

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From Boys To Gentlemen

September 29, 2017 by Zeke Tripp

"From Boys To Gentlemen" is a book based on real testimonies along with a few fiction inserts that are meant to strike a change in a boy's heart by uplifting him to be a gentleman. Chris Daughtery, the author of "From Boys to Gentlemen," grew up without a father figure in his life, but found hope in his grandfather. Daughtery faced a lot of ... [Read More…]

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