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Breakfast Optimist Club honors outstanding seniors

December 5, 2012 by John Martin

The Student Life Leadership Team chose four students to be honored at the Abilene Civic Center by the Breakfast Optimist Club on Nov. 8. The students honored were Elizabeth Chavez, Masci Sledge, Keith Carroll and Nick Tatum. The Breakfast Optimist Club, a civic organization in Abilene, annually honors outstanding students from school's in the ... [Read More…]

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Students planning new men’s club lacrosse team

November 28, 2012 by John Martin

ACU's lacrosse team had its first interest meeting before Thanksgiving break to discuss plans for creating a men's team and future competitions. Last year an attempt to create a lacrosse team failed because of poor timing and lack of interest. Parker Tennet, freshman nursing major from Houston, decided he would like to pursue the sport outside of ... [Read More…]

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Big Country Art Association to feature students in show

November 14, 2012 by John Martin

ACU students entered the Big Country Art Association's annual art competition last Thursday. Several student works that were selected will be seen throughout the competition, which ends on Nov. 29. BCAA is an organization composed of regional artists, and organizes an annual art competition. The ACU Downtown Gallery is hosting the competition as ... [Read More…]

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Students slam, jam for nonprofit

November 7, 2012 by John Martin

Wishing Well hosted Slam and Jam on Tuesday evening in Edward's Lobby. The event consisted of poetry, live music and beverages. Wishing Well is a student organization at ACU that raises money to help build wells in various locations around the world. Wishing Well Chaplain Mitchell East, sophomore Biblical text major from Austin, said he was ... [Read More…]

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New english class focuses on short works

November 7, 2012 by John Martin

ACU Department of Language and Literature is adding a new course next semester called World's Greatest Micro Narratives. English professor Al Haley will instruct the class. The class is an experiment designed to demonstrate that less really is more. Students will read a number of books related to the theme and will also create their own works like ... [Read More…]

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Abilene Ruff Riders rebrand as Bombers

October 24, 2012 by John Martin

The Abilene Ruff Riders held a contest to rebrand their organization over the summer. Now known as the Abilene Bombers, the organization hopes to get the Abilene community more involved with the team. The Abilene Ruff Rider homepage released a statement from spokesman Scott Anderson that entailed why the switch was being made. The statement said, ... [Read More…]

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Sing Song tickets now available for purchase

October 19, 2012 by John Martin

Students, parents and visiting alumni can purchase tickets for Sing Song 2013 this weekend in the Campus Center. Tickets will go on sale online November 1st, but people too eager to wait can purchase them October 19th from 5 - 8 p.m. in the Campus Center. Tom Craig, director of student activities and productions, said the advance tickets sale ... [Read More…]

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Business students get a Jump Start on internships

October 10, 2012 by John Martin

COBA students met this week at the new Jump Start sessions to learn about potential internships and receive advising codes to register for the upcoming spring semester. Tim Johnston, assistant dean in COBA, created and implemented Jump Start last fall. It began as a program to inform students of upcoming deadlines for the "bigger" internships and ... [Read More…]

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Gas prices force travel changes

October 5, 2012 by John Martin

As gas prices rise, students are forced to change their travel plans in order to save money and afford trips. According to Texas Gas Prices website, the average regular gas price in Abilene is $3.55, slightly less than the Texas average of $3.53. Three years ago, the average price in Texas rarely eclipsed $2.90. Some students have gone to great ... [Read More…]

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Initiative immobile with use of iPhone 5

September 26, 2012 by John Martin

Apple released its latest iPhone to the public last week, and the Mobile Learning program has yet to decide how it will use the new device. Saltsman, the executive director for innovation in learning and educational technology, revealed that not much has been planned in response to Apple's new release. Some have questioned whether or not the ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Apple Computer, iPhone, Mobile Learning

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Sing Song 2025 Awards Women’s Division:

Vocals:
1. Ko Jo Kai
2. Sigma Theta Chi
3. Delta Theta

Entertainment:
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2. Ko Jo Kai
3. Delta Theta

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Sing Song 2025 Awards Class Division:

Overall Award:
1. Freshman Purple
2. Freshman White
3. Seniors

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