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Rec Center to offer semester classes for $30

January 30, 2013 by Kirsten Holman

The Student Recreation and Wellness Center is offering unlimited group exercise classes this semester for only $30. This is $30 less than the price last year. This set price lets students attend any class throughout the week at any of the times scheduled. Classes include Zumba, Yoga, Circumference, Core Performance, Capoeira, Water Aerobics, Boot ... [Read More…]

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Football players encourage during Chapel forum

January 30, 2013 by Kirsten Holman

Basketball and a Chapel forum were combined Saturday night for a unique experience with guest speakers and former NFL/CFL athletes, Guy and John Earle, who gave their testimonies and spoke about "Think Twice Ministries." To receive two Chapel credits, students swiped in at 6:15 p.m., before half-time of the women's basketball game, and swiped out ... [Read More…]

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MACCC, students fighting flu

January 25, 2013 by Kirsten Holman

The flu season is at its peak and many students have already suffered the consequences. It was a rough first week back at school for Rebecca Fowler, junior English major from Coppell, who contracted the flu on Jan. 14, the day school started. Her fever lasted for three days and she remained contagious for another. She is still recovering and has a ... [Read More…]

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Orchestra, choir to perform in Vespers

December 5, 2012 by Kirsten Holman

Rehearsals for the Christmas Vespers Concert began in October for both the ACU Orchestra and Choir, who have been working hard for this seasons upcoming show. This years Christmas Vespers Concert is Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Abilene on 1333 N. 3rd Street. Admission is free for everyone. This years 6th annual concert ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Big Purple, Christmas, Music

WWW accepting applications for summer

December 5, 2012 by Kirsten Holman

Applications for World Wide Witness are officially due Jan. 14 for summer of 2013, but the application process has already begun. WWW provides ACU students with the opportunity to travel to other parts of the world and be ambassadors for Christ. World Wide Witness also sends students to places within the United States. Through these summer ... [Read More…]

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Honors College plans return trip to New York

November 16, 2012 by Kirsten Holman

The Honors College students will be traveling to New York for the second time as a part of the Honors program, "Study America" during spring break. This trip is not a spring break campaign, but a chance for students to learn outside of the traditional classroom setting. "It's academic, it's curricular, but it's learning in a new kind of way," said ... [Read More…]

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Interior design students take home awards

November 7, 2012 by Kirsten Holman

Several ACU interior design majors received awards at the American Society of Interior Designers' 2012 Texas chapter student symposium in Dallas Oct. 5-6. Students from interior design programs across the state showed up to compete for coveted prizes and scholarships. This event is monumental for interior design students who are eager to make a ... [Read More…]

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Honors College to host ’90s dance

November 2, 2012 by Kirsten Holman

The Honors College is hosting a campus-wide 90s dance Nov. 3 from 8:30-11 p.m. in Bennett gym. There will be a DJ playing an assortment of 90's music, decorations, a photo booth and refreshments. For those who miss the 90s, now is a chance to relive the glory days. In previous years, Honors has hosted a masquerade at the Paramount Theatre ... [Read More…]

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Seniors to display art in “Arte y Factos”

October 19, 2012 by Kirsten Holman

The senior art show, "Arte y Factos" will take place Friday at 5 p.m. in the Shore Art Gallery located on the ACU campus. Senior art majors Leah Rama and Jordan Bell, friends since the first week of freshman year, will present their artwork at this event. "It's going to be a very diverse range of works," said Jordan Bell, senior graphic design ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Department of Art and Design, Senior Art Show

Drive-in reopens but faces uncertainty

October 10, 2012 by Kirsten Holman

Business has been hard for the treasured Town & Country Drive-In Theatre, especially since film companies get just about everything at the box office these days. The drive-in could be in danger of closing permanently. The drive-in was quiet this September and was closed because business was slow due to school starting and football season. ... [Read More…]

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