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One Giant Leap: Commencement to bless, commission graduates

May 6, 2009 by Katie Gager

By Katie Gager, Student Reporter At Commencement Saturday, 560 undergraduate and 115 graduate students will walk the stage of Moody Coliseum as one of the larger graduating classes for the undergraduate program and the largest for the graduate program, said Bart Herridge, registrar and director of academic records. Graduation will be divided ... [Read More…]

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Seniors at career crossroads contemplate graduate school

May 6, 2009 by Katie Gager

By Katie Gager, Student Reporter Looking for a job may seem overwhelming and sometimes frightening to a graduating senior. Because of the increased lack of jobs within the last five months, many students are turning toward graduate school as an alternative. ... [Read More…]

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Anchored by diversity: Faculty and staff bridge cultural, racial and ethnic gaps through mentorship

May 1, 2009 by Katie Gager

By Katie Gager, Student Reporter For one ACU alumna, an encouraging conversation in the middle of Wal-Mart made an impact she always will remember. "I was not well at the time," said Mallorie Frank ('08). "There was nothing physical, I just wasn't in a good place and I had to either get out of Abilene or I was going to go insane. He stopped me ... [Read More…]

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Study Abroad adds German site to options

April 17, 2009 by Katie Gager

By Katie Gager, Student Reporter The Study Abroad program will be expanding its global experiences by adding Leipzig, Germany, as an additional location that students may choose to study at in spring 2010. The program now includes two locations in Oxford, England, and Montevideo, Uruguay, and hopes to see the Leipzig location as a new opportunity ... [Read More…]

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Disc golf course gliding soon to ACU campus

April 9, 2009 by Katie Gager

By Katie Gager, Student Reporter The Department of Exercise Science and Health will celebrate the grand opening of the ACU Wildcat Disc Golf Course at 3 p.m. on April 28 at the Sherrod Park property. The course will be the third disc golf course located in the Abilene area. The other courses in town are at Cal Young and Will Hair parks. Project ... [Read More…]

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A Fashionable Feast: Hundreds eat, give to support global charity

April 1, 2009 by Katie Gager

By Katie Gager, Student Reporter The doors opened, and hundreds of people poured into the Hunter Welcome Center as the International Students' Association conducted its annual Food Festival and Fashion Show on March 28. Event organizers planned for 300 people to attend. They said they were overwhelmed when almost 400 people showed up. The event ... [Read More…]

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ISA serves up food, fashion to raise funds for charity

March 27, 2009 by Katie Gager

By Katie Gager, Student Reporter The International Students' Association will sponsor the International Food Festival at 6 p.m. Saturday in the McCaleb Conference Room at the Bob and Shirley Hunter Welcome Center. Tickets can be bought at the door for $5, and all proceeds will go to Eternal Threads, a non-profit organization that provides jobs for ... [Read More…]

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Lawyer donates kidney

March 27, 2009 by Katie Gager

By Katie Gager, Student Reporter An ACU alumnus and Texas attorney found himself in the trial of his life when he discovered he would need a kidney transplant and received one last month from an unlikely donor - an opposing lawyer in more than 4,000 cases. Scott Skelton ('89), son of ACU trustee Kay Skelton, was diagnosed three years ago with ... [Read More…]

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Student volunteers battle fires across the Big Country

March 25, 2009 by Katie Gager

By Katie Gager, Student Reporter For a group of at least seven students, volunteer fire fighting has become a unique and different way to serve the Abilene community. With a job that includes putting out domestic and grass fires and saving lives, these students provide a public service that is of high value in the community. "It's a fun way to ... [Read More…]

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Production explores issues raised by interracial dating

February 27, 2009 by Katie Gager

By Katie Gager, Student Reporter Essence of Ebony will present the 12th annual Black History Production, titled Melting Pot, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in Cullen Auditorium. This year's show will focus on the topic of mixed race relationships and the difficulties two families experience to reach acceptance, said the show's director Byron ... [Read More…]

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