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Campus Store hosts annual graduation fair

March 22, 2022 by Kauy Ostlien Leave a Comment

The Campus Store hosted a senior fair March 9-10 at the main level of the Campus Store to help prepare outgoing students to gather all their required goods for graduation. This senior fair included items ranging from caps, gowns and graduation rings to frames for students’ diplomas. Beyond these items, the event supplied outgoing Wildcats ... [Read More…]

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Elite pitching and dynamite offense gives baseball another weekend sweep

March 10, 2022 by Kauy Ostlien Leave a Comment

This past weekend baseball extended its home winning streak to six games in a row. This was the first time the Wildcats took the field since their 12-5 blowout loss to the University of Incarnate Word on March 2. Throughout the weekend series, the Wildcats outscored the Marist Red Foxes 32-11. The series was highlighted by an explosive offense ... [Read More…]

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Baseball sweeps Michigan State but fall to UIW in a tough week of action

March 5, 2022 by Kauy Ostlien Leave a Comment

Last week baseball played its first series versus a major conference opponent in Michigan State and its first road game of the year against the University of the Incarnate Word. Over the weekend, the Wildcats were able to sweep MSU three games to none. However, the Wildcats dropped their road opener to the Incarnate Word Cardinals ... [Read More…]

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Baseball opens the season with a difficult matchup versus NDSU

February 22, 2022 by Kauy Ostlien Leave a Comment

Baseball took the field for the first time since the Southland conference tournament this past weekend. The series featured four games versus the North Dakota State Bison and a Saturday doubleheader of seven and nine innings. The Wildcats ultimately found themselves on the short end of the stick, going 1-3 in the series. It is easy to draw ... [Read More…]

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ACUPD begins the new semester with new badges

February 22, 2022 by Kauy Ostlien Leave a Comment

ACUPD is starting the semester with the addition of new departmental badges for its officers. Chief of Police and ACU alum Jason Ellis began the process when he became a part of the department. Ellis said it is customary when a new chief takes over a department, they begin to make some changes. “I wanted to put my mark, just change ... [Read More…]

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Team, individual honors and non conference schedule highlight baseball preseason

February 11, 2022 by Kauy Ostlien Leave a Comment

Like many other Wildcat teams this year, baseball is about to embark on its first season within the Western Athletic Conference. The reigning Southland Conference regular-season champions have an expansive and competitive schedule for the 2022 season. This schedule includes home and away matchups with preseason top 25 programs, 14th-ranked Texas ... [Read More…]

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Writing Center to host annual love poetry contest

January 30, 2022 by Kauy Ostlien Leave a Comment

The writing center began February by holding its annual love poetry contest. The contest is hosted by the writing center and accepts entries from ACU students. The ACU writing center is located on the main level of the Brown Library and helps students with writing assignments. “At the writing center we love all things writing,” Dr. Cole ... [Read More…]

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Staffing and department changes highlight new year for Enrollment and Student Life

January 28, 2022 by Kauy Ostlien Leave a Comment

Enrollment and Student Life have started the new year by changing the name of the Career Center, along with several staff additions. The changes were sent via an email to faculty by Dr. Tamara Long, vice president for enrollment and student life. These changes included several changes to the newly renamed career services department which ... [Read More…]

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Alisa Blair introduced as ACU’s tenth head volleyball coach

December 29, 2021 by Kauy Ostlien

ACU introduced its tenth head volleyball coach in school history, Alisa Blair, via a press release from the athletic department Tuesday morning. Blair, a former assistant for conference rival Stephen F. Austin, was selected for the job after a search lasting less than a month. This was after the Wildcats parted ways with former head coach Angela ... [Read More…]

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ACU to part ways with head volleyball coach Angela Mooney

November 30, 2021 by Kauy Ostlien

ACU parted ways with head volleyball coach Angela Mooney Monday afternoon via a press release from ACU athletics. Mooney was named the ninth head volleyball coach in ACU history in 2017. In those past five seasons, her teams have managed a 49-76 record and four conference tournament appearances. This past season showed similar results to her ... [Read More…]

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