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Admission changes could reduce total applications

November 5, 2010 by Linda Bailey

The Offices of Admissions and Enrollment expect changes to ACU's admissions process to decrease the total number of applicants - but those who do apply will be more serious about attending ACU. Buck James, chief enrollment officer, said beginning this year ACU will not wave the application fee and has significantly expanded the application to ... [Read More…]

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SA to fund charter bus to Saturday’s football game

November 3, 2010 by Linda Bailey

Students' Association Congress unanimously approved a bill during Wednesday's meeting to help fund a charter bus to transport students to Saturday's football game in Canyon. Sikes Representative Rebecca Dial, junior political science major from Lexington, S.C., and Administration Building Representative Keri Gray, junior political science major ... [Read More…]

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Costume gives festivities spirit

October 29, 2010 by Linda Bailey

When I was four years old, my mom dressed me as a spider for Halloween. She handmade the intricate, black costume and rigged the spider legs to move whenever I moved. I'm not sure how long it took, but I doubt it was easy. She dressed me in the costume and led me to a mirror where I could marvel at the costume she had created. But when I saw ... [Read More…]

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SA Congress supports student survey

October 28, 2010 by Linda Bailey

Students' Association Congress passed two resolutions at its Wednesday meeting. The resolutions were to support the Locavore club's plan to build a garden on campus and SA's plan to conduct a student-wide survey. Senior senator Scott Adrian, senior political science and communications major from Glendale, Calif., presented the resolution to ... [Read More…]

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Students named Sing Song hosts, hostesses

October 27, 2010 by Linda Bailey

At the age of six, Kat Bailey watched a Sing Song hostess perform "Goody Goody" on the stage in Moody Coliseum. In that moment, she knew she wanted to be a Sing Song hostess herself one day. This year, that dream will come true, as she and five other students perform as Hosts and Hostesses in Sing Song 2011. The office of student productions made ... [Read More…]

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Temporary power outage takes KACU off air

October 22, 2010 by Linda Bailey

Power went out across campus and in surrounding neighborhoods at around 3:45 p.m. Friday for about 30 minutes, taking ACU's Internet connection and the on-campus radio station with it. Scot Colley, director of physical resources, said an accident involving a car hitting a pole caused the outage. He said things were back up and they were checking ... [Read More…]

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Students inducted to Spanish honor society

October 22, 2010 by Linda Bailey

Six students were inducted into Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society and ACU's first collegiate honor society for students of Spanish. Sigma Delta Pi is the largest foreign language honor society and has chapters across the country, said Dr. Beatriz Walker, associate professor of Spanish and adviser of Omega Gamma, ACU's ... [Read More…]

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Students organize spring missions

October 13, 2010 by Linda Bailey

Students interested in participating in spring break missions can start making plans. The Spring Break Campaign Committee announced the 27 leaders who will lead 14 campaigns across America and four South American Countries. "We're really excited about our leadership teams," said Emily Hood, PR marketing committee member for SBC. "I think the ... [Read More…]

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Flights create tranquil respite

October 8, 2010 by Linda Bailey

I hate flying. The thought of being several thousand feet in the air sitting with a bunch of strangers in uncomfortable chairs for a couple of hours just doesn't appeal to me. Not to mention my constant paranoia that a catastrophic, one-in-a-million accident will plague the flight, bringing the plane down - and me with it. I also worry about my ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns

Students ready for Sing Song host, hostess auditions

October 8, 2010 by Linda Bailey

Students interested in auditioning for Sing Song host and hostess can sign up in the Student Life Office in McKinzie Hall until Wednesday. Auditions will take place Monday, Oct. 18 and Tuesday, Oct. 19 in Cullen Auditorium. All full-time students with junior hours and a GPA of at least 2.5 who are in good standing with the university are eligible ... [Read More…]

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