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Drop in federal aid no reason for worry

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By Laura Acuff, Opinion Editor Reports of diminishing availability of loan money in conjunction with a recent increase in Stafford loan amounts seem to present conflicting information to money conscious students. While Darrell Horn, associate director of Counselors for Student Financial Services, said adquiring loans may be more difficult ... [Read More…]

Hunter Center plans on schedule for year

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By Laura Acuff, Opinion Editor Continuing to reshape the ACU skyline, the Hunter Welcome Center construction remains on schedule. Plans include faculty and staff moving into the building by early January, and official dedication should take place Sing Song weekend in February. Bob Nevill, director of Physical Resources, said interior walls are ... [Read More…]

‘Moonlight’ shines on ACU Theatre

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By Laura Acuff, Opinion Editor ACU Theater's Moonlight & Magnolias opens Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Fulks Theatre, located in the Williams Performing Arts Center. The comedy details the efforts of producer David O. Selznick, screenwriter Ben Hecht and director Victor Fleming to write the screenplay for Gone with the Wind in the late 1930s. Locked ... [Read More…]

Biden bid borrows trouble for Obama

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By Laura Acuff, Opinion Editor People don't vote for vice presidents. Best case scenario: a good VP selection wins a few wavering voters. Worst case scenario: a bad VP selection obliterates an entire campaign. That said, you'd think presidential candidate Barack Obama would have balked at the idea of inviting Delaware Sen. Joe Biden to join his ... [Read More…]

ACU first in Abilene to add 3G network

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By Laura Acuff, Opinion Editor 3G has come to ACU with the AT&T installation of four 3G towers around campus, accelerating the initial plan to equip the city of Abilene with 3G capability sometime in 2009. These towers support the recently launched mobile learning initiative because 3G technologies enable operators to offer users a wider range of ... [Read More…]

Mobile learning initiative garners ACU recognition

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By Laura Acuff, Opinion Editor Campus Technology magazine named ACU a 2008 Campus Technology Innovator in the category of Mobile Technology for the university's mobile learning initiative launching this semester. Giving some ACU students and faculty iPhones and iPod touches to incorporate in the classroom, the initiative joined numerous ... [Read More…]

‘Optimist’ names new management for 2008-2009 term

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By Laura Acuff, Student Reporter Preparing to lead next year's Optimist staff for its first full year in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication's converged media newsroom, Daniel Johnson, junior journalism major from Abilene, earned the title of 2008-09 editor- in-chief. "To be honest, it's a little stressful, but it's [a challenge] ... [Read More…]

The Old Switcheroo

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By Laura Acuff, Staff Writer Walking into astronomy class at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning, a student sat down and prepared to take an exam for which he'd never seen a study guide. Just one more point, he told himself. If he could score one more point than the lowest score in the class, he'd consider it a victory. Thus began university president Dr. ... [Read More…]

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