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Lori’s Story: Jacko should’ve learned

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By Lori Bredemeyer, Copy Editor Talk about a bad case of dŽj‡ vu. Michael Jackson was charged with multiple counts of child molestation, just like 10 years ago. And just like 10 years ago, a 13-year-old boy has accused Jackson of molesting him while at his Neverland ranch. Just like 10 years ago, Jackson said he would never hurt a child and ... [Read More…]

An Impact in Song: The Group ministers inside and out

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By Lori Bredemeyer, Copy Editor When the emcee at the poetry reading asked them what their name was, one of the guys said, "Just call us The Group." That's where it started for the band of soulful, gospel-singing young men at ACU known as The Group. The charter members all attended Southwestern Christian College in Terrell where they sang ... [Read More…]

Spring pledge season begins: Handful of students chooses to pledge three social clubs

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By Lori Bredemeyer, Copy Editor Spring pledging began for social clubs Tri Kappa Gamma, Pi Kappa and Trojans with Bid Night Friday and will continue through February. Amanda Spell, coordinator of student organizations and activities, said Bid Night had no complications and that she is pleased with the number of students who pledged each ... [Read More…]

Reward offered in incident: Seven trucks called to scene after extinguisher emptied

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By Lori Bredemeyer, Copy Editor Smoke from an emptied fire extinguisher forced the evacuation of Edwards Hall last week and has led to a reward offer for any information relating to the incident The hall's smoke alarm went off Jan. 18 at about 4:15 a.m., awakening the residents and director Jason Craddock. Craddock said the fire panel indicated ... [Read More…]

Most upgrade problems fixed: Program problems repaired, computer registering continues

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By Lori Bredemeyer, Copy Editor Students returning to school found they were required to register their computer, and most faced difficulties with myACU, although most of the problems have been extinguished, said James Langford, director of web integration and programming. The most recent and ongoing problem has been the outage of the files tab ... [Read More…]

Traffic safety steps making progress

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By Lori Bredemeyer, Copy Editor The ACU Police Department has begun working with the city to put additional crosswalks on E.N. 16th Street and Campus Court and is considering adding more lighting in pedestrian areas. Jimmy Ellison, chief of ACU police, said the officers are working with the Abilene Police Department to monitor the campus. "We've ... [Read More…]

House directors gain memories, wisdom from experience: Study Abroad Program impacts leaders and students

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By Lori Bredemeyer, Copy Editor Studying abroad often has a positive, uplifting effect on students who choose to travel toOxford or Montevideo, and this effect carries over to the on-site supervisors of the study abroad houses. Dr. Ron and Janine Morgan live in one of the two houses used by ACU in Oxford. He teaches humanities, and she teaches ... [Read More…]

Lori’s Story: Good burgers worth a sacrifice

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By Lori Bredemeyer, Staff Writer Grille Works is the name, and burgers might bring it fame. Students were surprised to return from summer break and find they no longer could order cheese sticks, chicken fried steak or quesadillas from the Bean Sprout. Instead, Aramark has introduced a new concept called Grille Works, and the menu now offers ... [Read More…]

MyACU overhaul includes new Webmail system

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By Lori Bredemeyer, Staff Writer When faculty and students return to school next fall, they can expect to see differences in Webmail, Blackboard and myACU after a complete upgrade this summer. The biggest changes will be for myACU, which will get a new look and new features. Information Technology is planning to have a campus-wide calendaring ... [Read More…]

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