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Wasson, Amare talk goals amidst SGA win

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Lauren Wasson and Tsion Amare won their elections for executive president and executive vice president of Student Government Association, respectively, Friday evening. Wasson, junior political science and business management double major from Denton, won with 58 percent of votes (723) over Arnold Charles, sophomore political science major from ... [Read More…]

SGA proposes constitutional amendments, judicial branch

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On Wednesday, Student Government Association passed four resolutions regarding elections and another regarding constitutional amendments in its first-ever Constitutional Convention. C.R. 95.33 formally called for the implementation of the new constitution, which called for a restructuring of SGA and the creation of a judicial branch called the ... [Read More…]

Bean Bucks no longer accepted in Campus Store

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A new university agreement with Chartwells means Bean Bucks are no longer being accepted in the Campus Store. Students can still use their student account for course-related materials, and Campus Cash can be used on anything in the store.  Previously, because the store is run by Barnes & Noble, they accepted various forms of payment and ... [Read More…]

New library hours in effect starting Sunday

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The Brown Library will be open until 2 a.m. Sunday through Thursday night beginning Sunday. The additional eight hours per week will continue through finals week, pick up in the fall semester and run for the entire academic year. Student Government Association and the library administration worked with Student Life to develop a plan last ... [Read More…]

To ACU Athletics: thank you for the best four years

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Realizing it was my last game to shoot for the university, I held back tears as I walked from the March Madness stage to the press conference area. As I listened to head coach Joe Golding talk about the experience and the three seniors express gratitude for the program, the tears started to flow. I couldn't tell you exactly why, but looking ... [Read More…]

Birds to stay off campus

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Despite widespread popularity last semester, Bird scooters are not returning to campus. Student Government Association President Ty Kelley said because they changed their business model, keeping the scooters would be difficult. "The process for getting them back has been challenging," Kelley said. "One reason we were able to bring Bird to ... [Read More…]

The big screen: FilmFest celebrates 15th year with growth

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Since it's inception in 2004, FilmFest has introduced over 1500 students to directing, producing, acting and a variety of other roles in the film industry. FilmFest began as an iMovie film festival hosted by the Adams Center for Teaching and Learning and Apple to help students develop skills in digital storytelling. Kyle Dickson, director of ... [Read More…]

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