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Creator of World Wide Witness to leave international missions program

December 2, 2016 by Lauren Franco

The university will say goodbye to Gary Green after 15 years of missional guidance at a reception Tuesday as he transitions to work with Barnabas International. The associate director of missions and adjunct professor of Old Testament started his journey in Abilene after his family moved from church planting in Venezuela. Green was coached by a ... [Read More…]

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Junior starts shoe business

November 17, 2016 by Lauren Franco

A junior is stepping his way into entrepreneurship by recreating his own shoe business. TJ Ademola, a junior business management major from Katy, started thinking about becoming an entrepreneur in elementary school, when his mom sarcastically told him to get a job. “I was a sweet tooth, and my mom used to buy us candy, and she finally got ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: OMA demonstration provides platform to discuss racism

November 16, 2016 by Optimist Staff, Lauren Franco and Lydia Lawson

Students discussed racism at a platform demonstration after Chapel Wednesday sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs. Photos by Lydia Lawson and Lauren Franco. ... [Read More…]

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UCC hosts mentoring discussions for women

November 10, 2016 by Lauren Franco

Cozy Convos, a time of discipleship for university women, is back at University Church of Christ after a successful session last spring. The session, a three to four-hour time of discipleship, is designed to bring together women of ACU to discuss topics that aren’t necessarily talked about during the work day, but important to the female ... [Read More…]

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Dyess Air Force Base leaders support ACU through rugby club

November 10, 2016 by Lauren Franco

Dyess Air Force Base leaders showed support for ACU through the rugby club Tuesday night at a practice. Technical Sergeant Keith Goeddertz, the unit deployment manager at Dyess, is the connection between ACU and the base. Goeddertz found the ACU Rugby Club online and contacted the president, Juan Escobedo, to see how he could be involved in the ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: ACU tops Northwestern State 25-22 in comeback win

November 5, 2016 by Lauren Franco

Football finished its season with a 31-19 loss to Southeastern Louisiana. The Wildcats finish 2-9 overall and 2-7 in the Southland Conference in their final year of transition. (Photo by Lauren Franco)

Wildcats swipe 25-22 comeback victory over Northwestern State in last game at Shotwell Stadium. ... [Read More…]

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New center to study ancient religious texts

November 4, 2016 by Lauren Franco

The Center for the Study of Ancient Religious Texts opened Thursday in conjunction with the 30th annual Carmichael-Walling lectures.   The new center, or CSART, will provide an opportunity for faculty and students to collaborate in cutting edge research of ancient texts. Dr. Jeff Childers, director of the CSART, said the center’s participants ... [Read More…]

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Wildcat Stadium tower to honor Sitton

October 26, 2016 by Lauren Franco

Last weekend during Homecoming chapel, ACU Sports unveiled plans to dedicate the five-story, 55,000-square-foot press box being built at Wildcat Stadium to Chuck Sitton. The honor of Sitton comes as a result of a $3 million donation toward the completion of Wildcat Stadium from David and Kathryn Halbert, who are close friends of Sitton. “We ... [Read More…]

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Teens with Down Syndrome to speak in Chapel

October 25, 2016 by Lauren Franco

Two teenagers with Down Syndrome will speak in Chapel Wednesday, Oct. 25 in honor of October as Down Syndrome Awareness month. Ethan Etter, a 17-year-old homeschooled student, and Hope Martin, an 18-year-old homeschooled student, will be speaking in Moody to draw awareness to the normalcy of people with Down Syndrome. Ethan and Hope were ... [Read More…]

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Rugby Rebel: Soto shatters more than social norms as member of men’s team

October 21, 2016 by Lauren Franco

Alexandria Soto is defying gender roles by earning a starting position as the left wing on the ACU Men’s Rugby team. Soto, a freshman kinesiology and sports management major from San Antonio, discovered the rugby team at ACU fest and was persuaded by the coach to attend practice and try it out. Even though Soto ran track for eight years and ... [Read More…]

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BY: LONDYN GRAY “Number 18, you look like you don’t shower!” I chuckled and shrugged it off. “Londyn!” They had looked up the roster. “Do you even brush your teeth?” I laughed again, rol...
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