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Student poets prep for slam competition

September 22, 2016 by Lauren Franco

Students will express themselves at a Poetry Slam competition Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the atrium of the Brown Library. “Slam poetry is sometimes called spoken word poetry. But when you do it as a competition, it is called a Poetry Slam,” said Al Haley, professor of English. The Slam will begin with a competition between students in Haley's ... [Read More…]

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Twitter rivalry with SFA escalates edited

September 22, 2016 by Lauren Franco

Tensions between students at Stephen F. Austin University and ACU rose this week with two Twitter hashtags emerging as a “trash-talking” method leading up to the football game between the two schools Saturday evening. In addition to the Wildcat Reign Twitter page (@ACUWildcatReign), a variety of ACU students tweeted the hashtag ... [Read More…]

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Art and Design Department expands recruiting initiative

September 16, 2016 by Lauren Franco

The Art and Design Department is continuing an initiative this year, visiting high schools to give students a glimpse into the college experience. This initiative began in the fall semester of 2015, when the department visited local schools Abilene High School, Cooper High School and Wylie High School. This year the department plans on ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Football falls to Northern Colorado in home opener

September 10, 2016 by Emily Guajardo, Lauren Franco and Jonathan Raitz

ACU hosted Northern Colorado in its home opener. Here are some of sights from tonight. ... [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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