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University to mandate incoming students to have iPads in 2013-14

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iPhones are out. iPads are in. The university's Mobile Learning initiative is moving into Phase II. Beginning in the fall, all incoming students will be required to have iPads for use in the courses. ACU will only distribute iPads to students; iPhones and iPod Touches will no longer be options. Dr. Robert Rhodes, provost, said the need to give ... [Read More…]

ACU, HSU students to stand for total of 27 hours of charity

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According to the "End It Movement," 27 million people are in slavery today. College students across the country are partnering to raise awareness by stand for 27 hours next week. On Monday, ACU students will set up in the McGlothlin Campus Center to stand together from 11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. as part of the "Stand for Freedom" event. They will do the ... [Read More…]

Old is the new new

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The print edition looks a bit different today, huh? One hundred school years ago, just six years after what would become ACU was founded, the Optimist was born. The front page of Vol. 1, No. 1, looked just like this one today, except the entire page was one opinion piece by Robertson Lafayette Whiteside, the president emeritus of the university, ... [Read More…]

Pepperdine introduces LGBT scholarship

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A university affiliated with the Churches of Christ has introduced a scholarship for which the recipient needs to demonstrate commitment to the betterment of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual community. Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., announced last week that it will begin accepting applications for the "Frank James 'Buddy' Vinci ... [Read More…]

Put class before Sing Song acts

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Sing Song is fun. Always a friendly competition, students look forward to the event's outcome because they know if they don't win, some of their friends will, and then everyone is happy. Ideally, that would be the case. Instead, if you didn't know Thomas Hobbes was talking about life, you'd think he was describing Sing Song as "nasty, brutish and ... [Read More…]

Sing Song: Vacation, all I ever wanted

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Sing Song is back for some fun in the sun. The "Sing Song Vacation" theme will give fans a two-and-a-half hour break from the busyness of their lives to relax under a beach umbrella. Crowds will fill Moody Coliseum to watch the 10 social clubs and six mixed voices acts perform. "This show is all about fun," said Tom Craig, director of student ... [Read More…]

Board of Trustees to revise policy manual

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The ACU Board of Trustees plans to review and approve a revised Board Policy Manual in its meeting on Friday. Dr. Barry Packer, chair of the Board, said the existing manual is somewhat outdated and the Board has been working on the revision for the past six months. "One of the positive outcomes of this revision will be that the Board of Trustees ... [Read More…]

Alcohol not a factor in deadly crash

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The drivers involved in the fatal accident on Jan. 25 were not under the influence of alcohol, according to the preliminary toxicology report. Jeffrey Davis, 27, ran a stop sign while turning onto TX-36 and hit head-on a truck full of ACU students, driven by Bo Braddock, senior biology major from Deer Park. Davis's blood alcohol level was less ... [Read More…]

New science building planned to replace Chambers

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Plans are underway to construct a new science building on campus. Dr. Robert Rhodes, provost, led a faculty-only meeting on Monday afternoon to present some details on upcoming changes, also including Mobile Learning and a new master's degree in kinesiology and nutrition. Dr. Allison Garrett, executive vice president of the university, and Dr. ... [Read More…]

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