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Board of Trustees met in Dallas in early January

January 24, 2003 by Melanie J. Knox

By Melanie J. Knox, Opinion Editor The ACU Board of Trustees met Jan. 10 and 11 for its yearly meeting in Dallas. This particular meeting would more accurately fall under the category of a workshop, said board member Charles Ezell, a 1969 graduate of the university. The board, whose 65 members were nearly all present, heard from different ... [Read More…]

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Sing Song reaching for ‘Infinite Joy’

January 17, 2003 by Melanie J. Knox

By Melanie J. Knox, Opinion Editor The production staff for Sing Song 2003 was chosen before the Christmas break through applications and interviews. About 35 students are on staff, serving in a variety of jobs from managing to advertising. The staff met last semester, and will begin working and meeting more frequently as Sing Song nears. The ... [Read More…]

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Students ready to head home for the holidays

December 6, 2002 by Melanie J. Knox

By Melanie J. Knox, Page Editor Students who manage to look through the dark woods of final exams see light in the Christmas break. Thanksgiving only served as a taste of the rest and play to come, and the time to be spent with family. "Spending time with my family has become more important since I've been at school," said Anne York, freshman ... [Read More…]

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On Their Toes

November 22, 2002 by Melanie J. Knox

By Melanie J. Knox, Page Editor The dancers move lightly, heads up, eyes straight ahead, glancing occasionally at the wall-to-wall mirrors. Anslee Craig and Andrea Edwards, both ACU students, push themselves up the tip-toe of their "point shoes," finally balancing and gracefully raising their arms. "It doesn't look that hard," Craig said ... [Read More…]

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New missions course available to all students

November 20, 2002 by Melanie J. Knox

By Melanie J. Knox, Page Editor Registration is taking place for this year's Summer Seminar in Missions, which is Maymester and Summer I courses in mission work with a section on practical training. The courses offered are for everyone, not just missions or ministry majors, and the courses will satisfy any upper-level Bible credits ... [Read More…]

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New classes on way

November 15, 2002 by Melanie J. Knox

By Melanie J. Knox, Page Editor Registration is taking place for this year's Summer Seminar in Missions, which is Maymester and Summer I courses in mission work with a section on practical training. The courses offered are for everyone, not just missions or ministry majors, and the courses will satisfy any upper-level Bible credits ... [Read More…]

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Junior, senior class see new Harry Potter movie for free

November 15, 2002 by Melanie J. Knox

By Melanie J. Knox, Page Editor This semester's junior/senior movie will be Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Friday at the Century Theater at 9 p.m. "Harry Potter has a lot more appeal because no one has ever seen it before, and that makes it more exciting," said Brandon Carter, senior integrated marketing communications major and senior ... [Read More…]

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Travel Channel series names local Sonic one of ‘most fun’

November 13, 2002 by Melanie J. Knox

By Melanie J. Knox, Page Editor Sonic on Judge Ely Boulevard was hopping in an entirely different way Saturday. In addition to an Alpha Kai Omega volleyball tournament and customers in the batting cages, on the playground and eating in their cars, directors and video cameras from the Travel Channel littered the parking lot as reporters ... [Read More…]

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GSP plans Spring Break bike ride to Pepperdine

October 30, 2002 by Melanie J. Knox

By Melanie J. Knox, Page Editor Twenty members of Gamma Sigma Phi are planning a bike ride to Pepperdine, in Malibu, Cali., over spring break. The ride will earn money for Habitat for Humanity, with the goal set at $7,000. "We really like what Habitat does," said Chris Brewer, junior finance major from Tulsa, Okla., and one of three leaders of ... [Read More…]

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Students have mixed feelings as Iraq war looms

October 18, 2002 by Melanie J. Knox

By Melanie J. Knox, Page Editor President Bush Wednesday signed the authorization he had received from both the House and the Senate last week to declare war on Iraq. Bush has been talking to the United Nations about the possibility of war, and the issue has caused controversy throughout the nation and at ACU, as well. Many students are torn ... [Read More…]

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NEWS: Students can now vote for the 2026 Mr. ACU and Miss ACU. The link to vote can be found through an email sent out by the Student Government Association.

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