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Gallery: Greek Life, mixed voice acts perform in Sing Song 2023

April 4, 2023 by Meghan Long and Daniel Curd

Members of 13 sorority, fraternity and mixed voice class acts performed in three Sing Song shows for audiences at the newly renovated Moody Coliseum on Friday and Saturday. The themes ranged from "Top Gun" to toy soldiers and crayons with three groups taking home first place trophies. The winners of Sing Song 2023 are as follows: Men's ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Men’s Basketball falls short to California Baptist in tournament matchup

March 7, 2023 by Meghan Long and Daniel Curd

The men's basketball team was defeated 62-69 by the California Baptist University Lancers in the first round of the Western Athletic Conference tournament at Michelob ULTRA arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday afternoon. This concluded the tournament and regular season for the Wildcats. ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Women’s Basketball narrowly falls in devastating first round matchup

March 6, 2023 by Meghan Long and Daniel Curd

The women's basketball team was narrowly defeated 81-82 in a crushing loss against Sam Houston State University at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday afternoon. After a consistent lead, the Wildcat's fell to the Bearkats in the final seconds of the game. ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Football falls short to SFA in final home matchup

November 23, 2022 by Meghan Long and Daniel Curd

The football team was narrowly defeated by the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 21-24 at Wildcat Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats stand 7-4 overall as they conclude their season. ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Women’s basketball rises above Howard Payne in home opener

November 15, 2022 by Meghan Long and Sydney Varner

The women's basketball team defeated the Howard Payne Lady Jackets 89-37 in Moody Coliseum on Wednesday Evening. The Wildcats now stand 1-1 overall as they prepare to face the University of the Southwest (N.M.) at home on Wednesday. ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Men’s basketball crushes Tigers in home opener

November 13, 2022 by Meghan Long

The men's basketball team defeated the Jackson State Tigers 65-56 in Moody Coliseum on Monday evening. The matchup stood as the basketball season opener in newly renovated Moody Coliseum. The Wildcats now stand 2-0 overall returning from an away loss against the Texas A&M Aggies as they prepare to face McMurry University on Tuesday. ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Homecoming parade welcomes alumni back to campus

October 19, 2022 by Meghan Long, Daniel Curd and Hannah Park

The annual homecoming parade kicked off the game day festivities on Saturday morning. Sororities, Fraternities and other on-campus groups designed colorful floats and passed out candy to children, creating new memories for alumni and their families. The winning floats were from Gamma Sigma Phi and Delta Theta. ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Football sneaks past Thunderbirds in Homecoming matchup

October 18, 2022 by Meghan Long and Daniel Curd

The football team narrowly defeated the Southern Utah Thunderbirds 21-18 at Wildcat Stadium on Saturday afternoon. During halftime, Jalen Garza, senior ministry and vocation major from Helotes, was crowned the 2022 Homecoming Queen. The Wildcats now stand 2-0 in conference play as they prepare to face the University of North Dakota following a week ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: ‘Little Mermaid’ makes waves during Homecoming

October 13, 2022 by Meghan Long

The Department of Theatre put on a production 'The Little Mermaid' for the 2022 Homecoming musical. The production moved from Boone Theatre to the Abilene Convention Center a few weeks before opening night. Showtimes are as follows and tickets are available for purchase on acu.universitytickets.com: Friday Oct. 14, 8:00 p.m. Saturday Oct. ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Family Weekend kicks off with Freshman Follies

September 28, 2022 by Meghan Long

Freshman Follies returned to Moody Coliseum after a three year hiatus on Friday and Saturday. Participants were given the opportunity to bond with students in their residence halls while planning, choreographing and rehearsing their acts. The women of Bullock Hall won first place in the women’s division and the men of Mabee Hall won first place in ... [Read More…]

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NEWS: Students can officially opt out of Wildcat Access program for the spring 2026 semester. The opt out period will run from today through Nov. 23.

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BREAKING NEWS: The winners of the 2025 Homecoming Parade are: Sanctify in the student organization division, Ko Jo Kai in the sorority division and Gamma Sigma Phi in the fraternity division.

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