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Tatum hosts freshman Sing Song draft

November 21, 2019 by Paige Cudini

Freshmen interested in participating in Sing Song 2020 can sign up for the freshmen draft, until Nov. 25. For the first time in Sing Song history, freshmen have to sign up for the freshman draft to be considered for a spot in one of the two acts. Last year, freshmen interested in participating simply signed a Google Form and were then picked by ... [Read More…]

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Third annual Cover2Cover event to take place on Halloween

October 25, 2019 by Paige Cudini

Faculty and students will take part in the 3rd annual Cover2Cover event featuring The Odyssey by Homer on Oct. 31. Cover2Cover was started by Todd Womble, Assistant professor of English in the Department of Language and Literature. The idea to do Cover2Cover came from one of Womble’s professors that taught him in graduate school. “One of my old ... [Read More…]

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Women’s Rugby Club becomes active again after recruiting

October 17, 2019 by Paige Cudini

The women’s rugby club has become active again after a hiatus due to lack of players from previous years. The women’s rugby club was formed in January 2017 after the men’s rugby club formed in 2015. The rugby teams started as an organization with SGA and then worked with athletics to become a club sport. Neither the women’s or men’s teams are ... [Read More…]

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Swing Cats to host Fall Stomp

October 4, 2019 by Paige Cudini

Swing Cats will host its 10th annual Fall Stomp event at the Elks Club Ballroom this Friday. Fall Stomp will begin at 7 p.m. with an hour-long swing dance lesson from the members of Swing Cats. Following the dance lesson, at 8 p.m., the ACU Jazz Band will begin its first of two music sets of the night. Fall Stomp will also feature the ... [Read More…]

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Theatre season to include ‘Beauty,’ ‘Pack of Lies,’ ‘Friday’

September 26, 2019 by Paige Cudini

Beauty and the Beast, Pack of Lies and Freaky Friday are just a few of the shows the Department of Theatre announced for their upcoming 2019-2020 season. This year, the theatre department has chosen to both begin and end their 2019-20 season with Disney musicals “Beauty and the Beast” and “Freaky Friday.” The decision to do this came from Dawne ... [Read More…]

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Study Abroad hosts launch party for applicants

September 26, 2019 by Paige Cudini

Study Abroad hosted a launch party from 5 - 7 pm at the GATA Fountain for students to begin their Study Abroad applications on Tuesday.  The first 150 students to arrive at the launch party received food vouchers for the Toasted Traveler Food Truck and Shaved Ice Shack to use during the event. In order to receive this, students must check in and ... [Read More…]

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Sororities and fraternities began New Member Orientation with Bid Day, officially starting the pledging process this weekend.Originally scheduled for last week, the start was delayed due to winter weather that brought snow and ice to campus. Clubs and their sponsors gathered at designated locations on and off campus to complete tasks assigned by their officers.To view the full photo gallery, visit acuoptimist.com or click the link in our bio. #acuoptimist #abilenechristianuniversity #greeklife 📸: Daniel Curdacuoptimist.com/2026/02/gallery-clubs-begin-new-member-orientation-after-weather-delay/?fbclid=PA... ... See MoreSee Less

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