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Gallery: “STEM for Girls” event encourages local middle schoolers

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Female faculty members and teachers from ATEMS High School came together to teach local middle school girls about the possibilities in science, technology, engineering and math. Attending students had opportunities to interact in small groups with professors and participate in hands-on projects explaining the properties of different STEM fields. ... [Read More…]

Gallery: Students enjoy snowy day, canceled classes

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Classes were canceled all day by ACUPD due to snow and ice conditions affecting travel safety on Wednesday and a delayed start on Thursday. ACUPD sent out an email alerting faculty, staff and students of campus closure at 9:50 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bean remained open on normal hours on Wednesday, despite closure. The Brown Library and Starbucks ... [Read More…]

Local businesses deserve your support

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Supporting local businesses is an important part of keeping the heart of a small town beating.  A lot of the places I’ve lived in and driven through, even some of the larger cities close to the Metroplex, have more local businesses than I thought they would. Discovering the local businesses in an area has become a fun way for me to get to ... [Read More…]

Gallery: Students remember MLK with service day, special Chapel

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Students, staff and volunteers from the ACU community volunteered their time working with the Abilene ISD Homeless Education Program on the morning of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Office of Spiritual Formation invited Tryce Prince, executive assistant for the Carl Spain Center, and Jalen Garrett, freshman journalism major from Garland, Texas, to ... [Read More…]

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