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Al Qaeda, not Iraq, greatest U.S. threat

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By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor On Tuesday, CIA Director George Tenet told a Senate panel that reports of planned al Qaeda attacks which led to a heightened U.S. security alert are "the most specific we have seen." But with the shadow of a war with Iraq slowly creeping across the horizon, most Americans dismissed or underestimated the increased ... [Read More…]

ACU to compete in third straight meet at Tech

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By Steve Holt, Copy Editor Sophomore thrower Manuel Brandenborn will throw the shot for the first time this season as the ACU track and field teams travel to Lubbock for the Red Raider Invitational Friday. Brandenborn, who placed third at outdoor nationals in May with a throw of nearly 61 feet, will battle teammate Shai Shalev for indoor and ... [Read More…]

Athletes sharp at Raider Classic

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By Steve Holt, Copy Editor ACU picked up three more provisional qualifiers Saturday at the Red Raider Classic in Lubbock, bringing the total number of provisional or automatic qualifiers for the Division II Indoor Track and Field National Championship to 16. Sophomore Ben Washington, and freshmen Daray Sims and Yevgen Pashchenko met the ... [Read More…]

Inaugural show in new theatre tells story of Messiah

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By Steve Holt, Copy Editor The ACU Department of Theatre will present the dinner theatre production Joyful Noise, the story of composer George Frederic Handel and his most famous oratorio, Messiah, from Feb. 6-22. The play follows the composer through a period when no one wanted his operas anymore, and his career seemed to be on the skids. Handel ... [Read More…]

Remembering ‘Mama’

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By Steve Holt, Copy Editor Most current ACU students never knew "Mama 'Foose," but they likely would have wanted to. During her 12-year tenure as director of food services for the university, Nancy Zickefoose touched the lives of hundreds, if not thousands of students. Nancy, who died Saturday, Jan. 18, after a long bout with cancer, acted as a ... [Read More…]

Thirteen Wildcats qualify for championship

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By Steve Holt, Copy Editor Two proven seniors track and field athletes did what they've been doing their entire careers, while a freshman made a great first impression at Saturday's Red Raider Open in Lubbock. Seniors Maresa Cadien-head and Nic Alexander, as well as freshman Yuliva Stashkiv qualified automatically for the Division II National ... [Read More…]

ACU to open indoor season

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By Steve Holt, Copy Editor Despite freakish fluctuation in the weather from one day to the next, the men's and women's track and field teams have been training this week for their first chance to qualify for the Division II Indoor Track and Field National Championship in Boston. The Wildcats will travel to Lubbock for Saturday's Red Raider Open, ... [Read More…]

School begins as arts center nears completion

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By Steve Holt, Copy Editor The addition of black metal letters marked the final touch to one of the university's biggest and most publicized construction efforts. "Williams Performing Arts Center," they read. The signage served as a welcome to students and faculty Monday as classes and practices officially began in the new building, but the ... [Read More…]

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