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Drawing lines: Construction of new stadiums will affect parking

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Thirty minutes before kick-off, dozens of cars still circle the ACU campus trying to find a parking spot. Parking could be a significant factor in the new building and stadium plans ACU recently released, and while the university studies show the planned parking will be enough, some on campus aren't so sure. Many students seem to agree the ... [Read More…]

Students awarded at Texas journalism competition

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Students in the Journalism and Mass Communication Department won dozens of awards in print, radio and video at the annual Texas Intercollegiate Press Association convention in San Antonio last week. The awards for previously submitted work included first place awards in sweepstakes to KACU, overall excellence to the producers of News at Noon and ... [Read More…]

Project reaches out to struggling students

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The James Project is a new student organization that emphasizes depression and suicide awareness. "We're just trying to get the word out about suicide," said Mallory Snowden, freshman psychology and criminal justice major from Midlothian. "In 2013, every eight minutes someone will have committed suicide, and for every person who commits suicide, ... [Read More…]

Well-known author to speak on campus

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New York Times best-selling author Eric Metaxas will be on ACU's campus April 13. Metaxas will speak in Friday's Chapel. Students and the Abilene community are welcome. ACU's Center for Building Community will also host a luncheon for Metaxas in the Hunter Welcome Center after Chapel on Friday. "What we tried to do is make him available to ... [Read More…]

Bonneau nears two decades as skipper

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ACU baseball changed 18 years ago when Britt Bonneau stepped onto the field. Bonneau became the head baseball coach at ACU when he was just 26 years old, which had a surprising benefit for him. "I was 25, 26 years old so we had a couple of guys for those first few years, they really impacted me and helped me through a lot of things because we ... [Read More…]

Dorm thefts increase from last year

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Thefts have become a more frequent occurrence throughout the ACU dorms this year. Reports of theft on campus have risen from nine between the time period of August 15, 2012 - Feb. 10, 2013 to 18 thefts reported for the time period between August 15, 2013 - Feb. 10, 2014. "I know when something does happen, you hear it from other people and it ... [Read More…]

Student-athletes elite in classroom

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Fifty-four ACU student-athletes earned spots on the Southland Conference Honor Roll for the fall 2013 semester. The Southland Conference Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes who maintained a minimum 3.00 grade-point average throughout the semester. Eighty-seven percent of eligible Wildcats qualified for the ... [Read More…]

New Year’s Resolution: Be the advantage

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The New Year is finally here and the spring semester has begun. The rec center buzzes with sweat and desperation, people suddenly seem to have a personal produce section in their fridge and we all have those friends constantly reminding us of their social media fast by posting about their fast. At the same time, the men's basketball team has a ... [Read More…]

ACU represented at Dallas marathon

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ACU's Students' Association and ACU alumni are gearing up for the Dallas Marathon taking place on Dec. 8th. SA has been working hard to prepare for this year's marathon, recruiting runners and creating a shirt for participants to wear at the race. J.P. Ralston, SA treasurer and senior finance accounting major from Plano, regularly runs in the ... [Read More…]

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