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College of Arts and Sciences puts together time capsule

March 10, 2016 by Savanah Silva

The College of Arts and Sciences is asking for professors from each of the 12 departments to donate items for the time capsule that is being put together by students and the dean of the department, Greg Straughn. The purpose of the time capsule is to create a snapshot of the department as it is now before all of the new construction is ... [Read More…]

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Sing Song hosts discuss their preparation for 60th show

February 19, 2016 by Savanah Silva

This year marks the 60th celebration of Sing Song, the annual event that brings alumni, faculty,students and family members into Moody Coliseum to watch students preform a variety of musical acts. JMC reporter, Savanah Silva took a look into the lives of the 2016 Sing Song host and hostess. Video/editing by Savanah Silva ... [Read More…]

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Track ends on high note at Indoor Championships

February 16, 2016 by Savanah Silva

FINAL RESULTS The women's track and field team was all smiles on the podium as they received their second place team trophy Tuesday during the final day of the Southland Conference Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Alabama. ACU's mens team finished sixth overall with 59 points. The women had a total of 112.5 points collectively while the ... [Read More…]

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Track sets new personal best at A&M

February 8, 2016 by Savanah Silva

FINAL RESULTS College Station seems to be a place of luck for ACU's track and field teams, as they walked away this weekend with 28 personal/season best, 17 top-10 finishes and another school record. Sophomore sprinter Corniel Lionel ran a personal best in the 60 meter with a time of 6.75 seconds. Lionel would then go on to finish fourth in ... [Read More…]

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Engineering and Physics department working toward accreditation

February 5, 2016 by Savanah Silva

The Department of Engineering and Physics is seeking accreditation for its Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) program through the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., Engineering Accreditation Commission. ABET accredits programs, not institutions or departments. Other ACU programs such as the social work, nutrition and ... [Read More…]

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Back on Track: Walker balances classes and track coaching

February 4, 2016 by Savanah Silva

He trades out his stopwatch for a backpack, his running spikes for dress shoes and removes his racing singlet for a normal shirt. Ray Walker does all of this before lunch. While most coaches are middle aged and a few years outside of their glory days, Walker, assistant track coach, is still in his prime. Not only was he one of the first ... [Read More…]

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Track heads back to College Station for one final meet before conference

February 4, 2016 by Savanah Silva

Houston, Texas Christian University and Baylor will be among the 12 teams the men's and women's track and field teams will be competing against this weekend as they travel to College Station for the Charlie Thomas Invitational. This will be the second time both teams travel to Aggieland this season. Last time they were there, the Wildcats ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats come up big in Washington and Houston

January 31, 2016 by Savanah Silva

UW RESULTS | HOUSTON RESULTS Twelve personal best, three event champions and one school record was the final outcome for the track and field team this weekend at the Houston Invitational. Junior Allie Hackett completely obliterated a 12-year-old school record in Seattle on Friday night as she and teammate, Diana Garcia-Munoz, competed in the ... [Read More…]

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Track heads to Houston for another tough meet

January 28, 2016 by Savanah Silva

The track and field team will travel to Houston this weekend as they compete in yet another toughly stacked meet. South Florida, Houston, Rice and Stephen F. Austin will be among the starting blocks along with the Wildcats. This will be no surprise for the 'Cats considering they are coming off a strong team performance last week at Texas ... [Read More…]

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ACU students join with Global Samaritan to give back

January 27, 2016 by Savanah Silva

The ACU organization known as LYNAY partnered with the Christian humanitarian group, Global Samaritan to help package over 50,000 servings of food. The food will be traveling to refugee camps located in Iraq and hopefully Jordan. Video/editing by Savanah Silva ... [Read More…]

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Active COVID-19 cases dropped for the fifth-consecutive day at ACU Friday. There are currently 30 active cases and 86 quarantines.

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Yu Zhong, a freshman psychology major from Lijiang, China, was arrested Friday at his University Park apartment on child porn charges, according to police. Zhong, 23, was arrested after he was flagged by software that detects child porn. “While no corner of our society is immune from these challen...
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