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ACU to face McNeese in final games of home stand

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The ACU softball team will take on conference rivals McNeese State in another three-game series to finish its home stand this weekend. The Wildcats are coming off a devastating loss to the University of Texas at Arlington in a non-conference game. The Mavs ended the game in the bottom of the fifth after they blew the door open and scored 10 ... [Read More…]

Poetry class to be offered to all majors

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This fall, ACU will once again offer a poetry workshop class open to all majors. Al Haley, professor of English and writer in residence, will be the instructor for the course and looks forward to having students from all majors in his class. "It is not just for English majors. I had some remarkable poets last year, including biochemistry and ... [Read More…]

Bears sweep ‘Cats at home

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Wildcat softball was back in action this weekend in a three-game series against the University of Central Arkansas Bears. The Wildcats were coming off of one of their biggest wins of the season Tuesday when they rallied from four runs down to defeat UT- Arlington on the road 7-6. The 'Cats were hoping this momentum would carry through to the ... [Read More…]

ACU to take on undefeated UCA

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Wildcat softball will continue conference play this weekend at home against the University of Central Arkansas Bears. ACU, who sits at 5-18 and 1-5 in conference, is coming off a come-from-behind win Tuesday against University of Texas at Arlington. Down early, the Wildcats battled back from a four-run deficit to win the game, 7-6. Julia ... [Read More…]

Willie the Wildcat holds tryouts

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Tryouts for Willie the Wildcat, ACU's feline mascot, are Saturday. All current ACU students are eligible to tryout at 8 pm. in Moody Coliseum. Contestants will need to have a two- to three-minute skit prepared with props included. Katie Gibson, freshman athletic training major from Aspermont, is the current mascot. "This has been the ... [Read More…]

Lamar sweeps ‘Cats in softball

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The ACU softball team travelled to Beaumont last weekend to take on the Lamar Cardinals in a three-game conference series. The Wildcats, who are now 1-5 in conference and 4-18 overall, dropped the first game of the series 1-13. ACU scored the game's first run on an RBI single from freshman infielder Peyton Hedrick, but it would be all Cardinals ... [Read More…]

Wildcats return to Abilene for conference play

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The ACU softball team begins conference play this weekend with a three-game series against Southeastern Louisiana. The Wildcats, who are 3-13, will take on the 4-12 Lions in a single game Friday and a double-header Saturday. ACU returned from Jackson, Florida, last weekend where they competed in the Dolphin Invitational. Offensively the team ... [Read More…]

Chapel forum tackles tough topic

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The Chapel Office was scheduled to present a forum Tuesday about the complex topic of eating disorders and the sexualization of women in the media. Killing Us Softly, a documentary series, is being shown as part of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week facilitated by We Are Not Alone, an on-campus support group for students who have or have ... [Read More…]

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