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Police Log: 02/11/2009

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Monday, Feb. 2 5:59 a.m. The ACU police issued a traffic stop on Campus Court. 8:22 a.m. The ACU police found a billfold and returned it to the owner. 8:35 a.m. Someone reported harassment at McDonald Hall. 12:50 p.m. Someone reported a hit-and-run accident at the Campus Center parking lot. 3 p.m. The ACU police found a wallet at Wal-Mart and ... [Read More…]

NCAA penalizes ACU track & field and football programs for violating major regulations

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After a year-long investigation, the NCAA Division II Committee on Infractions imposed penalties on ACU's track and field program and football program for violating several NCAA regulations. Infractions include: failure to monitor by the university and head track and field coach, impermissible inducements, extra benefits and paid visit ... [Read More…]

Police Log: 02/04/2009

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Monday, Jan. 26 5:30 a.m. A burglar alarm sounded at the Foster Science Building because of a sensor relay malfunction. 7:51 a.m. Someone reported subjects stuck in an elevator in the Hardin Administration Building, but the subjects already were out when the ACU Police arrived. 5:05 p.m. Someone reported a suspicious odor on Campus Court, but the ... [Read More…]

Wintry weather shuts down ACU

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It was a slippery, frigid and icy Tuesday for the ACU community after a sudden sweep of cold weather, sleet, freezing rain and ice on Abilene's roads caused university officials to close down the campus for the first time in more than two years. An Arctic cold front came through the area Monday, causing temperatures in Abilene to drop below ... [Read More…]

ACU teams sweep Tarleton State at home

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The ACU men's and women's basketball teams swept the Tarleton State squads Wednesday evening in Moody Coliseum. The men's basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak after defeating the Texans, 73-70. The win was the first time the ACU men defeated Tarleton in nearly a decade; the last time ACU beat the Texans was a on Feb. 2, 1999 when ... [Read More…]

Obama: Students celebrate, pray for new president

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While President Barack Hussein Obama took the oath of office to become the 44th president and the first black president of the United States of America Tuesday morning, Dr. Steven Moore, associate professor of English, sat on his living room couch in disbelief. Although Moore said he was in awe of the historic inauguration and was prepared for the ... [Read More…]

Icy conditions close down campus: Wintry weather expected to thaw Wednesday

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It was a slippery, frigid and icy Tuesday for the ACU community after a sudden sweep of cold weather, sleet, freezing rain and ice on Abilene's roads caused university officials to close down the campus for the first time in more than two years. An Arctic cold front came through the area Monday, causing temperatures in Abilene to drop below ... [Read More…]

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