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Tran looks to showcase talents in upcoming season

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Junior Riley Tran has been playing tennis since he was just 10 years old. Since then, it became his passion, leading to where he is today at ACU. "I remember when I first started playing, I'd go back home and just hit the ball against a brick wall just for hours a day because that's how much I loved it," Tran said. "I dropped every sport after ... [Read More…]

Book Review: “American Prison: A Reporter’s Undercover Journey Into The Business Of Punishment” by Shane Bauer

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“It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.” ― Nelson Mandela   As of 2013, there were an estimated 133,000 prisoners institutionalized in private prisons. There are times in life when you must question the ... [Read More…]

Wright delivers positive impact in early tenure

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ACU sophomore forward Caylen Wright has made a positive impact on the field in her early years as a Wildcat. In her first season at ACU she scored two game-winners, finished second on the team with eight goals scored and earned all conference honors. "My family is into a lot of sports, so when I was younger I was thrown into a lot of sports" ... [Read More…]

Media Review: “The Shallows: What The Internet is Doing to Our Brains” by Nick Carr and Jeff Orlowski’s “The Social Dilemma”

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Let’s talk technology. We are living in what scientists have deemed the “information age,”: essentially an era built upon a consistent stream of intelligence. This ocean spills over into several large rivers we identify as social platforms, all of which utilize a marketing strategy of engineered seduction. Gone is the world where shared media can ... [Read More…]

Dillard 370 delivers several future Sing Song Hostesses

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Nothing about room 370 in Dillard Hall would distinguish it from any of the other 118 residences in the sophomore dorm. However, its collection of Sing Song hostesses surpasses what many would consider normal. In fact, three future hostesses resided in that very room in the same academic year. In 2018, Marlow Davis, Alex Kitten and Abby Ware ... [Read More…]

Book Review: “Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved” by Kate Bowler

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“If I were to invent a sin to describe what that was--for how I lived--I would not say it was simply that I didn’t stop to smell the roses. It was the sin of arrogance, of becoming impervious to life itself. I failed to love what was present and decided to love what was possible instead.” Kate Bowler’s Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other ... [Read More…]

Dobbins brings further depth, talent in the backfield

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New faces are expected to shine bright on the Wildcats football squad during the 2020 fall season. Freshman running back, Jermiah Dobbins, is one of many incoming freshmen looking to make an impact.  A running back out of Estacado High School in Lubbock, Dobbins was recruited by Virginia, Lamar and other Div. I schools across America. However, ... [Read More…]

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