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ACU endowment plunges 10 percent in two months

April 21, 2020 by Owen Simpson

ACU's endowment portfolio has seen a 10 percent decline over the past two months, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the steep drop, Chief Investment Officer Jack Rich said he believes it won't create too many issues. "I do not see that our mission has changed because of the pandemic," Rich said. "We will continue to provide resources to ... [Read More…]

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Athletics battles eligibility, financial decisions amid COVID-19 crisis

April 2, 2020 by Owen Simpson

The COVID-19 pandemic has left a mark on the ACU sports community, but the Athletic Department is ready to take the challenge head on. The NCAA came to the decision to approve an extra year of eligibility for spring athletes, Monday. "First of all, I'm pleased the NCAA made that decision," said Allen Ward, director of athletics. "I think it's ... [Read More…]

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University continues to monitor coronavirus after extending break, going online

March 13, 2020 by Owen Simpson

ACU has extended spring break an additional week to March 23 and will move classes online until April 9 in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19, the coronavirus. Kevin Campbell, senior vice president for operations, said that the decision came after careful deliberations among the Senior Leadership Team. "Senior administrators began ... [Read More…]

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Southland Conference suspends spring sports competitions

March 12, 2020 by Owen Simpson

The Southland Conference has suspended all sporting competitions effective immediately until March 30 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This affects all conference and non-conference contests for the Southland's spring sports. Conference and campus administrators will converse in the coming weeks to discuss when teams will return to action. This ... [Read More…]

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Friday, Maxwell dismissed from team

February 21, 2019 by Lauren Franco and Max Preston

Redshirt juniors B.J. Maxwell and Jalone Friday were dismissed from the basketball team Thursday for "violating university policies and behavior inconsistent with the values of the university," according to a university press release. Maxwell and Friday were both starters for the team during the 2018-19 season. Friday leaves as the team leader ... [Read More…]

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Andrade faces Kelley in SGA runoff

April 9, 2018 by Haley Remenar

Students can vote today for Student Government Association executive president in a runoff between Adam Andrade and Ty Kelley. After voting closed Friday, no candidate had received a majority of the votes so the SGA Constitution bylaws require a runoff.  In an email to candidates sent Friday evening, current president Danny Burke said the runoff ... [Read More…]

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Jones wins election for vice president, Kelley, Kennedy head to runoff Monday

April 6, 2018 by Haley Remenar

Rachel Jones won the election for Student Government Association executive vice president against Madeline Dayton, while Julia Kennedy and Ty Kelley will runoff for executive president Monday. A total of 1,314 students voted in the election which is slightly less than last year's total of 1,426 votes. Adam Andrade, a senior political science ... [Read More…]

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Men to face Drake in first-ever CIT appearance

March 10, 2018 by Jonathan Raitz

The Wildcats knew their season would continue after accepting an invitation to the Collegeinsider.com Tournament (CIT), but they didn't know much more. But Saturday morning ACU found out the where and the who, as the men are scheduled to take on Drake at the Knapp Center on Monday, March 12. The game which has been dubbed, the Lou Henson ... [Read More…]

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Freshman Ushers, Ko Jo Kai, Gamma Sigma Phi win Sing Song

February 18, 2018 by Haley Remenar

The Freshman Ushers, the women of Ko Jo Kai and the men of Gamma Sigma Phi won first place overall in the mixed vocals, womens clubs and mens clubs divisions. The competition was tight this year, with several ties for some of the scoring categories in the club divisions. Students booed during the Saturday night show after the co-chairs announced ... [Read More…]

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Volleyball continues to make history

November 18, 2017 by Jonathan Raitz

It just wasn't enough for ACU to become the first eighth seed to knock off a top seed in the Southland Conference Tournament. Saturday afternoon the Wildcats continued to add to their historic tournament run when they took down the fourth seed in Houston Baptist, 26-24, 27-25, 19-25 and 25-23. ACU took an early 2-0 lead in the match behind ... [Read More…]

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