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Starey night at the Paramount: Starey steals six awards at FilmFest

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By Colter Hettich, Student Reporter Audience members at ACU's third-annual FilmFest saw everything from trigger-happy evangelists to a paranoid, bank-robbing widower Friday at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Abilene. Grant Starey, junior biology major from San Marcos, won six awards, including Best Film, for his action film "In Sheep's ... [Read More…]

Intramural Iron Man: The games never end for this ACU alumnus

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By Denton Josey, Features Editor Some people call him the Brett Favre of ACU intramural football. Actually, he's the only one who calls himself that. To clarify, Zach Sheets makes the comparison "Because Brett Favre seems like he's still a kid at heart, and I can identify with that." However, the similarities don't stop with the heart. Like the ... [Read More…]

Shoeboxes fill needs and hearts

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By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor They always make me cry. My throat catches and tears trace trails down my cheeks each time I watch countless children open their Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes on the Samaritan's Purse informational video - it's just so . hopeful. The shoebox-shaped hole in my heart comes from annual trips to Wal-Mart (since ... [Read More…]

Congress’ first spent funds of year for bowling

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By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor The Students' Association Congress spent the first of its $4,000 discretionary fund on free bowling and charity at Wednesday's meeting. Senior senator Alaina Bearden and junior senator Kelline Linton presented a bill for free bowling two days a week from 7 to 10 p.m. in the campus bowling alley. "It's just [for] ... [Read More…]

Cali Lewis and Neal Campbell

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Not many people know Luria Petrucci by her real name. Luria's digital name, Cali Lewis, is a different story. Cali is the host of Geek- BriefTV, a themed podcast that broadcasts tips and discusses computer trends to up to 1 million Internet viewers. Lewis and her husband Neal Campbell are among the many ... [Read More…]

Phase two completes pledging

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By Laura Acuff, Opinion Editor Social club pledging ended this weekend as phase two of the new pledging system came to a close. "Really, I think overall it was a really positive year," said Mauri Westbrook, coordinator of student organizations and activities. "In a year of transition, there's always going to be some need for clarification and ... [Read More…]

Eyeing the Judges-FilmFest: Randy Brewer

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By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor This year has been a year of firsts for alumnus Randy Brewer, ('93). In 2007, his work as a producer earned him the longest No. 1 running video in Country Music Television history and the first country music video nominated for an MTV Music Video Award, to name just a few firsts. "It is really neat to have those ... [Read More…]

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