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Chief of Police says awareness is key to student safety on campus

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While I appreciate the attention to crime prevention and overall campus security that Wednesday's editorial brought, it is worth noting that many different tools have to be used in fighting and preventing crime. One of the most obvious tools is patrol presence. As the editorial mentioned, ACUPD has attempted to increase staffing levels and has ... [Read More…]

Athletic director encourages campus to keep supporting team

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I would like to take time to thank all of the Wildcat faithful who were in attendance at this weekend's football game versus Angelo State. It was absolutely amazing to look throughout the stadium and see purple and white packed on the home side and overflow in the end-zones and on the visitor's side. Your presence at our games means so much to the ... [Read More…]

Amish react to shooting with grace

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Your article titled " Effects of school shootings touch ACU students" was excellent, along with the three sidenotes. I am Pennsylvania Dutch on my mother's side and grew up in Lancaster County, Pa. I know the area well because my mother has been a tour guide/historian for the county for over 30 years. My 24-year-old daughter, Wendy, currently ... [Read More…]

Cutting down social clubs places accuser at fault

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It always makes me smile when I read or hear about pledging related topics. Every year we see articles and hear students talking about social clubs. A lot of these opinions refer to these clubs as buying friends, needless activity, unnecessary expense, and not following the mission that they claim to be following. Often these people put down those ... [Read More…]

Observe social clubs from a distance, seek understanding

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I sit in Chapel every fall and look out across Moody, curiously observing the armies of yellow skirts, red lipstick and navy blazers. I breathe a sigh of relief, rejoicing in the fact that I am not among them. Honestly I have always believed myself to be above "buying" my friends and participating in secret nights of initiation and have wondered ... [Read More…]

Freshman expresses the importance of high school letter jacket

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I feel obligated to respond to the article entitled "Enjoy freedom of freshman year" by Jared Fields. As a freshman, I am offended by the patronizing tone of the article. I did appreciate learning about how the Chapel card-swipe works; I didn't know that there was a card-swipe by an official before anyone could get credit. But there was absolutely ... [Read More…]

Fees for celebration not unreasonable

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It's not often I read a letter to the editor and laugh out loud, but I did just that when I read Kelli Pace's letter of Sept. 13. She was offended because attractions at ACU's birthday carnival such as food, drink and inflatables were "pay-as-you-go." One sentence in her letter says, "only ACU would throw a birthday party ... and then charge you ... [Read More…]

Chapel adjustments suggested to benefit the university

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The Centennial Celebration has come to a close; a year of celebration has taken place. We have spent a year of reflection looking at the past 100 years. We have looked at traditions that ACU students look at and participate in with pride. We have reaffirmed what we like, but we have not looked at what we do not like. By far, the largest point of ... [Read More…]

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