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SGA transitions leadership at changing of the guard ceremony

April 24, 2026 by Makayla Clayton Leave a Comment

Tamil Adele, senior criminal justice major from Midland and Zeke Whisenhunt, senior engineering major from Greenbrier, Arkansas prepare to pass down the presidents bible and senates mallet. (Photo by Yeeun Goh, senior advertising public relations major from Osaka, Japan.)

The Student Government Association marked the end of one chapter and the beginning of another Wednesday night during its annual “Changing of the Guard” ceremony, a tradition that celebrates past leadership while officially welcoming a new administration. The ceremony on Wednesday gave senators and the executive cabinet a chance to reflect on the ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats fall to Texas Tech at home, turn to weekend conference contest

April 23, 2026 by Zion Webb Leave a Comment

The gauntlet is finally over. After four straight games in which ACU baseball squared off against Power 4 competition in six days, the Wildcats dropped the finale, 9-1, to Texas Tech on Wednesday night at the Crutch, putting them at 1-3 during the stretch. Well, at least until April 28, when they face a formidable Dallas Baptist team for ... [Read More…]

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Softball gets swept on road, prepares for series vs CBU

April 23, 2026 by Hayden DeLand Leave a Comment

The Wildcats lost their fifth game in a row to fall to 6-36 on the season and 3-9 in conference play after getting swept in their weekend series against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds, marking the first time ACU has been swept in a conference series this season. In the first matchup of the series in a doubleheader on Friday, the Wildcats lost ... [Read More…]

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Police log: Grounds employee damages car while weed-eating

April 23, 2026 by Ashley Henderson Leave a Comment

4/16/2026 1145 hrs. Accident, Smith Adams Hall Lot A student backed into another student’s vehicle in the Smith Adams Parking Lot. ACUPD responded and took a private party accident report.  4/16/2026 0915 hrs.  Fraud, ACU Main Campus A suspect passed a fraudulent check with an ACU account number to another individual. The investigation ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Theatre department performs spring musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”

April 23, 2026 by Callie Brimberry Leave a Comment

The Department of Theatre’s 2026 spring musical, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” will run April 23-26 at the Williams Performing Arts Center’s Fulks Theatre. Directed by Joey Banks, with assistant director Alex Dulske, music director Dr. Chris Hollingsworth and choreographer Macayla Brown, the production features audience ... [Read More…]

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Debate ranks third in IPDA National Championship Tournament

April 22, 2026 by Amelie Aquino Leave a Comment

Debate competed in the International Public Debate Association National Championship Tournament on April 10-13, at Middle Tennessee State University, and came in third for the Overall Sweepstakes. The IPDA is the largest collegiate debate organization in the nation, and this year it included 52 schools. Aviel Guitzkow, sophomore finance major from ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Volleyball caps spring season with home matches

April 22, 2026 by Daniel Curd and Daniel Rhodes Leave a Comment

Volleyball wrapped up its spring season with matches against UTPB and Texas Tech on Saturday, finishing the day 6-2. The Wildcats went 4-0 against UTPB and split 2-2 with Texas Tech at home. ACU opened its spring slate on March 21 and closed out the season with its final two matchups. ... [Read More…]

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Theatre to perform spring musical, ‘Spelling Bee’

April 22, 2026 by Amelie Aquino Leave a Comment

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Tandem Initiative brings comfort to patients undergoing chemotherapy

April 17, 2026 by Callie Leverett Leave a Comment

Brothers Robbie and Gabriel Alatrash sought to provide service to cancer patients beyond monetary donations, so they created and now run the Tandem Initiative, fostering projects like Comfort Through Chemo that supply cancer patients with pastimes. The goal of the initiative was to not only offer support, but to build community and then to be in ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Ko Jo Kai, Trojans take first place in 70th annual intramural rodeo

April 17, 2026 by Ashley Henderson Leave a Comment

The Agricultural and Environmental Sciences club led its 70th annual intramural rodeo on Thursday at the Taylor Telecom Arena. The women competed in ribbon run, cow sorting, and goat tying, and the men competed in wild sheep milking, double mugging, and steer saddling. Students could also sign up for steer riding. This year, fraternity and sorority ... [Read More…]

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22 Apr

NEWS: Students can now vote for the 2026 Mr. ACU and Miss ACU. The link to vote can be found through an email sent out by the Student Government Association.

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Sing Song 2026 Awards Class Division:

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