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Baseball begins season with Wolf Pack

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ACU baseball will begin its season Friday with a three-game series against the Nevada Wolf Pack. The team returns the bulk of last year's roster from its inaugural Southland season. They hope to build off a tough 18-36 year that featured an impressive win over powerhouse Arizona. Offensively, the Wildcats lost all-conference catcher Seth ... [Read More…]

Basketball ‘bows exchanged for Sing Song bows this weekend

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The Rec remains silent this week; one might even say it is lonely, without the dribbling of basketballs and tears of defeat to keep it company late into these warm winter evenings. In truth, the Rec's older and bigger brother, Moody Coliseum, is stealing all the intramural glory this week with some event everyone seems to be fussing about known ... [Read More…]

Turnovers sink Wildcats, drop eighth straight in Garland

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Turnovers plagued the Wildcats as the men's basketball team was unable to stop the bleeding of their current losing streak with a loss to Lamar University Monday night in Garland. ACU's 80-61 loss makes it eight losses in a row for the Wildcats who are 9-15 and 3-8 in the Southland Conference. The Wildcats committed a season-high 21 turnovers, 12 ... [Read More…]

Project Merge gives back to community through Notes and Joe

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The Department of Art and Design conducted its second annual fundraiser, Notes and Joe, at the Shore Art Gallery last Friday to benefit a local home renovation project. The event supports a goal of the art department's Project Merge to raise money to help the Abilene community. The event included s'mores, musical performances from students and ... [Read More…]

Spring intramurals tip off this week

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And we're back. The spring intramural season kicks off this week with Champs League basketball (insert Lil' Bow Wow lyrics here). On any given night, the Rec is sure to be filled with players sporting sweaty headbands, armbands, shin-length shorts, maybe a compression sleeve or two and 23 different pairs of J's (and that's just the women's ... [Read More…]

Playground for engineers expected to open in February

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Construction on Bennett Gymnasium, after a semester-long delay, will be finished by mid-February, and the Department of Engineering and Physics will move in throughout the remainder of the semester. The project was delayed after the discovery of an original concrete structure 21 feet beneath the ground. Much like a jigsaw puzzle, the concrete ... [Read More…]

Wildcats welcome offensive power Incarnate Word

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The Wildcats welcome the top offensive team in the Southland Conference this weekend, as the University of Incarnate Word Cardinals will tip off against ACU Saturday at 4 p.m. The men's team sits at an even 9-9 record and are 3-2 in the Southland Conference, good enough for fifth place. UIW is 9-5 overall, but has struggled in the conference, ... [Read More…]

ACUPD keeps busy over winter break

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ACU Police Department responded to a variety of calls on and around campus during the break while most students were out of town. A 33-year-old male was arrested for public intoxication at 12:13 a.m. Christmas Eve at University Park apartments. ACUPD responded to several calls and found him walking around, disoriented and alone, though it ... [Read More…]

From Africa to Abilene

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Micah Conway's room is worlds apart from a typical college student. Pictures cover his wall containing memories of home; by his desk hang several traditional and ceremonial African weaponry draped against a red cloth. More pictures of African wildlife and scenery adorn the walls. No one would think while looking at Micah that he is originally ... [Read More…]

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