On Friday, the Optimist featured a tabloid insert documenting the past, present and future of the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Science. Some questions may have been raised, like 'Why did we spend the time and money on an extra eight-page tabloid on one department?' or 'Why haven't other departments that have been closed seen a ... [Read More…]
Hosts and hostesses count down to the big show
While hundreds of students are perfecting their harmonies and complicated group choreography for their three-minute perfomance on the Sing Song stage, six students are practicing during lunch, late into the evenings and on weekends to show off their skills every night in front of thousands. The six men and women chosen to host Sing Song 2015 ... [Read More…]
The Final Act: George writes one last Sing Song arrangement
On Saturday night, Lydia Miranda will stand side by side with her Alpha Kai Omega sisters ready to take the Sing Song stage one last time. The girls will anxiously chatter as they prepare to take their place and perform the act they all know by heart. They will anticipate the moment the curtain rises, but no one will be as nervous as ... [Read More…]
Going the Distance: García Muñoz steps up for cross country
Diana García Muñoz stepped up her performance this season after experiencing defeat for the first time. Muñoz was competing in the 3,000-meter race at the Red Raider Invitational in Lubbock when she performed below expectations. "Watching one girl pass by after another was horrible," Muñoz said. "I had never had so many girls pass me in a ... [Read More…]
Baseball begins season with Wolf Pack
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
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
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
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
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
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…]
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