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SA officers prepare for fall

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As the semester draws to an end, the newly elected Students' Association executive officers prepare to serve ACU's campus. Cabinet members were elected Thursday when 1,304 students voted using an online voting system for the first time. SA saw an increase in student participation with about 120 more votes than last year. Rodney Johnson, ... [Read More…]

Jam session promotes ASA, entrepreneurs

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The African Students Association hosted a Jam Session on Tuesday in Cullen Auditorium to raise awareness of their club, as well as support student entrepreneurs at ACU. Chantal Mwiza, sophomore accounting major from Kigali, Rwanda and treasurer of ASA, said she hoped the Jam Session caught the attention of multiple students around campus. "I ... [Read More…]

Chapel celebrates Easter with Holy Week

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Chapel during Holy Week this year will follow the life of Jesus as told in the gospel of Matthew, leading up to the crucifixion through a new and unique format. Each year, the Chapel Office tries to make Chapel different during Holy Week, said Abbie Baird, junior youth and family ministry major Leander and Chapel worship coordinator. The goal ... [Read More…]

Suspects identified as HSU students

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Five males involved in the fake parking ticket incident have been identified as students from Hardin-Simmons University. The ACU Police Department said it had identified the five suspects on Tuesday. Later that day, they were identified to the public as HSU students in a statement released by HSU president Lanny Hall. "These shameful actions ... [Read More…]

Pepperdine professor speaks on law school

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Professor Jim Gash, ACU alum and former associate dean of students at Pepperdine University, visited the College of Business Administration Monday to give a presentation to pre-law students. Gash graduated first in his class from the Pepperdine School of Law in 1993. He is currently in his 15th year as a professor of law at Pepperdine, teaching ... [Read More…]

‘Cats take down Southland’s top team

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The ACU men's tennis team finished their weekend matches with a big win over Southland Conference's top team, Nicholls State. The men started the weekend in Houston where they took on Rice and lost 1-5. Then they made a pit stop in Kerrville and blanked Schreiner University 7-0. The Wildcats did not allow more than two games to a Schreiner's ... [Read More…]

Upcoming play explores memory

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The ACU Theatre Department began rehearsals Tuesday for "The Glass Menagerie", a powerful memory play that continues the season's theme of exploring the intricacies of relationships. The play will come to the stage April 10-12 and 24-26 at 7:30 p.m. Dawne Meeks, associate professor of theatre, said the play fulfills a dream to direct a work by ... [Read More…]

‘Cats on prowl for Cards

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ACU baseball's Southland Conference season started off well this last weekend when the Wildcats won their first Southland Conference series 2-1 over University of Incarnate Word. They head into another series this weekend against Southland opponent, Lamar. ACU enters the game with a 12-13 overall record and a 2-1 Southland record, while Lamar ... [Read More…]

ACU slated for a pair of matches

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The ACU women's tennis team is back in action this weekend with two matches on Saturday. The Wildcats will host Nicholls State University in the morning and McNeese State University in the second match of the day. Both games are part of the Southland Conference regular season schedule. Nicholls currently sits fifth in the conference standings ... [Read More…]

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