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Introducing Julie Goodenough

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A large crowd gathered in the Hunter Welcome Center Wednesday, as Julie Goodenough officially introduced herself for the first time as the head coach of the women's basketball team. "When I found out this position was open, I had about five phone calls and text messages from friends and mentors saying the Abilene Christian job is open, you need to ... [Read More…]

Annual research festival names winners Monday

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The Fourth Annual Undergraduate Research Festival took place Monday in the Hunter Welcome Center. The festival, supported by the McNair Scholars Program, had over 100 student presenters this year, and for the first time had several presenters from other Abilene colleges. In only it's fourth year, the number of presentations has increased by nearly ... [Read More…]

FilmFest attracts crowd, hands out awards

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Liberation, a short film by student Jacob Kitts, won "Best Picture" at FilmFest Friday, one of four awards he claimed that evening. Kitts' film and all other entries were shown downtown at the Paramount Theatre. About 600 guests attended to see the new film entries, musical performances and showcasing of the original films. In his film, Kitts, ... [Read More…]

First campus dance considered success

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ACU's first on-campus dance had students swaying to the music Tuesday night in the Bob and Shirley Hunter Welcome Center. "Dance in Disguise" was the first implementation of  recent changes in the university's dance policy. Tom Craig, director of student productions, was thrilled about the first official dance on campus. Craig said they hoped to ... [Read More…]

A foiled farewell

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By: Christianna (Lewis) Reedy Dr. Perry Reeves, professor of chemistry, opened his office door on March 2 to find a "winter wonderland." Multicolored plastic cups were strung around the room. Chairs, books, pictures and other items had been wrapped in aluminum foil and notes were scribbled on some of the shiny surfaces. "It was a shock to open ... [Read More…]

KACU celebrates 25th anniversary on campus

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After 25 years of broadcasting a wide variety of entertainment throughout Abilene and the Big Country area, Abilene Public Radio conducted a luncheon March 8 celebrating those involved from the development of the station to its success of today. Student announcers performed a radio play that honored several of the station's founders and told ... [Read More…]

Keeping Campus Confident: Love Your Body Week

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Campus entities  have partnered to sponsor "Love Your Body Week" from Feb. 26-Mar. 2. The Students' Association, the Counseling Center, the Office of Student Life, the Chapel Office and Residence Life  partnered to bring campus this week's events. This week is also National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, so the purpose of the event is to ... [Read More…]

Stranded base-runners, errors cost ‘Cats

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Stranded base-runners hindered the Wildcats from clinching its third-straight series this past weekend. The baseball team split a four-game set with the East Central University Tigers on Sunday. Game one of the series resulted in a dramatic 6-5 victory for the 'Cats. A doubleheader was played on Saturday. East Central took both seven-inning ... [Read More…]

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