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Cycling Club competes in race

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Several students in the ACU Cycling Club raced Sunday in the Bent Wheel Bash - and one took home a metal. Liz Lurz, sophomore biochemistry from San Antonio, won first place in the category for women from ages 19-39 on the 8.5 mile off-road course. Lurz had already participated in several cycling events this season, but she said she was shocked to ... [Read More…]

Switchfoot, Anberlin end fall break with rock show

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Switchfoot brought a night of rock performances on campus to an emphatic close Sunday in Moody Coliseum. The final show of the nationwide tour also brought ACU's fall break to an end. Atomic Tom opened for Anberlin and Switchfoot, as they have throughout the month-long tour. The band members said they'd thoroughly enjoyed touring with the popular ... [Read More…]

Wildcats get stomped by Mustangs 70-28

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It was the worst defensive performance in ACU history. The Midwestern State Mustangs trampled the Wildcats 70-28 in a matchup that featured two unbeaten Lone Star Conference teams. The 70 points and 740 total yards of offense are the most ever given up by ACU in a regular season game. "It got to the point where they were scoring at a good clip," ... [Read More…]

Collier crowned Homecoming Queen at game

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Arielle Collier was crowned Homecoming queen during halftime of the football game on Saturday. The crowd decked in purple cheered as the senior vocal performance major from Mesquite accepted the crown, all smiles. Collier was one of ten female ACU students who were nominated for Homecoming queen. The women were nominated based on their activity ... [Read More…]

Revenge fuels Homecoming win

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ACU used huge passing plays to beat West Texas A&M, winning the Homecoming game 28-18. Quarterback Mitchell Gale threw for 305 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Wildcats to redemption. In 2007 and 2009, the Buffaloes beat the Wildcats during their Homecoming games. However, that was not the case this year. Leading the defense was Aston ... [Read More…]

Actors bring authentic twist to musical

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Homecoming is bringing more than just a football game for the Wildcats; it also heralds another ACU tradition, the Homecoming musical. This year's Homecoming musical is The King and I, a story based on Margaret Landon's 1944 novel, Anna and the King of Siam. The story draws from the true memoirs of Anna Leonowens in the 1800s. Richard Rodgers and ... [Read More…]

ACU offers class on relationships

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The Department of Sociology is offering students the chance to improve their relationships under the guidance of Pam Money through the one-hour class Relationships 101 every Wednesday. Money, the wife of Dr. Royce Money, chancellor of the university, has masters degrees in Education and Marriage and Family Therapy. This is the first semester the ... [Read More…]

Gutenberg Dinner to honor JMC alumni

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Students and faculty from the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication will gather to celebrate achievements of distinguished alumni for the 19th annual Gutenberg Dinner on Thursday evening. The department will honor three established professionals in the Hunter Welcome Center at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Mimi Barnard (’81), Ken Smalling (’87) and ... [Read More…]

Words of Wisdom: Forte credits character, poetry to his environment

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Sheridan Forte stepped on stage in Chapel last Friday to perform a spoken word poem. Seven minutes after that, most of the students in Moody Coliseum were on their feet. Forte, a senior English major from Dallas, approached Mark Lewis almost two years ago with the idea. "Sheridan first approached me when he was a freshman," said Lewis. "We talked ... [Read More…]

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