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Wildcats top Washburn in season opener

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For the third consecutive season, the ACU Wildcats won their season opener against a top-10 opponent. The No. 6 Wildcats battled for a 34-26 victory in Topeka, Kans., against the No. 8 Washburn Ichabods on Saturday. Sophomore quarterback Mitchell Gale completed 24 of 30 passes for 247 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Wildcats to ... [Read More…]

Storms cause minor damage

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A strong line of storms tore through West Central Texas on Thursday, causing minor damage across campus. High winds knocked down a tree branch between the Don Morris Building and the Shore Art Gallery, and heavy rains carried mud and water into the lower levels of several buildings. Temporary power outages were also reported around campus, and ... [Read More…]

700 passengers stranded at Abilene Regional Airport

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A crowd of more than 700 passengers crammed Abilene Regional Airport on Wednesday afternoon as severe thunderstorms rolled through North Texas, causing major flight diversions at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. "We are a primary diversion airport for DFW, so diversions are common," said Don Green, Director of Aviation for Abilene Regional ... [Read More…]

Schubert challenges ACU community during Opening Chapel

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Dr. Phil Schubert challenged the ACU community to "outlive their lives" during his inaugural address Monday. "The outlive your life principle gets right to the heart of our ACU promise," Schubert said. "We make a promise that ACU will be a vibrant, innovative, Christ-centered environment that engages students in authentic, spiritual, intellectual ... [Read More…]

ACU welcomes large, high-scoring freshmen class

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The 2010 freshmen class is one of the largest and highest achieving in university history, and Welcome Week organizers say they are working to connect them to the ACU community. The university will not disclose official enrollment numbers until the 12th day of classes, but Associate Vice President for Enrollment Buck James said the 2010 freshmen ... [Read More…]

Judge Ely Boulevard, Taylor Elementary construction coming to an end

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Northeastern Abilene's extreme makeover is coming to an end after almost three months of construction on Judge Ely Boulevard and a complete renovation of Taylor Elementary School. Since May, the city has been repaving roads throughout town, including Judge Ely Boulevard, ACU's main entrance roadway. Cody Marshall, Abilene City Engineer, said he is ... [Read More…]

ACU student brings African traditions to Abilene

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The gymnasium at South Side Baptist Church was transformed into an African village on Friday afternoon, the first day of the traditional African wedding ceremony of ACU student Serge Gasore to Esperance Namuseke Gasore. The entire wedding spanned two days and incorporated both American and African traditions. In August 2005, Serge came to ACU ... [Read More…]

President Schubert creates new leadership teams

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Dr. Phil Schubert, president of the university, created two leadership teams that he said will work together to determine the university's identity and vision for the future. He divided those tasks between two groups, the Senior Leadership Team and the new University Operating Cabinet. "We have a tremendous team of very talented, committed folks ... [Read More…]

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