After touring ACU during her senior year of high school, Alvina Scott was sure where she wanted to spend the next four years. But for Scott, entering ACU and remaining at ACU became two very different things. In the spring semester of 2008, a week before finishing her freshman year, Scott received an e-mail telling her a hold had been placed on her ... [Read More…]
Outdoor clubs take it outside
Participants in the fifth annual Red Dirt Adventure Challenge lined up on Saturday to compete in the running-cycling biathlon organized by the ACU Outdoor Club at Abilene State Park. Undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and the general public were allowed to participate in the beginner-level adventure race, which, unlike past years, ... [Read More…]
Photo Gallery: Looking Back
Another year in the illustrious history of ACU athletics is almost complete. After 104 years and 62 team national championships, fans have come to expect greatness from their Wildcats, and greatness is what they received in 2009-10. However, with success comes the spotlight and with the spotlight, relentless scrutiny. In the last year, ACU ... [Read More…]
Knox receives Brian Piccolo Award from Bears
The Chicago Bears awarded former Wildcat and current Bears' wide receiver Johnny Knox with the Brian Piccolo Award on Tuesday, according to the Chicago Tribune. Knox and six-time Pro Bowl center Olin Kreutz were honored with the annual award given to a Chicago Bears' rookie and veteran. The award honors players who demonstrate courage, loyalty and ... [Read More…]
Tea party protesters brave rain
Perpetual precipitation did not stop hundreds of tea party protesters from gathering at the intersection of North 4th and Pine Street on Thursday. Sterling Hilliard, senior business management major from Midland, and Eric Emerson, class of '09, stayed out of the rain but focused on the speaker's words. Hilliard said he follows politics more now ... [Read More…]
Senator denounces leaders, five resign
Five members of Students' Association resigned at Thursday's meeting after Congress failed to pass a resolution denouncing the actions of SA executive officers Charles Gaines and Luke Cochran during the recent SA elections. Colleen Ashley, author of the bill and junior political science major from American Samoa, said she and four others resigned ... [Read More…]
‘You can be a big pig, too’
Picture The Andy Griffith Show. Picture Cheers. Picture everything you find wholesome and quaint and charming. Picture a faded sign with a vintage porky portrait and a parking lot packed with cars beneath. If your heart isn't already warmed, it will be as soon as you step inside the Dixie Pig diner at 1403 Butternut St. The Dixie Pig, whose name ... [Read More…]
Attendance lags at ACU home games
Women's basketball head coach Shawna Lavender walks through the doors into Moody Coliseum before the biggest game of the year. Her team faces nationally ranked West Texas A&M. She looks up into the stands and expects a good crowd. What she sees is a disappointment. Only 1,400 people are in Moody to witness not just the biggest game of the ... [Read More…]
Students picnic with Soulforce Equality Riders
Phil Dosa was eager to meet the visiting Equality Riders as he walked to the Hunter Welcome Center on Friday afternoon. But a university administrator intercepted him at the door and asked if he was on the list. "They told me since I wasn't a student in one of two classes, I couldn't stay," Dosa said. "I actually showed up and was turned ... [Read More…]
‘Roulette’ dominates at FilmFest 2010
FilmFest 2010 was more than just a night at the movies. For the first time this year, the film awards ceremony included a Best in Original Music Composition category and live performances by the three nominees. Alex Howard won the award for his song, Your Face. Tom Craig, director of student productions, said feedback about the music portions of ... [Read More…]
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