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2010-2011 SA candidates

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Tony Godfrey, presidential candidate Junior political science and English major from Burleson SA involvement: One year as Foster Science Building representative; one year as sophomore senator; serving as vice president this year Vision: At ACU there is no red and blue. There's not that one issue that people say, "I'm not going to vote for this ... [Read More…]

Photo Gallery: ACU Inline Hockey

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"Some people have the idea that inline hockey is a kiddie sport," says Mark Daughdrill, junior vocational missions major from Cypress. The men of the ACU inline hockey team would beg to differ. [flickr album=72157623737934628 num=10 size=Square] For a small number of ACU-affiliated hockey enthusiasts, the quick action of inline skating combined ... [Read More…]

Purple Mountain Majesty: The Mount Rushmore of ACU Sports

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Nestled in the Black Hills of South Dakota stands a monument to four of the greatest presidents this country has ever seen, a tribute to their accomplishments as leaders of the United States. Imagine for a moment that nestled among the nonexistent hills of Abilene stood a monument to ACU's elite - a Mount Rushmore, if you will, of ACU sports. The ... [Read More…]

W Club recognizes excellence at annual Silver Tea

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For the last 90 years, ACU's W Club has recognized young Christian women for academic excellence. On Saturday, W Club honored past and present members at the annual Silver Tea at the Swenson House. Melanie Kirkland, junior political science major from Lubbock and secretary of the W Club, said an important purpose of the club is to "inspire young ... [Read More…]

The Health Care Crusade

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The bill President Obama signed Tuesday has Democrats rejoicing and Republicans up in arms. No one denies the weight of the 2,700-page colossus, but the consequences are stil unclear. What's it going to cost? Who's going to pay for it? The health care plan, which will take effect in 2013 at the earliest, is estimated to cost $940 billion during ... [Read More…]

Baseball wins series with ENMU

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The Wildcats began Spring Break in Durant, Okla., playing two doubleheaders against Southeastern Oklahoma. During the first doubleheader March 12, the Savage Storm narrowly swept ACU 1-0 and 11-10. The next day, the Wildcats split the doubleheader, winning the first game 8-2 and losing another close game 10-9. Before returning home, the Wildcats ... [Read More…]

ACU Dining plans To Go Green

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ACU Dining is going green, replacing more than 6,500 Styrofoam to-go cartons with 500 To Go Green plastic containers. An average of 150 Styrofoam boxes are used per meal on campus,  a number ACU considered too high. To reduce waste, the university launched the To Go Green program March 5. The green initiative allows students, faculty and staff to ... [Read More…]

Ministry with a kick

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A family walks into Free Kick Soccer, and Alvaro Dos Santos immediately stops assembling a set of light blue soccer uniforms to warmly greet them. He pops his smiling face out of the soccer supply store's office and asks how he can help. After excitedly presenting them with the uniforms they ordered, Alvaro unexpectedly throws in an extra discount ... [Read More…]

The Long and Winding Fence

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The state-of-the-art Royce and Pam Money Student Recreation and Wellness Center is leaving stress in its wake as students begin to feel the strain of parking and navigating around the construction on campus. The construction, which will last 18 months, currently covers three-fourths of the Gibson Health and P.E. Center and will soon block the ... [Read More…]

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