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ACU looks to end its three-game road trip with a win in the Windy City

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The Wildcats will wrap up their three-game road trip in Chicago, Illinois, to take on the Chicago State Cougars, on Saturday at 1 p.m. This is the first game they have had to travel by plane in over 10 years. The past two games have resulted in losses for ACU, but they look to regain their momentum against a Chicago State team they had their way ... [Read More…]

Wildcats enter WAC-ASUN Challenge play against Central Arkansas

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The Wildcats open conference play against a former Southland Conference and now Atlantic Sun opponent, Central Arkansas, on Saturday at 6 p.m. ACU looks to extend its three-game win streak against a challenging program they have not been able to beat since 2014. "We're really excited to get into it, get off and get going," said head coach ... [Read More…]

Wildcats shut out Cardinals to extend win streak to three games

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ACU gained its first win in 51 years against Lamar in Beaumont on Saturday by a massive 56-o margin. This week's victory boosted the team and head coach Adam Dorrel to a 3-1 overall record. After a strong defensive performance in the Wildcats' last game against UT Permian Basin, they continued their momentum and played an efficient defensive ... [Read More…]

Wildcats wallop Delta Devils to sweep season series

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The Wildcats plated 35 runs over a two-game span to sweep a five-game season series from Mississippi Valley State University and snap a seven-game losing streak. In game one of the series on Tuesday night the offense was propelled by five runs in the third and two four-run innings in the the sixth and eighth inning en route to a 15-6 win. Junior ... [Read More…]

Gameday leaders ready for football

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This weekend will be a weekend of firsts for ACU. Not only will Wildcat Stadium host its first home game, six student directors will bring school spirit to Gameday-related events, each of them holding different responsibilities. Sophie Morrow, sophomore in speech pathology major from Hico is in charge of coordinating and organizing all the ... [Read More…]

Students compete for chance at TEDx

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Three students deliver their qualifying speeches, while judges decide who will get to speak at ACU's first ever TEDx ACU speaking event. Victoria Sun, Alex Carstens, and Courtney Tee speak on why they chose to speak at TEDx ACU and what they think doing so will do for the university and for themselves. Video/editing by Nathan Lundeen ... [Read More…]

ACU to move to new insurance provider

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ACU will switch to a new insurance provider beginning Jan. 1. Blue Cross Blue Shield has been the university's provider in the past, but because Blue Cross's contract expired with Hendrick Medical Center, ACU made the decision to move to a new provider, Cigna. Hendrick and Blue Cross began negotiations to renew their contract about one year ... [Read More…]

Groundbreaking planned for Onstead Science Center

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The university will break ground on the Onstead Science Center after having secured $42 million of the $45 million needed to complete the new science and engineering facilities. Two significant donations to fund construction of the science facilities were from local foundations, the Dodge Jones Foundation and the Dian Graves Owen Foundation, ... [Read More…]

ACU to host 2015 Christian Scholars Conference

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The Christian Scholars Conference will take place at ACU in June 2015. The conference will be June 3-5. The theme is One World: Remapping Culture, Trade, Information and Faith. There will be four sessions led by Phillip Jenkins, Christian Wiman, Randall Balmer and Tavis Smiley. "The mission of the Christian Scholars' Conference is to create ... [Read More…]

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