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Pledging begins with Bid Night

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Starting Friday night and not ending until the early hours of Saturday morning, Bid Night was just the beginning of pledging for more than 400 students who are pledging social clubs this semester. Between various locations on and off campus, prospective members of social clubs participated in club activities and traditions throughout the ... [Read More…]

Collegiate card available on mobile device

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The age-old ACU collegiate card can now be downloaded from iTunes as an application for students to access at any time on their mobile devices. The app was officially available to download last week. Students Association made the app a free, simple and accessible app that all students could enjoy. Dylan Benac, senior political science major from ... [Read More…]

Police report shows decrease in burglaries

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The ACU Police Department's annual crime report sent to students on Friday showed a significant decrease in burglaries on the ACU campus in 2012. The ACUPD is required by federal law to release the 2012 Clery Act Campus Crime Statistics report to students and employees. The report focuses on crimes ranging from minor offenses to certain major ... [Read More…]

Weather fails to ground Balloon Fest

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High winds and heavy rains didn't stop pilots from coming out for the 19th annual Big Country Balloon Fest at Red Bud Park this past weekend. Sixteen pilots from around the country came to Abilene for the festival. Two or three launched their balloons on Sunday, but many remained grounded because of the weather conditions. Mark Ibbotson, ... [Read More…]

Swing Cats to stomp the night away with Jazz Band

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The ACU Swing Cats are ready to host the 4th annual Fall Stomp event this Friday. Fall Stomp is free admission and open to students and the community. The Swing Cats was the first student dancing organization that was allowed on ACU campus, established in 2003. Dr. Cole Bennett, associate professor in language and literature and the faculty ... [Read More…]

AES club returns to Medina for service project

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The Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Club prepares to go to Medina Children's Home for its annual service project. The club members have only a general idea of what they are going to do once they get there, said Kimberly Panther, junior animal science major from Southlake and the club's secretary. "Last year we cleaned pig pens and ... [Read More…]

Men’s tennis team goes 1-2 on road

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The ACU men's and women's tennis teams were in action this past weekend. The men were in Tennessee at the Steve Baras Classic and the women were in Houston for the Rice Fall Invitational. The men faired well in the tournament as ACU teammates Borja Cortes and Nicklas Wingord each won semifinal matches in three sets, setting up an all-Wildcat ... [Read More…]

Carpenter nails the 54th minute goal

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The women's soccer team moved to 9-1-1 with a victory against Southeastern Louisiana University. The Wildcats broke through in the 54th minute with a goal from senior Andrea Carpenter. The single goal was enough to defeat SELU, 1-0 on Sunday. "We wanted to bounce back strong after our first loss, and we did," Carpenter said. "SELU is a good ... [Read More…]

ACU fries Colonels in 3 set home victory

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The volleyball team captured its first Southland Conference victory as they defeated Nicholls State, 3-0. The Wildcats swept the Colonels, 25-19, 25-14 and 25-20 as they kept control throughout the competition. "It was a great boost playing in Moody because we felt like we needed to defend our home court," freshman Lexi Mercier said. "We all ... [Read More…]

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