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Rangers fans should be proud of their team

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The Rangers loss to the Tampa Bay Rays was a tremendous disappointment for students across campus, but Rangers fans have a lot to be proud of from the last year. The Texas Rangers did limp into the last week of the season, to say the least, but a seven-game winning streak to close out the season showed the resolve that was absent from their team ... [Read More…]

ACU vs. Tarleton State highlights

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ACU took on Tarleton State at Toyota Stadium in Frisco Texas. Tarleton won the game 41-34 in double overtime. ACU quarterback John David Baker ran for 77 yards in the loss. Nick Barnett recovered a fumble and Nick Finney recorded an interception in the loss. Charkandrick West ran for two touchdowns. Video/editing by: Matthew Sloan ... [Read More…]

Miss America Pageant crowning diversity

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The Miss America Pageant is a long-standing American tradition. What first started as a beauty contest almost a century ago has since developed into a scholarship pageant. As the pageant has progressed, there have been many controversial "first" winners. On Sept. 15, Nina Davuluri made history as the first Indian-American to be crowned Miss ... [Read More…]

The 21st century language everyone should speak

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Twitter announced last year that it would start tracking users' Internet browsing habits to better recommend people to follow. In May, details about the National Security Agency's Internet security surveillance programs revealed just how much information is available about American individuals. This June, Facebook announced a bug with one of ... [Read More…]

ACU College Democrats a safe place to share opinions

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By Dylan Brugman, senior political science major from Aurora, Colo. and vice president of the ACU College Democrats College Democrats is an excellent way to get involved in the current political sphere through our university. We are students who seek to encourage others to share with us their opinions about how we should interact with each other ... [Read More…]

ACU drops double OT thriller 41-34

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The ACU football faced off against Tarleton State trying to get back in the win column, but the Wildcats fell short in double overtime 41-34. "The bottom line is, we did not play clean enough to win this game," head coach Ken Collums said. "I don't know how many turnovers they gave us, and when you don't capitalize on it, you are not going to ... [Read More…]

The Ken Collums Show #5 – 2013

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The Ken Collums Show airs on Saturdays at 10:30 AM on KTXS-TV in Abilene, Texas. The show is produced by the JMC Network of student media at Abilene Christian University. (Original Air Date September 28, 2013) Ken Collums, Grant Boone and Kara Stutesman talk about ACU's 31-17 loss to Illinois State and preview ACU's game against Tarleton State ... [Read More…]

Terry Bradshaw Talks “Faith, Football and Family”

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Football icon, sports analyst and speaker, Terry Bradshaw paid a visit to the Key City for Global Samaritan Resources' annual benefit event. Hundreds arrived for the event to hear Bradshaw speak on "football, faith and family." KACU student reporters, Savanah Silva and Ashlyne Lanza spoke to attendants about why they chose to attend and support ... [Read More…]

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