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Moody floor, sound system updated

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Moody Coliseum has been significantly upgraded over the summer with a new floor and sound system. The changes came after renovations last spring to facilitate handicap access. With the switch from the Lone Star Conference to the Southland Conference and NCAA Div. I and the introduction of new sports logos, the Department of Athletics decided to ... [Read More…]

Board’s new model gives focus

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The ACU Board of Trustees is continuing to work on changes to the new model of governance they adopted in February. Last August, the Board began rewriting its policy manual to line up with the policies of a new model called Policy Governance. The board approved its new policy manual in February 2013. The model was adopted to help the Board ... [Read More…]

Construction continues into fall semester

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Phase two of a construction project on loop lines which began in mid-May is expected to be completed by the end of September or beginning of October. Loop line pipes located under the Brown Library, Sherrod building and Don H. Morris building have been dug up and replaced with new high-density polyethylene pipes that feed out from directly ... [Read More…]

Football season offers range of challenges

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Football games are not played on paper, they are played on grass. But all we have right now is the paper schedule, so it is time to start counting wins and losses. The Wildcats start off with a game against Concordia College in Shotwell Stadium, which should be money in the bank. ACU begins with a comfortable win and fans rejoice. A week ... [Read More…]

Wildcats eye fast start in Southland

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Head volleyball coach Kellen Mock enters her ninth season as ACU's head coach with just two returning seniors and several players who made their mark as freshmen last season. Mock is preparing for the switch from the Lone Star Conference to the Southland Conference. "We are focusing more on blocks and swinging high because it will be a ... [Read More…]

The importance of Opinion

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What makes the Opinion Page so different from the other pages of the newspaper? While the rest of the paper deals in facts, this page allows members of the Optimist staff to provide their opinions about issues to which the audience can relate. The written products and cartoons published here are the works of the Editorial Board, a ... [Read More…]

America’s team fighting turmoil

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The Dallas Cowboys are a franchise built on the traditions of polished talent and winning. Unfortunately, the Cowboys have become the embodiment of mediocrity and underachieving the last three seasons. The team has struggled to a combined record of 22 wins and 26 losses over the last 48 games. The main problems that the Cowboys have ... [Read More…]

ACU score but cannot hold off TCU

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The ACU's soccer team did not waltz onto Texas Christian University's campus last Friday looking to dance. They were confident in their ability to compete against a great team at TCU, but fell short losing 1-3. The lone goal was scored by Emily Sumrall, a junior transfer from Navarro College, one of coach Casey Wilson's 14 additions to the ... [Read More…]

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