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ACUPD has new information for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

April 14, 2015 by Emily Studer

With various events taking place on campus to teach people about Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the ACU Police Department has more information on campus-related sexual assault. Sexual assault, as defined by the United States Department of Justice, is any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the ... [Read More…]

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Grand jury indicts former student

February 19, 2015 by Brittany Jackson

UPDATE: A Taylor County jury acquitted Windsor in August of 2019. Read the full story. Jacob Windsor was indicted by a Taylor County grand jury on three counts of sexual assault last week related to an incident last fall when he was enrolled as a student. The event referenced in the indictment took place Aug. 30, 2014, at a party in Taylor ... [Read More…]

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Increased awareness results in more dorm drug arrests

January 28, 2015 by Abigail Runnels

At least four students over the past several months have been arrested in campus dorms for possession of marijuana. According to ACU Police, two students in Mabee Hall were arrested in October; one student was arrested in Edwards Hall in November; and another student in Mabee Hall was arrested on Jan. 9. Those students arrested have been ... [Read More…]

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ACUPD keeps busy over winter break

January 13, 2015 by Abigail Runnels

ACU Police Department responded to a variety of calls on and around campus during the break while most students were out of town. A 33-year-old male was arrested for public intoxication at 12:13 a.m. Christmas Eve at University Park apartments. ACUPD responded to several calls and found him walking around, disoriented and alone, though it ... [Read More…]

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ACUPD investigates more burglaries across campus

October 14, 2014 by Abigail Runnels

More car burglaries have taken place since the three break-ins on the night of Sept. 20. There have been three car burglary attempts and one successful theft on campus since Oct. 1. The culprit attempted to steal the cars by tampering with the steering column. One of these attempts was successful as a student's pickup truck was stolen from the ... [Read More…]

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ACUPD closes ticket investigation

April 15, 2014 by Brittany Jackson

None of the students who received false tickets with degrading language on it will be filing charges against the HSU students responsible for the incident. Instead, students are continuing to advocate for better representation of minorities on campus. Chief of Police Jimmy Ellison said ACUPD's further investigation on the case has been ... [Read More…]

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The Optimist Print Edition: 04.09.14

April 9, 2014 by Optimist Staff

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Suspects identified as HSU students

April 9, 2014 by Marissa Jones

Five males involved in the fake parking ticket incident have been identified as students from Hardin-Simmons University. The ACU Police Department said it had identified the five suspects on Tuesday. Later that day, they were identified to the public as HSU students in a statement released by HSU president Lanny Hall. "These shameful actions ... [Read More…]

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Cartoon: So what now?

April 8, 2014 by Ben Todd

So what now? Daily Doodle Dosage by Ben Todd ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Editorials, Opinion Tagged With: Campus Crime, Daily Doodle Dosage

Tickets challenge thinking on campus

April 8, 2014 by Optimist Editorial Board

Several weeks ago, slips of paper resembling parking tickets began appearing on student's cars. These false tickets contained offensive phrases and used racist and sexist language to target students. This unfortunate event led to feelings of tension and different parties felt they had been wronged. Some students accused administration of not ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Editorials, Opinion Tagged With: Campus Crime

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