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Student Activities changes float requirements

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The Office of Student Activities and Productions has extended the number of hours pledges can work on Homecoming floats and removed limits on club spending for floats. Club floats will be featured in ACU's annual Homecoming Parade with the theme "There's No Place Like Home." Student Activities is coordinating the club portion of this year's ... [Read More…]

‘Cats host Gyrenes for Homecoming

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ACU football looks to bounce back this week in front of a loud homecoming crowd after losing a close home game to conference opponent Lamar last weekend. The Wildcats will take on NAIA opponent the Ave Maria Gyrenes. ACU enters at 3-3 overall and 2-1 in Southland Conference play. The Gyrenes will go into Saturday with a 1-4 overall record and a ... [Read More…]

ACU Homecoming Carnival adds food trucks to tradition

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The traditional ACU Homecoming Carnival will be packed with students, families, alumni, food trucks and attractions Friday. The carnival will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday on the Northeast side of the Williams Performing Arts Center. Wristbands are $3 and food trucks will serve a variety of food. Carnival attraction will include eight inflatables, ... [Read More…]

BSA and Wildcat Reign to host ACU’s first homecoming dance

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The Black Students' Association and Wildcat Reign are teaming up to celebrate ACU's Homecoming with its first ever Homecoming dance. The dance will be Friday, Oct. 11 at the G.V. Daniels Recreation Center on N. 8th St. from 8-11 p.m. Food, drinks and music will be provided. Khamisie D. Green, president of BSA, said the club wanted to bring ... [Read More…]

Eleven women nominated to Homecoming Court

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With Homecoming on the horizon, the student body has elected the nominees for this year's Homecoming Queen. Nominees for this year's Homecoming Queen are Breanna Barrow, Morgan Beckmon, Danielle Canela, Kailee Cremer, Alexandra Eddins, Eboni Ellerson, Lizzie Folwell, Meigan Gardner, Sarah Hendrix, Meghann McLeskley and Morgan Watten. Students ... [Read More…]

Kojies, GSP floats win Homecoming

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The Ko Jo Kai and Gamma Sigma Phi social clubs won best Homecoming float. The winners were announced after the third quarter of Saturday's football game. Homecoming Parade is an age-old tradition at ACU. Many different student and social clubs participate by creating a float for the parade. For many of the social clubs, the current pledges build ... [Read More…]

Brown crowned second King of Campus

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Alexander Brown, senior accounting major from Garland, was crowned second King of Campus Court during Friday's Chapel. "I feel honored," Brown said. "I couldn't have gotten here without my friends and people I know supporting me." Brown said the experience was surreal and came as a surprise to him. "For some reason, I couldn't hear the person ... [Read More…]

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