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Wildcats stomp Gyrenes in 55-14 homecoming win

October 14, 2014 by Shera Niemirowski

The wildcats gave a packed Shotwell Stadium an outstanding show Saturday against the Ave Maria Gyrenes during the 2014 homecoming weekend. ACU picked up 513 yards of offense, including running back De'Andre brown's three touchdowns and Cade Stone's eight catches for 121 yards. Defense was also productive, holding Ave Maria to just 39 yards of ... [Read More…]

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Mystery Solved

October 9, 2014 by Linsey Thut

Jinkies! The case of the Mystery Machine van parked in Gardner Hall parking lot has been cracked. The mysterious driver of the acclaimed van from Scooby Doo is none other than Nathan Reynolds, a freshman biology major from Kingwood. The idea for the van came to Reynolds his freshman year of high school when he realized he would be driving the ... [Read More…]

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Students nominated for Mr. & Ms. ACU

April 22, 2014 by Nathan Lundeen

Five men and five women from ACU's graduating class have been nominated by students to receive the honor of being named Mr. and Miss ACU. Rodney Johnson, junior marketing pre-law major from Odessa and executive vice president of Students' Association, is in charge of the 2014 Mr. and Ms. ACU. SA President Dylan Benac who would normally be in ... [Read More…]

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Project reaches out to struggling students

April 8, 2014 by Shera Niemirowski

The James Project is a new student organization that emphasizes depression and suicide awareness. "We're just trying to get the word out about suicide," said Mallory Snowden, freshman psychology and criminal justice major from Midlothian. "In 2013, every eight minutes someone will have committed suicide, and for every person who commits suicide, ... [Read More…]

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Fifty seniors honored as University Scholars

April 1, 2014 by Kara Stutesman

Last week ACU announced the 50 graduating seniors who received the honor of being a University Scholar. This award is special because the faculty chooses the recipients; it is not something the students sign up for. It's recognition for the hard work the seniors have put in throughout their time at ACU, said Parker Gordon, senior music major ... [Read More…]

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Upward Bound calls for ACU students to become advisers

April 1, 2014 by Emily Seidel

Upward Bound, a national program working to prepare disadvantaged and first-generation students for college and advanced education, is looking for summer advisers from ACU. Advisers help applicants achieve their educational goals and excel in the classroom through various opportunities and services provided by Upward Bound. They stay on campus ... [Read More…]

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Beauty and the blog: Student writes for 99dresses fashion blog

March 28, 2014 by Alikay Wood

The questionable attire of female students at ACU (the morality of wearing leggings as pants is a hotly debated topic on campus) has never been an issue for Lexi French, a junior English major from Palestine. French is passionate about fashion and blogs for 99dresses, an up-and-coming fashion app. French first experimented with fashion in high ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: Fashion, Students

His eye is on the sparrow

March 25, 2014 by Gabi Powell

On the bird hierarchy, sparrows are lowest on bird-watchers' "must-watch" list. They possess no unique skills and are, in all, quite unexceptional. But Jesus gave special regard to the slighted sparrow, that if birds were cared for, surely we would be, too. At Reedemed Ministries, women in its program go by the same name. Rather than being ... [Read More…]

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Students compete in Miss Frontier Texas

March 4, 2014 by Catherine Blakemore

The third annual Miss Frontier Texas competition began last month and the individual contests will continue until the second week of April. On Feb. 18 contestants gathered at Frontier Texas to compete on their Texas History knowledge and how to cook on a Dutch oven. The next competition is March 22 and is the "Saddle and Shoot" where all the ... [Read More…]

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Student organizes club for at-risk children

January 28, 2014 by Brittany Jackson

Children from low-income families in an apartment complex off Ambler Ave are now able to receive the care and attention most other kids get on a daily basis. Caroline Thompson, sophomore accounting major from Cypress, organized an after-school program for the elementary and junior high students of North Abilene Apartments last semester. "I ... [Read More…]

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