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SA set to host Christmas Slam

Students’ Association’s will host their annual Christmas Slam in Moody Coliseum on Dec. 9. The event will feature a double header with the men’s basketball team playing at 2 p.m. and the women’s...

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Television monopoly takes over Abilene

Sinclair Broadcast Group, one the largest telecommunications companies in the United States, plans on merging with Tribune Media Company. Sinclair Broadcast Group currently owns and operates 193 local...

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AEI starting book club

The American Enterprise Institute Executive Council is starting a book club this semester. AEI is committed to connecting students at ACU to the world beyond Texas and has been active on campus in the...

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America was built on compromise

Businesses would tell you that compromise is rooted in losing, and no matter what the compromise comes to, neither side is truly happy with the result. However, in a country dictated by partisan...

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Newest Wildcat Venture seeks to better the environment

The Wildcat Venture program of COBA has given way for a new student-run company called Earthworks Compost. Bryson Jennings, senior agribusiness major from Azle, started his composting company in May...

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What makes America great?

There were over 500,000 “Make America Great Again” hats sold during the Trump campaign, but during this entire period, how many times did we stop to think about what really made us a great nation? I...

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Why Winter Olympics aren’t as popular as the Summer Olympics

Every four years, Americans sit behind the bright lights of their television screens for three weeks and watch the Summer Olympics, but when it comes to the viewership of the Winter Olympics, most of...

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US still on the way to greatness

America has made leaps and bounds toward justice and equality, but we have not yet finished the race; structural violence, sex crimes and mass shootings remain prevalent in our society. Whether it’s...

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A Cappella Chorus returns from spring tour

Forty-six members of the A Cappella Chorus embarked on their annual spring tour through West Texas on Feb. 28. The members, along with Conductor Jeffery Goolsby and Pianist Judy Brown, started their...

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Sing Song leadership applications open

Sing Song 2019 applications for student directors, formerly called co-chairs, and student managers are now open. Incoming juniors and seniors with a love for Sing Song can apply to be one of the next...

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Homecoming co-chair and steering committee applications open

The 2018 Homecoming applications for co-chairs and the steering committee are now open for any student on campus who wants to be part of one of the biggest alumni/student celebrations. Co-chairs will...

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Never stop being curious

Most people who aren’t math majors scoff at the idea of mathematics, but the more you study it, the more interesting concepts you will uncover. Through my hunger for knowledge, I have come to be...

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What you need to know about the Syrian civil war

Let’s talk about the Syrian civil war and how it has become the potential for a international proxy war. Unsurprisingly, there is a great deal of confusion about how the Syrian civil war even started....

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Faculty speaks in leadership forum

Jessica Nguyen, Randy Harris and Dr. Richard Beck spoke at the “In His Steps” leadership forum on April 2-4, with a Q/A following on the 5th. Aaron Jones, sophomore Bible and Ministry major from Flower...

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The undeviating dilemma

In our society, we are stuck in constant dilemmas, but one of the most prevalent and problematic is the dilemma between political ideologies. We live our lives and separate groups of people based upon...

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