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Optimist to publish on new Apple iPad

The Optimist, ACU's student-run newspaper, will be available on Apple's new iPad device when it premiers in 60 days, making it the first collegiate student publication to take advantage of Apple's latest technology. Dr. Cheryl Bacon, chair of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, says students and faculty already are ...

Track and field season preview

By Sam Bartee ACU's track and field program is well-established; it's coach, however, is brand new. Roosevelt Lofton is in his first season as the Wildcats' track and field head coach -- only the second man in the past 71 years to do so with no prior affiliation with the university. ...

Lytle, Schubert named as presidential finalists

The eleventh president of Abilene Christian University will be no stranger to the campus. Dr. Rick Lytle, dean of the College of Business Administration, and Dr. Phil Schubert, executive vice president for the university, were named as the two finalists for the office of ACU president Monday morning. Although "the search ...

Photo Gallery: Week of 11.29.09

Photos from the week of 11.29.09 including Dance Discovery, Christian Schools Christmas program, and a feature on Dr. Money. Jozie Sands, chief photographer Heather Leiphart, staff photographer Kelsi Williamson, staff photographer [flickr album=72157622793601143 num=20 size=Square]

Homeward Found: Royce Money’s presidential vocation evolves from lifelong collegiate calling

In the fall of 1960, a tall, lanky freshman walked onto the Abilene Christian College campus as the first member of his family to attend college. Already, he knew his calling: He planned to preach. Royce Money graduated from ACC prepared to lead a church, and more than 30 years later, ...