Photo Gallery: ACU vs. TAMU Kingsville 10.31.09
Wildcats win pivotal game against Texas A&M-Kingville
The Wildcats rebounded from two consecutive losses to defeat Texas A&M Kingsville 47-35. The win kept the Wildcats’ playoffs hopes alive going into the final week of the season.
Mitchell Gale came out strong and led the Wildcats offense, who struggled last week, to 47 points, its highest total since hanging 58 on Ft. Lewis in [...]
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Shock prompts review of pledging regulations
Nik Tritch is trying to get back into a normal routine after being hospitalized for more than two weeks.
Tritch, sophomore finance major from Clovis, Calif., suffered an electric shock during Sub T-16 pledging activities, but he returned to class late last week seemingly recovered. Dr. Jeff Arrington, associate vice president for Student Life, has followed [...]
Concert to spotlight jazz pioneer
Jeff Coffin, touring saxophonist for the Dave Matthews Band, will visit ACU to conduct a jazz clinic and perform with the student Jazz Ensemble in a free fall jazz concert in Cullen Auditorium on Monday and Tuesday.
Coffin is a three-time Grammy award winning musician and composer and has embarked on a variety of musical endeavors. [...]
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b. No, I’m a little old for that.
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Harassment policy revised, training mandated
A revised anti-harassment policy, designed to protect the dignity of each member of the ACU community and offer guidelines surrounding a harassment issue, became effective Oct. 5.
The policy, available in the student handbook, was revised and released in accordance with a campuswide anti-harassment training program for full-time faculty and staff who are supervisors of non-student [...]
Students find creative pastimes
Students are constantly bombarded with extracurricular activities. Clubs are popular, but joining a formal organization is not every student’s niche. Instead, students find ways to form their own traditions.
“My plate is too full to pledge, but I schedule my Wednesdays around Glee,” said Preston Watkins, sophomore advertising/PR major from Manassas, Va.
Glee is a new [...]
The Optimist Print Edition: 10/30/2009
Teague released from Hospital
Dr. William J. ‘Bill’ Teague was admitted to Hendrick Medical Center for a hematoma in his leg early last week, according to an e-mail received by the president’s office from University Church of Christ.
Teague, who served as chancellor of the university for 16 years, president of the university for 10 years and executive assistant to [...]
Wildcats think pink
It’s every woman’s worst nightmare. More than 200,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States every year; 40,000 of them will lose the fight. This season, the ACU women’s volleyball team did its part to help by raising awareness and funds to fight the powerful killer.
The Wildcats joined scores of high school [...]
Wildcat volleyball keep winning
The Wildcat volleyball team started the 2009 season with a 1-3 record, and the team has been nearly unbeatable ever since. The team’s 3-1 victory over Texas-Permian Basin on Tuesday evening was its 11th victory in a row and 22nd in the last 24 matches.
The Wildcats’ triumph over UTPB improves their record on the [...]
