The Optimist Print Edition: 03.30.2011
Wildcats hire McCasland to replace Copeland as men’s head coach
Athletic Director Jared Mosley delivered good on his word when he said a new men’s basketball coach would be in place before April 1. Mosley introduced Grant McCasland as the program’s new head coach on Wednesday.
“We are very excited to have him on board,” Mosley said. “He matched everything we were looking for in our [...]
Video: ACU hires new men’s basketball coach
Athletic Director Jared Mosley delivered good on his word when he said a new men’s basketball coach would be in place before April 1 on Wednesday when he introduced Grant McCasland as the program’s new head coach.
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Video/Editing by Brandon Tripp
FilmFest celebrates cinematic efforts of students
Movie lovers, enthusiasts and participants filled the seats of Abilene’s historical Paramount Theatre for ACU’s FilmFest Awards Show Friday.
The annual night of film celebrated the independent cinematic efforts of ACU students. This year’s competition, entitled “Identity,” was comprised of 10 film submissions in areas such as drama, documentary and even animation.
Watch all the 2011 FilmFest [...]
Clubs to eliminate physical pledging requirements
Pledging will look a little different next fall. Administrators eliminated the use of calisthenics as an approved pledging activity and shortened pledging to five weeks from six weeks.
Calisthenics is defined as systematic rhythmic bodily exercises performed, usually without apparatus, according to Webster’s Dictionary and the ACU Anti-Hazing Policy and Philosophy.
“The changes that they have come [...]
Economist speaks to student researchers
Economist Russ Roberts urged the more than 80 students who participated in the ACU Undergraduate Research Festival to strive for excellence in their academic pursuits.
Roberts, professor of economics at George Mason University and author of the book The Price of Everything: A Parable of Possibility and Prosperity, discussed economist Adam Smith’s idea that people desire [...]
ACU police arrest vehicle prowler
After a lengthy investigation and a surveillance stake-out, the ACU Police Department identified and arrested a man prowling vehicles in the parking lot of the Williams Performing Arts Center at 10:10 p.m. on March 15.
After observing a pattern of similar vehicle burglaries on March 13 and March 14, the ACU Police Department and Chief of [...]
New bill could affect campus radio stations
A new House bill aiming to cut federal funding for public radio stations may have devastating effects for ACU-owned public radio station, KACU.
The new bill would seek control over how money given to public radio stations across the nation by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is spent.
It also prohibits public radio stations from buying any [...]
Reading event canceled
Dr. Liz Rosenberg’s scheduled poetry reading and creative writing workshop have been canceled after she came down with an unexpected stomach flu.
The Shinnery Review was conducting the reading which was to take place Thursday at 8 p.m. at Chapel on the Hill and a workshop Friday at 2 p.m. in the Campus Center Living Room.
Bethany [...]
Judges award undergraduate student research
A total of 14 student entries were awarded at the 2011 ACU Undergraduate Research Festival banquet on Monday. Eight oral presentations and six poster presentations were commended.
ORAL PRESENTATION AWARD WINNERS
Utilizing Tropical Forage Legumes to Supplement Young Goats Fed a Basal Diet of Sudangrass Hay Tiffany Lutz, Spencer Fox (Dr. Florah Mhlanga, agricultural and environmental sciences)
For the [...]
Wildcats sweep Riverhawks in weekend series
The Wildcats were white-hot at the plate during a weekend sweep of the visiting Northeastern State Riverhawks.
ACU recorded double-digit run totals in each of their three games scoring 13, 11, and 12 respectively after Coach Britt Bonneau switched around the defensive alignment for his Wildcats.
“It was one of those weekends where we had to start [...]
’Cats drop two of three over weekend
An extra inning home run by Incarnate Word’s Melanie Padilla propelled the Cardinals to victory in the rubber match of a three-game series over the Wildcats on Saturday at Wells Field. With that win, UIW also took the series from ACU.
This marks the first time in Lone Star Conference play that the Wildcats (20-16, 6-3) [...]
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