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Elected officers assume positions
By Madeline OrrPosted on May 7, 2013 | Filed under News, Showcase | No comment
The 2012-2013 Student’s association cabinet formally handed over the reigns to the newly elected officers at the Fairway Oaks Country Club on Thursday night.
SA officers, Student Congress members, friends, and faculty advisers of SA attended the ceremony known as the Changing of the Guard.
Recently hired cabinet members in the positions of Chief Communications Officer, Chief [...]
Wildcats shocked in ninth inning
By Matthew SloanPosted on May 7, 2013 | Filed under Showcase, Sports | No comment
The ACU baseball team travelled to Canyon with hopes of winning the Lone Star Conference tournament, but ended up going 1-2 over the weekend and falling short.
The Wildcats started off the tournament by playing Texas A&M Kingsville in the first round. The ACU offense got off to a hot start, scoring five unanswered runs to [...]
Apple hires ACU professor
By Madeline OrrPosted on May 2, 2013 | Filed under News, Showcase | No comment
Dr. Bill Rankin, professor of English and Distinguished Honors Fellow, is leaving ACU after 24 years. He will serve as the new Director of Education & Pedagogies at Apple, Inc.
“It grew out of a lot of the work that I’ve been doing the last several years at ACU with the mobile learning initiative,” Rankin said.
At [...]
Rapping, repping Christ
By Special ContributorPosted on May 2, 2013 | Filed under Arts & Culture, Showcase | No comment
Every genre of music is accompanied by its own set of stereotypes. Classical is for the intellectual, country for rednecks, and so on. Rap and hip-hop are genres surrounded by negative stereotypes, particularly from the point of view of Christians, who might be eager to call it a genre of vulgarity and self-obsession. But one [...]
30th KGR raises more than $10K
By Emmett NilandPosted on April 30, 2013 | Filed under News, Showcase | No comment
Students, teachers and community members participated in the 30th annual Kirk Goodwin Run on Saturday. Every dollar that was donated will go toward helping the ACU students who were involved in the fatal car accident this past January.
The event, put on by members of Galaxy men’s social club, took place in memory of Kirk Goodwin [...]
Runners compete for cancer victims
By Brittany JacksonPosted on April 30, 2013 | Filed under News, Showcase | No comment
Participants were called to “Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back.” at Relay for Life this past Friday and Saturday, which is precisely what they did. Through 12 hours of rallying and relaying, Taylor County residents took a stand against cancer.
According to the Relay for Life website, more than 60 teams participated in this year’s event, raising $130,034.85. [...]
Park Packers: SA event to give away prizes
By Laura BensonPosted on April 25, 2013 | Filed under News, Showcase | No comment
ACU athletics encourages everyone to “Pack The Park” 2 p.m. this Saturday at Crutcher Scott baseball field.
The first 150 people to arrive will receive a free ‘pack the park’ tank top. The grill will be on and there will be free food, snack, and drinks. ACU will be playing Angelo State.
Dylan Benac, ACU’s new student [...]
Jinkerson Golf Scramble raises endowment’s target
By Linsey ThutPosted on April 23, 2013 | Filed under News, Showcase | No comment
Ninety-one students, faculty and community members forming 24 teams, gathered together to play in the Jinkerson Golf Scramble Friday to honor the memory of an ACU professor and raise funds for a scholarship in his name.
Dr. Darryl Jinkerson, former professor of management, died six months ago of a heart attack.
After his death, Jinkerson’s daughters and [...]
Rodeo to round up for 58th show
By Christina WilliamsonPosted on April 23, 2013 | Filed under News, Showcase | No comment
The Alpha Epsilon Sigma club for agricultural and environmental science majors will conduct its annual fundraiser.
The 58th Annual ACU Rodeo: They Call The Thing Rodeo, will be this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the horse barn at the Taylor County Expo Center. The horse barn is located directly across from Shotwell Stadium.
The money raised at [...]
‘Cats battle TSU for top spot in LSC
By Edward IsaacsPosted on April 18, 2013 | Filed under Showcase, Sports | No comment
First place in the Lone Star Conference will be up for grabs this weekend when the ‘Cats travel to Stephenville to take on the Tarleton State University Texans.
The Wildcats will play a four-game series that could determine the regular season conference champion. The weekend match-up begins Friday at 3 p.m. and continues on Saturday with [...]
Flapjack fundraising: Student event raises money for Parkinson’s research
By Mark SmithPosted on April 16, 2013 | Filed under News, Showcase | No comment
Another “boys vs. girls” competition raised more than $1,500 for Parkinson’s disease research with breakfast food.
On Thursday evening, about 250 students came through the Gardner West lobby to enjoy pancakes, live music and socializing with other students at the Pancakes for Parkinson’s fundraiser event, led by Addie Schmitz, sophomore youth and family ministry major from [...]
Elected officers preparing for terms
By Josh GarciaPosted on April 16, 2013 | Filed under News, Showcase | No comment
J.P. Ralston won the runoff for Students’ Association executive treasurer.
Voting for president, vice president and treasurer took place Wednesday and Thursday. After tallying the results Thursday evening, Dylan Benac was declared SA’s next president, with Rodney Johnson securing the position of vice president. However, The election of treasurer was too close to call.
Ralston, junior finance [...]
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