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ACU beat West Florida, 35-7, on Saturday, and I’ll say the obvious first. That’s the best this team has looked all year. Second win, first one in conference play, first home win of the season and for about 30 minutes the Wildcats looked like one of the premier teams in the FCS. Then the second […]
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The ACU Police Department clarified its protocol around hazing in this year’s annual crime and safety report, released last week. The report outlined significant crime statistics from 2025, including two reports of rape, six reported burglaries, four reported cases of theft of a motor vehicle, three referrals for disciplinary action and 26 referrals for disc
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After four seasons at Central Arkansas, Dillon Williams, a redshirt defensive back from Southaven, Mississippi, will face his former team on Oct. 10, this time wearing an Abilene Christian uniform. A year ago, Williams took the field against ACU as a member of the Bears. Now, he will line up against his former teammates as […]
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10/1/2026 1414 hrs. Drug Incident, UP Apartments ACUPD responded to an administrative room search in which marijuana was found. The investigation is ongoing. 10/3/2026 1700 hrs. Theft, Powell Fitness Center A student reported that their scooter was stolen from the front of Powell Fitness Center. 10/4/2026 0130 hrs. Alcohol Incident, Bullock Hall Two underage
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Cameron Hazzard, senior informational systems major from Little Elm, was interviewed by Grayson Boucher, known online as The Professor, and Leandro Rosario during a live podcast at Moody Coliseum following his victory at Shaquille O’Neal’s Dunkman World Championship. Boucher is a professional streetball player and social media personality with a large online
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Marking its third meeting of the year, ACUREACT, a student-led organization aimed at preparing students for emergencies, hosted a CPR basics class on Oct. 1. Morgan Shelor, sophomore accounting major from Houston, started and runs the organization in tandem with ACUPD. Shelor said it’s essential to remember the importance of knowing when and how to act […]
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Wildcat football got its first conference win and home win of the season with a dominant 35-7 win over West Florida on Saturday at Wildcat Stadium. The Wildcats are now 2-4 on the year and a perfect 1-0 in United Athletic Conference play. One highlight for ACU was Tucker Parks, redshirt sophomore quarterback from Spring, […]
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Over the past month, Luis Nakamine, junior finance major from Peru, represented his country by playing tennis at the 2026 South American Games in Argentina. “I went with zero expectations, because all of the players were better than me,” Nakamine said. Nakamine won his first-round match before facing Chile’s Matías Soto, a former Baylor University […]
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Football defeated West Florida 35-7 in Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium on Saturday, for the team’s first home win of the season. The Wildcats rushed for a total of 194 yards, and two of the five touchdowns came from run plays. The passes were even more successful, as three of the five touchdowns were scored […]
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Volleyball defeated Little Rock, 3-1, at Moody Coliseum. Aubrey Beaver led the team with 20 kills and six blocks, while Brennan Ramirez led the team in defensive plays with 19 digs. Their next game is against UT Arlington on October eighth, at 6 pm in Moody Coliseum.
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