{"id":1189,"date":"2021-01-06T20:56:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T20:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/caw-2020\/?page_id=1189"},"modified":"2021-01-06T20:56:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T20:56:20","slug":"wildcats-by-the-numbers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/wac\/wildcats-by-the-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildcats By The Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Page Title Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.3&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#4F2170&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/caw-2020\/files\/2021\/01\/Wildcats-by-the-Numbers-header-1600&#215;1067-1.jpg&#8221; height=&#8221;350px&#8221; height_tablet=&#8221;160px&#8221; height_phone=&#8221;160px&#8221; height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Page Title Area&#8221; 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