By Jared Fields, Managing Editor Say you're fighting mad about something or want to see some change around you. You need to let the world, or at least a few close friends, know the extent of your rage and how you plan to start the next big revolution. But you're smarter than previous generations who tried this. People before you held picket ... [Read More…]
Archives for 2007
Math professor Dr. David Hughes to end 40-year career in May
By Jared Fields, Managing Editor Dr. David Hughes decided 40 years was long enough of a career in teaching. Hughes, a professor of mathematics and computer science and associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, gave co-workers business cards to tell of his decision to retire at the end of the semester. "I intended to stay 40 or more ... [Read More…]
Wildcats see better qualifying times for indoor national meet
By Jared Fields, Managing Editor The Wildcats left Oklahoma with some bettered qualifying marks for the indoor national meet in Boston on March 9-10. In the women's shot put, Liga Klavina improved her provisional mark with a throw of 46-08.25. In the 800 meters, Venessa Whittle improved to a time of 2:14.72, but headcoach Hood said time will ... [Read More…]
Experience of a Sing Song Convert
By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Sports Editor My first impression of Sing Song was a picture of a red-cheeked, wide-eyed smiling girl on a poster in Moody Coliseum, and to be honest, I was scared and confused. I didn't understand why rotating your arms like a star, singing rip-offs of oldies and smiling like a person overdosing on Prozac were things that ... [Read More…]
The majority of Texas gun owners are not gangsters
In response to Atsumi Shibata's editorial where she states "a gun is one of the most useless things in the world," I would have to disagree and say the estimated 20.1 million hunters in the United States would also. The majority of the people who own guns in the United States and certainly in Texas are not "gangsters." In fact, many people still ... [Read More…]
Money presents 21st Century Vision to board
By Mallory Schlabach, Editor in Chief Dr. Royce Money unveiled the latest version of the 21st Century Vision for the university at a Board of Trustees meeting Saturday morning. Money, president of the university, said the trustees engaged in a "spirited discussion" about the future direction of the university. He said the response was ... [Read More…]
Behind the scenes at Sing Song 2007
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Benefits outweigh cost of new HPV vaccine
The American Cancer Society estimated that in 2007, more than 3,600 women out of the more than 11,000 reported new cases will die from cervical cancer. Now a new vaccine is on the market that can prevent against four types of HPV that cause 70 percent of the total cervical cancers and 90 percent of genital warts. This vaccine is a huge ... [Read More…]
Wildcats prepare to cross over with ECU
By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor After a solid outing by pitcher Ben Maynard and a slew of big run innings helped the Wildcats' downed nationally ranked Incarnate Word 10-1 on Tuesday. The ACU baseball team is looking to ride its recent momentum into this weekend. "We need to play like we did on Tuesday," said head coach Britt Bonneau. ACU, which ... [Read More…]
Sixth-straight loss slims playoff chances for basketball team
By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The men's basketball team has lost 10 of its last 11 games, including an 89-76 loss to Eastern New Mexico on Wednesday. But head coach Jason Copeland isn't ready to write off the season just yet. "You can start counting the days or can make the days count," Copeland said. ACU's days in conference play are ... [Read More…]
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