At this point in time, my life feels like an Avery Monsen and Jury John book. To be more specific, All my friends are dead, with everybody disappearing to the theology room and other such places to drown themselves in study guides. Scattered across campus with blood-shot eyes and Starbucks in hand, we all barely made it through pre-finals ... [Read More…]
Congress votes to pack heat on campus
Student Congress voted Wednesday to support a campus carry bill proposed in the Senate to allow concealed handgun licenses to bring guns on campus. The resolution, which passed 27 in favor and three opposed with no debate, was in response to the administration's attempt to gauge the student body's opinion of Senate Bill 11. Beau Carter, ... [Read More…]
Learning to learn: What you can’t get from Buzzfeed
Confession time: I'm a serial clicker. I have about 12 tabs open on my screen as I type right now, all of them stories, Buzzfeed lists and recipes I'll eventually look at. The bottom line is, I love to learn. And before you roll your eyes, think about it. Think about it- you want to make a good recipe, you log into Pinterest. Want to educate ... [Read More…]
Amendments pass Congress, head to student body
Congress passed a bill March 25 amending three aspects of the Students' Association constitution. The bill may pass if a majority of the student body affirms the amendments in Wednesday's spring elections. The amendments would alter student body representation in SA, adding more than 14 positions in the Congress, as well as adding rules ... [Read More…]
De su propio voluntad
While many seniors are scrambling to figure out summer plans, Katie Cranfill has already planned out the next five to 10 years of her life. Although she can't pinpoint the exact responsibilities she'll have, Cranfill, Spanish major from Copperas Cove, she'll spend that time doing long-term mission work in the central highlands of Peru. There, ... [Read More…]
Choose your own adventure: Summer edition
The air is getting warmer. Mosquitoes are surfacing in swarms. Summer is near. You have roughly eight weeks to figure what you're doing this summer, so you: A. Decide you have so much time, you'll figure it out later. But wait, 20 of the 22 students in your 10 a.m. have an internship already. What are you doing with your life? B. ... [Read More…]
ISIS supporters breach Abilene website
A group claiming to be supporters of ISIS breached the server of an Abilene website Tuesday morning. The team posted sentences such as the "Islamic state will restore dignity for Muslims" on the altered page. Team System Dz, according to Geektime.com, claims to be a group of anti-Israeli Arab youth. The hacked website, ... [Read More…]
ACU hires firm to study millennials
ACU is three months into a semester-long partnership with Barna Group, a research group surveying the student body and providing resources for the university to better engage in students' spiritual development. Barna Group, founded in 1984, tracks cultural and spiritual trends, offering statistics, resources, seminars and custom research to ... [Read More…]
ACU proposes graduate location in Dallas
The university plans to expand its academic presence in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to offer "a high-quality Christian higher education to a larger demographic." The university issued a press release Tuesday to announce the move. Dr. Robert Rhodes, provost, said the location has yet to be determined, but the university is looking at ... [Read More…]
La importancia de un idioma extranjero
Bear with me. I spent at least three hours trying to read 46 pages of Cien Anos de Soledad two nights ago, and I am on a Spanish kick. But really, as difficult as reading a magic realism novel in a foreign language is, and no matter how ridiculous I sound when I stutter and spit out the words as I attempt to read aloud in class, I'm getting ... [Read More…]
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