In our society, we are stuck in constant dilemmas, but one of the most prevalent and problematic is the dilemma between political ideologies. We live our lives and separate groups of people based upon who you voted for in the last election. We disagree with each other simply because the other doesn't align with our political party. We lose all ... [Read More…]
Faculty speaks in leadership forum
Jessica Nguyen, Randy Harris and Dr. Richard Beck spoke at the "In His Steps" leadership forum on April 2-4, with a Q/A following on the 5th. Aaron Jones, sophomore Bible and Ministry major from Flower Mound, organized the leadership forum because he "feels that leadership is important in our society no matter your job or place in life." He ... [Read More…]
What you need to know about the Syrian civil war
Let's talk about the Syrian civil war and how it has become the potential for a international proxy war. Unsurprisingly, there is a great deal of confusion about how the Syrian civil war even started. In 2011, Bashar Al-Assad, President of Syria, responded to Arab Spring protests by killing and imprisoning hundreds of demonstrators. Shortly ... [Read More…]
Never stop being curious
Most people who aren't math majors scoff at the idea of mathematics, but the more you study it, the more interesting concepts you will uncover. Through my hunger for knowledge, I have come to be interested in the concept of a supertask. We all know that there is an infinite amount of countable numbers; you can always just add one to "n" and make ... [Read More…]
Homecoming co-chair and steering committee applications open
The 2018 Homecoming applications for co-chairs and the steering committee are now open for any student on campus who wants to be part of one of the biggest alumni/student celebrations. Co-chairs will have the responsibility of executing two to three events throughout the fall semester as well as interviewing and picking the steering committee ... [Read More…]
Sing Song leadership applications open
Sing Song 2019 applications for student directors, formerly called co-chairs, and student managers are now open. Incoming juniors and seniors with a love for Sing Song can apply to be one of the next five student directors before April 11. The student director position is a paid internship that gives the director a $1000 stipend for the 11 month ... [Read More…]
A Cappella Chorus returns from spring tour
Forty-six members of the A Cappella Chorus embarked on their annual spring tour through West Texas on Feb. 28. The members, along with Conductor Jeffery Goolsby and Pianist Judy Brown, started their journey at Abilene Cooper High School and ended 6 cities and 6 days later in Amarillo. The A Cappella Chorus wants to expose people to Choir and ... [Read More…]
US still on the way to greatness
America has made leaps and bounds toward justice and equality, but we have not yet finished the race; structural violence, sex crimes and mass shootings remain prevalent in our society. Whether it’s innocent people getting killed for no reason or the continuing cycle of constant poverty, our country is facing extreme problems that need to be ... [Read More…]
Why Winter Olympics aren’t as popular as the Summer Olympics
Every four years, Americans sit behind the bright lights of their television screens for three weeks and watch the Summer Olympics, but when it comes to the viewership of the Winter Olympics, most of us are apathetic. Since there is such a mass following in our country for the Summer Olympics, it would make sense that we would also be interested in ... [Read More…]
What makes America great?
There were over 500,000 "Make America Great Again" hats sold during the Trump campaign, but during this entire period, how many times did we stop to think about what really made us a great nation? I would argue that our nation isn't great because of a strong military or anything tangible. What makes our nation the greatest country in the world is ... [Read More…]