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Snow, rain nor heat… except on Saturdays

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Last week, the United States Postal Service announced it will stop delivering first-class mail on Saturday. The new plan will go into effect Aug. 5. In 2012, the postal service reported a $16 billion loss. The postal service is expects the change to save about $2 billion a year, the effect might not last long. After Aug. 5, Saturday mail ... [Read More…]

There are no winners on Valentine’s Day

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Valentine's Day is tomorrow. This holiday is no good for anyone. Couples are forced to awkwardly exchange gifts and profess affection. In case you were wondering, chumps who are in love should probably acknowledge it more than once a year. Being mandated to do so by a traditional Anglican and Lutheran holiday also wrecks any pretense of being ... [Read More…]

Congress selling debt, Gen Y ready to buy

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The American generation prone to acquiring the most debt is about to acquire a lot more - from the government. The federal debt held by the public is higher than it's been in more than 60 years, $16.5 trillion, according to a Congressional Budget Office report on Tuesday. $16,500,000,000,000. The debt is projected to grow, at a slower rate, for ... [Read More…]

France, study history so you do not repeat it

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Every history teacher preaches the value of memorizing the dates, the places, the names and the speech goes something like this: we learn about the past so we won't repeat it. By this definition, France has been handed a silver platter of history. On Jan. 12, France deployed thousands of ground troops and air strikes to the Republic of Mali, a ... [Read More…]

Armstrong’s victories become failures

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How many cyclists can you name? Lance Armstrong single-handedly popularized cycling for Americans. Calling him the sport's U.S. poster child would not be an exaggeration. But Armstrong's story extended far beyond the sphere of cycling. He epitomized the professional sport. He pushed past the limitations of the human body and triumphed over cancer ... [Read More…]

Regulate the criminal, not the weapon

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Columbine High School. Virginia Tech. A movie theater in Aurora, Co. Sandy Hook Elementary School. A few years ago these names and places, scattered across the country, would not have been grouped together. They represented something different. The recent shooting at Sandy Hook has sparked a flurry of debate about gun violence and how to control ... [Read More…]

The faux-pocalypse: a preparation guide

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As the Mayan calendar comes to an end and a sense of panic fills the air, many people are looking for tips for how to survive the end of the world. We would like to provide you, not with advice for the Armageddon, but with ways to survive the people who actually believe the end of the world is near. One in 10 people in the world believe the world ... [Read More…]

Professors’ denominations: Far from ACU’s ideals

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Find the opposing argument here: http://www.acuoptimist.com/2012/12/professors-denominations-diversity-academic-integrity-a-benefit/. Many students, professors, alumni and staff of ACU have expressed concerns with a possible change in current hiring criteria. Their concerns are well founded. By hiring non-Church of Christ faculty and staff, ACU ... [Read More…]

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