The challenge for the Students' Association lies not in spending $111, 500; the challenge lies in spending it well. And thus far, our money-once Congress had enough people to vote on it-has been well spent, with few exceptions. Several additions to this semester's budget are good ideas. Foremost of these is a section for Campus ... [Read More…]
ICOC forums can begin healing
Talking things out can lead to healing. This has been the standard idea in psychological counseling for the last century, and we hope it can begin to close the rift that exists between the mainline Churches of Christ and the International Churches of Christ this year at Lectureship. The forums have been drawing loads of interest from the entire ... [Read More…]
Fence out suicide bombers
If President Bush is serious about fighting terrorism, he will say to the Israeli prime minister: "Mr. Sharon, do not tear down that wall!" Times have changed since Ronald Reagan told Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev to level the wall in Berlin more than decade ago. Reagan's statement reverberated in the following years that saw Soviet-style ... [Read More…]
SA: a laughing matter
What delicious irony. At about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, a nearly full Student Congress listened to executive vice president Layne Rouse describe ways to make the Students' Association more relevant, noting that at its spring retreat, many members said the student body considers SA "a joke." Ninety minutes later, a nearly empty Congress saw proof of ... [Read More…]
Praise for the Presleys
The list of university budget cuts goes on about program reductions, department reformations and scholarship decreases. Hidden in the intimidating list of budget cuts are several people whose importance to ACU is hard to measure. Two of those people are Ted and Ellen Presley, a husband and wife team who work in the Center for International and ... [Read More…]
University must remember those we lost
Friends remembered one thing above all about Dunni Bakare: her smile. "Dunni's smile could break any ice," said Tosin Oyedele, a fellow Nigerian student and one of Dunni's best friends. "She would break you with that smile." Dunni, sophomore biology major from Lagos, Nigeria, and four other Nigerian students died in a car accident near ... [Read More…]
Immigrant workers deserve more
President Bush unveiled a plan earlier this month that will allow illegal immigrants to stay in America legally and work for up to six years. Changes to the immigration laws are certainly a step in the right direction; however, we wish the government would give more protections to the immigrants. The plan requires illegal immigrants seeking the ... [Read More…]
Drive safely during the holidays
From Thanksgiving to New Year's last year, 4,019 people died in traffic fatalities, according to Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Drivers should use extreme caution at all times during the holiday season, especially college students speeding home on little sleep . In light of this, we beg you: *Don't drive while drowsy. The National Sleep ... [Read More…]
Credit cards-collegiate danger zones
You probably can't handle money well. Face it, most of us can't. Statistics support these statements. Upon graduation, the average college student leaves with a balance of $2,200 on credit cards, according to college creditcounseling.com. Add that to the average student loan debt of $12,000. With the Christmas season just around the corner, ... [Read More…]
Our Voice: Editorial for Nov. 21, 2003
As the student body breaks for a day of giving thanks, the Optimist editorial board shares some unique things we are thankful for. The essence of our country is being played out this week in the actions of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the anger that has followed it. Dissent is a healthy part of a free society, and whether that ... [Read More…]
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