Whether for national security reasons, whether it's too gruesome or whether the photo doesn't actually exist, America does not need to see photographic evidence of Osama bin Laden's death. It is understandable for people who lost loved ones in the World Trade Center attacks to feel closure, because the man who publicly claimed responsibility for ... [Read More…]
Considered jobs offer memories
As soon as kids are old enough to talk, we start asking them what they want to be when they grow up. It's just one of those questions that comes up. But I've met many 20-year-olds who don't know what they want to do for a living, so I don't know why we expect five-year-olds to articulate their life's calling. The following is a list, in ... [Read More…]
Statistics fail to control happiness
Gallup Organization, a company that conducts polls and analyzes social, political and economic trends, released the description of who the happiest American should be, statistically. He is a "tall, Asian-American, observant Jew who is at least 65 and married, has children, lives in Hawaii, runs his own business and has a household income of more ... [Read More…]
Panoramic: 2011 Sing Song Finale
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Memories linger, hangover clears
Students may not wake up to find a tiger in their bathroom or their mattress on the roof, but they may greet the Sunday after Sing Song still sporting crimson cheeks and brightly colored tights. And that, my friends, is a Sing Song hangover. Other symptoms include spontaneous choreography, an affinity for white gloves and conversing via rewritten ... [Read More…]
Holiday offers excuse for treats
Growing up, Valentine's Day went pretty much the same way every year: I went to school and did all the normal Valentine's Day stuff. I exchanged cards with my friends, watched for the hourly interruptions when candy-grams would be delivered and hoped for the big deliveries from the main office. These were always bouquets of flowers or baskets of ... [Read More…]
Spring 2011 Students’ Association Budget
The Optimist's story about Wednesday's budget meeting can be found here. ... [Read More…]
Restroom habits disgust student
Public restrooms wrecked my faith in humanity. The whole idea of sharing a toilet with hundreds of my closest strangers has always made me a bit queasy, but once I started to notice how many people left the restroom without washing their hands my faith was shattered. People I saw at school and church on a regular basis would walk out of the ... [Read More…]
Abilene airport adds new tower, committee
Abilene Regional Airport is seeing change this winter, including a new air-traffic control tower and an advisory committee composed of college students. The new tower will be located on the east side of the airfield and stand at 121 feet tall. It will be almost twice as tall as the current tower, which was built in the early 1950s, said Don Green, ... [Read More…]
ACU historical archives digitized
Collections of historical documents from ACU's library have been digitized and are now available online for public viewing. Five area libraries included collections: Hardin-Simmons University, McMurry University, Abilene Christian University, Howard Payne University in Brownwood and the Abilene Library Consortium. ACU was able to include between ... [Read More…]