On the surface, Abilene seems like a pretty boring place. As a college student looking to enjoy a life away from campus, you may find yourself at the mall every weekend, believing that it’s the only interesting place in the whole city. Young adults shut themselves up in their dorms or with their social clubs, as the word floats all around ACU’s ... [Read More…]
Romance is not everything
Romantic love is overvalued in today’s society. I love romance as much as the next guy, maybe even a little more. I consider myself to be a bit of a hopeless romantic. Romance is a beautiful thing, but it’s not everything. Love doesn’t exist in ranks, with romantic love at the top. And in a culture saturated with romance, I think we need to remind ... [Read More…]
Young adult literature is hard to categorize, here’s what ACU does about it
The young adult literature genre has a big problem: miscategorization. Should books like A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas, a story about a teenager, be classified as Young Adult, even though it contains sex, violence, and abuse? How should books that make sense for older teens but certainly not for younger teens be labelled? Well, the ... [Read More…]
Dear Generation X: A plea to stop pointing fingers
Dear Generation X, please stop blaming your kids’ generation for the world's problems. Generation Z is made up of people from 13 to 28 years old. Most people in college right now are right in the middle of that range. Despite what people 44 to 60 may say, they’re not destined to ruin the world, nor are they special snowflakes who can’t handle ... [Read More…]