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Deserted devo in need of resurrection

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Does anyone here remember nine o'clock devo? I mean the real thing? I do. Freshman year Sunday was nine o'clock. Sure, there was church and football and open house and naps and homework...but Sunday wasn't Sunday without it. Whatever we had going on...vibrant or tired, happy or not, busy or free...when the clock struck nine you knew where to find ... [Read More…]

War hurts both sides, regardless of victor

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I proudly served in the U.S. Air Force for 21.5 years and I would have gladly fought and died to defend our rights and freedoms. During that time I lost 30 friends in airplane accidents and know deep loss. My greatest fear of any war is the human loss both sides will sustain. This is the greatest tragedy of any wartime conflict. It's not who wins ... [Read More…]

Leaders older, wiser, should be trusted

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Those malevolent, malicious administrators. They must hate us. I just can't see any other reason for the fact that they force us poor, oppressed students to attend Chapel day in and day out. They must hate the students. I mean why else would they force us to come together and worship God every single day of the week without letting us have ... [Read More…]

War with Iraq now could prevent tragedies like 9-11

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An letter submitted last week ("War stoops..." Zachary Shaner) accused the United States of reaching new lows by following "inconsistent disarming policies" and using foreign policy to exploit other nations wishing to obtain superpower status. There were several points in this article I disagree with, namely all of them. First citing America's own ... [Read More…]

True worship – letting God take control

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I'm a senior here, about to start working on my fifth year. I was here during the time that most people currently call the "good days" of Chapel. I remember during those times that there were just as many upset letters pouring into the Optimist every week complaining about Chapel issues, all of them with a similar theme. Some students seemed to ... [Read More…]

“Portraits of Color” deserves much praise

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There is nothing but praise to be given to the "Portraits of Color" production presented by Essence of Ebony last weekend. The show featured different aspects of the African culture and its journey toward equality among the American people. Aspects that are so often cast into the shadows of our busy lives and negligence of other cultures and time ... [Read More…]

War stoops to inconsistent disarming policies

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Through the blinding entity we call 'patriotism,' American citizens are being duped into an immoral war with Iraq. I do believe that disarmament is the single greatest goal humanity should strive toward. But disarmament should not be selective, with mid-major powers (Iraq, North Korea etc...) being opposed so vehemently for daring to be like ... [Read More…]

Worship involves life, not mimic of church

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The Chapel Programming Team desires to move Chapel in a more worship-based direction. The Chapel Programming Team and I seem to have two different definitions of worship. Right now Chapel nearly mimics what we do in church. We sing, pray, read scripture and listen to a speaker. Is this all there is to worship? Is worship confined to what we do ... [Read More…]

Team needs students

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If the office of Campus Life really wants its vision to succeed, there has to be more student input than just three or four students on the Chapel Task Force and Chapel Programming Team. Chapel needs to get back to being student-friendly. There has to be some compromise between what the students want Chapel to be and what the administration wants ... [Read More…]

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