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Who’s the top athlete at ACU? (Steve Holt’s pick): Work ethic gives Manirakiza an edge

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By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor A wise coach once told me, "If running were easy, it'd be called football." He couldn't have been more right. Many people have a skewed view of toughness in America today. Professional athletes whose sports are shown on network television and ESPN are put up on a pedestal as the epitome of toughness. Toughness is ... [Read More…]

Students expected to spend…

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By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor It's going to be a green Christmas for college students this year. Eight days into the official 2002 Christmas shopping season, most 18-24 year olds say they will spend as much or more on gifts as they did last year. Eighty-six percent of college-aged respondents in an International Council of Shopping Centers ... [Read More…]

Intramural Six-on-Six Tackle Football (Con) Unfairness, danger should be red flags for intramurals: Column Like I See ‘Em

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By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor I stand 5-foot-8 and weigh a solid 140 pounds. When I was in 10th grade I ran the 40-yard dash in a blistering 5.5 seconds. I have an oversized head and tend to bruise easily. My scrawny self may have the opportunity to play tackle football next fall. Director of intramurals Danny Kittley recently proposed that ... [Read More…]

Half a World Away

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By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor Mario Santoso had quite a commute ahead of him when he left his hometown to study music in August of 2000: 10,484 miles and 30 hours by plane. But the distance was an easy sacrifice for the opportunity to study the love of his life. "Without music, this life would be dry," Santoso said. Mario's hometown is ... [Read More…]

Kenya attacks shake student: Parents serve as missionaries in city struck by terrorism

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By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor Thursday's terrorist attacks in Mombasa, Kenya, literally hit close to home for Libby Talley. The sophomore political science major lives just 20 miles from an Israeli-owned resort hotel where two suicide bombers killed 10 Kenyans and three Israelis. At the same time, two missiles whizzed by an Israeli Arkia Airlines ... [Read More…]

Rugema 1st, team 2nd at nationals

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By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor Great athletes go out on top. They cap their illustrious careers with championships, records and defining moments. And they often do it despite adverse conditions. Alfred Rugema is a great athlete. The senior claimed his second individual title at the NCAA Division II Cross Country National Champion-ship on Nov. 23 ... [Read More…]

Men seeking first title against perennial champs

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By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor ACU men's cross country teams have accumulated quite a long list of accomplishments and boasted more than a few outstanding athletes through the years. Seventeen Lone Star Conference team titles since 1980. Five South Central Region titles since 1983. Twenty-seven all-America selections since 1986. But the "holy ... [Read More…]

Waters to run in first national meet

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By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor Her high school dream was to be a rare, white, American sprinter to compete in the Olympic games. The dream may have been born even earlier than that, however-in the 100-meter dash on field day at Aledo Elementary School. By all accounts Angie Waters was meant to run very fast for short distances. But the ... [Read More…]

ACU to send men’s team, two women to nationals

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By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor The ACU women's cross country team's season ended Saturday when it failed to qualify for nationals at the South Central Region Championship in Warrens-burg, Mo. But two women from the team, which placed third Saturday, will represent ACU individually at the Division II Na-tional Championship for pla-cing in the top ... [Read More…]

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