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Excessive parental support stunts growth

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By Molly Byrd, Assistant Copy Editor A frantic phone call to mom or dad cannot always be what you rely on to get yourself out of a bind. If you are constantly depending on others to do everything for you, how will you ever learn independence? It is pitiful when parents hand their children every little thing their hearts desire because they will ... [Read More…]

Tuition hike necessitates administrative transparency

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By Tanner Knauth, Page Editor ACU has decided to raise tuition, a trend since the 1990-91 school year, to $630 an hour. I do not begrudge ACU for raising tuition; it is simply the price of doing business. However, in light of today's economy, I am more interested in what exactly my money is getting me. ACU needs to be completely transparent on ... [Read More…]

Body image undergoes refreshing makeover

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By Kelline Linton, Chief Copy Editor Never ask a woman her weight. I heard this saying so many times in my life that I believed the mindset behind it. Women struggle with body image; how can we not? We see the idealized version of women on the television, Internet and our favorite magazines. We see fans flock to Hollywood actresses who weigh about ... [Read More…]

Inspiration powers future success

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By Tanner Anderson, Page Editor After days of contemplating where I will go after graduation and how I will succeed in this economic rough patch, there is a na've voice inside my mind that wishes me to pass on a simple statement: the loss of inspiration and the fear of pursuing a dream is the destruction of success. At times it may seem we are ... [Read More…]

Actions shroud SA Congress in secrecy

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By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Editor in Chief Read Comments Don't believe the old saying - silence is seldom golden. But based upon the secrecy and closed lips of the majority of the Students' Association Congress members during and after the impeachment of former SA President Daniel Paul Watkins, our campus leaders must be drinking the cliché ... [Read More…]

Editorial: Watkins betrays university, student body with misleading article, interviews

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By Laura Acuff, Opinion Editor Former Students' Association Congress President Daniel Paul Watkins was not ACU's first black SA Congress president. Unfortunately, that is exactly what an Associated Press article reported yesterday, based on an interview with Watkins, himself. In reality, that honor belongs to C.B. Barber, who served during the ... [Read More…]

‘Religulous’ sparks answerable theological questions

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By Tanner Anderson, Page Editor After viewing Bill Maher's documentary Religulous, I was prepared to right his wrongs with this column, until the underlying question finally surfaced in my mind. How should Christians interact and discuss religion with individuals who find Christianity ludicrous? I do not have the answer to this question, but the ... [Read More…]

Feminism misrepresented by common stereotypes

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By Lydia Melby, Arts Editor Read Comments For years, I was what I like to call a 'closet-feminist.' Up until a year or two ago, I would preface anything I wanted to say about women's rights in the church or equal pay for equal work with the disclaimer, "I'm not a feminist or anything, but." Eventually, I grew up and realized that identifying ... [Read More…]

Doll encourages outstanding values

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By Sommerly Simser, Multimedia Managing Editor Read Comments Fifty years ago, a fashion icon was born. An icon that exemplifies poise and sophistication. An icon that promotes the all-American woman. An icon that brings hope to little girls all over the world that they can have any career they put their minds and hearts to and look good while ... [Read More…]

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