By Lori Bredemeyer, Managing Editor The number of children in Texas who have died from abuse or neglect has risen in the past year, according to an article on CNN.com. More than 200 children died; the average is 3.3 for every 100,000 children, which is 65 percent higher than the national average, the article says. What's even more troubling than ... [Read More…]

By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor This is a fact which few of the "25 Most Influential Evangelicals," recognized by Time Magazine last month, know, preach or write, and something many leaders in Churches of Christ have not accepted. The United States is now one of the three most secular countries in the world. Wait a minute, you say: What about the ... [Read More…]

By Jaci Schneider, Opinion Editor Much Ado About Something As strange as it may seem to most Americans, English is not the most commonly spoken language in the world. More than one billion people speak Mandarin Chinese, compared to the only 508 million people who speak English. For a university whose mission is to educate students for leadership ... [Read More…]

By Lori Bredemeyer, Managing Editor I can still see the two long skid marks on the road where the car screeched to a stop outside my apartment. As I was getting ready to go to church last Sunday, I heard the sound of slamming brakes and tires trying to grab the road, then the distinct sound of car hitting car. I looked out my window and saw that ... [Read More…]

By Jonathan Smith, Editor in Chief If I only read a few news stories here and there, I would use this space to apologize for my country. Apologize for the mess created in Iraq. Apologize for the growing threat of global warming because of carbon dioxide emissions. And most recently, I'd apologize for the deaths of so many in South East Asia's ... [Read More…]

By Mallory Sherwood, Features Editor Face the Facts I was dismayed when I found out I had missed National Pancake Week last week. When else can you celebrate eating delectable pancakes covered in a plethora of toppings such as: chocolate chips, whipped cream, syrup, peanut butter, blueberries and other fruit? But more than celebrating pancakes, ... [Read More…]

By Jonathan Smith, Editor in Chief Forty-nine percent of my peers say I should not have the right to publish this sentence. At least not without the government's approval. According to results released Jan. 31 in a survey of more than 100,000 high school students, 75 percent of the students said they don't know what they think about the First ... [Read More…]

By Jaci Schneider, Opinion Editor Much Ado About Something "There's nothing to do in Abilene" has to be one of the most commonly used phrases on campus. I admit, I've said it quite often myself. We will always be told that it doesn't matter what you do, it's whom you do it with, but us students know that's not completely true. We know that you ... [Read More…]

By Mallory Sherwood, Features Editor Unveiling the Mask An 11-year-old boy full of life, laughter and promise is dead after a terrible automobile accident. Brody Bourland was in the sixth grade at Franklin Middle School. A week has passed since the vehicle he was traveling in rolled on I-20, injuring seven other passengers. Questions linger in ... [Read More…]