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Letter from the Editor: Staff works to restore trust with readers

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By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief We messed up. In Friday's editorial, the Editorial Board raised what we thought were valid concerns about the Office of Campus Life's growth in relation to the university's planned cuts. We had organizational charts from the past five years that we thought showed additional personnel in several departments, ... [Read More…]

Letter from the Editor: Bush waffles in Union address

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By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief George W. Bush must think conservatives are stupid. Because his State of the Union address Tuesday featured the same pacify-the-base-and-keep-on-truckin' approach that has been a hallmark of his administration. First, he made a pass at fiscal conservatives who have become increasingly dissatisfied with his ... [Read More…]

Column Like I See ‘Em: Recruit more in the North

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By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor Jeff Kershaw of West Greenwich, R.I., would have made an outstanding ACU Wildcat. A leader in his high school and church, Kershaw knew he wanted to pursue a Christian higher education. But he is enrolled as a freshman at Harding University because he never heard a thing about ACU. No one even talks about ACU in his ... [Read More…]

College complaining must stop

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By Joshua Parrott, Staff Writer You know them: The people who cannot believe ACU administrators would ever make them go to Chapel EVERYDAY. You have class with them: They believe required Bible classes push the ACU agenda too far. You see them: They scurry to their dormitory rooms every night because of a mandatory daily curfew. You pray and play ... [Read More…]

Small town pride still goin’ strong

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By Melanie J. Knox, Opinion Editor As I Wish My prom date dumped me a week before senior prom. Determined that I should attend, my best friends hooked me up in a Popeye's parking lot with a friend's boyfriend's friend who lived in a town near ours. No one thought twice about it. That's right. For Christmas, I'll be going home to Corsicana: ... [Read More…]

‘Sweeter than yam’ potato pie

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By Kyle Peveto, Page Editor Column Schmolumn My family eats sweet potato pie every Thanksgiving and Christmas. I never ate Pumpkin pie until coming to ACU in 1999, and upon tasting the bland version of sweet potato pie, I ran to find a glass of milk to choke it down. This holiday season, my mother's kitchen will smell of sweet potatoes, which ... [Read More…]

Letter from the Editor: With only a year before election, Bush’s fortunes flip-flop

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By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief With a year left before the 2004 elections, President Bush's fortunes flip-flopped in the face of two days of strong economic data this month: he faces trouble in Iraq but triumph on the economy. Such a reversal certainly surprised Washington's chatterers, who, depending on political persuasion, predicted ... [Read More…]

Letter from the Editor: Baseball-still America’s pastime

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By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Nothing in the world of sports says "America" better than baseball. Throughout America's history, baseball has shared its struggles and triumphs. The president chose not to cancel the sport to keep up morale during World War I. Baseball lent its best men to the service in World War II and foreran the struggle ... [Read More…]

Column Like I See ‘Em: West Texas falls straight to winter

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By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor Funny thing about the arrival of fall in West Texas - it doesn't. Summer temperatures survive out here through October, then one November morning T-shirt-clad students step out of the dorm to a case of frostbite. So much for a gradual ease into winter - out here we are thrown into the chilly weather faster than we ... [Read More…]

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