Columns Archives - Page 129 of 135

Bean Sprout menu withers

September 5, 2003 by Melanie J. Knox

By Melanie J. Knox, Opinion Editor As I Wish The fried okra no longer exists. Neither do the Varsity Clubs, the BLT Crews and the Sproutsadillas. Even the cream gravy is gone. Honestly, what true southerner will ever eat fried chicken with honey mustard? The menu in the Bean Sprout now consists of any combination burger you can think of, sides ... [Read More…]

Column Like I See ‘Em: Girls’ flag football…Love it. Live it. Just don’t coach it

August 29, 2003 by Steve Holt

By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor "Does 'offense' mean we have the ball?" "Oh, so you mean I can move around once the ball is hiked to me?" "The other team is playing so dirty! I got hit in the face!" "What just happened?" If you thought the twice-retired former Packers quarterback and huge weenie Eric Crouch made the above statements, think ... [Read More…]

Atypical Abilene: fines and crimes

August 27, 2003 by Jonathan Smith

By Jonathan Smith, Managing Editor "Do you like it out in Abilene?" It's a question that almost is certainly asked anytime I go back home to my hometown. I'll get this out of the way now; I love ACU, and there is no college that I'd rather be at. But that's not what they asked. They want to know about the city that I've managed not to explore in ... [Read More…]

‘Can you hear me now?’ Third graders can

August 27, 2003 by Melanie J. Knox

By Melanie J. Knox, Opinion Editor As I Wish How old were you when you got your first cellular phone? My dad bought mine when we moved in for Welcome Week. I'd never needed or thought about having one before that. Wherever I went, there were phones: houses, the mall and school. For the past three summers, I've been a counselor at camps and ... [Read More…]

Letter from the Editor: Trust between journalists and audience imperative

August 25, 2003 by Paul A. Anthony

By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Journalism has seen better summers. A quick rundown will prove the point easily enough: * The New York Times was rocked by a scandal in which reporter Jayson Blair was discovered to have plagiarized stories, made up facts and fabricated datelines. He was quickly dismissed, and editor Howell Raines and managing ... [Read More…]

Letter from the Editor: Marler leaves legacy, won’t be forgotten

May 2, 2003 by Paul A. Anthony

By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Today, an era ends. Dr. Charlie Marler, arguably one of the greatest men to walk this campus, retires today. To understand the importance of Dr. Marler-or "Doc," as many students have come to call him-requires a brief history. Doc was editor of the Optimist in 1954-55 and after graduation and a stint in the ... [Read More…]

Second year senior-smarter not slacker

April 30, 2003 by Kyle Peveto

By Kyle Peveto, Arts Editor Column Schmolumn Here's to the class of 2003. Thank you for all the good times. Remember when we stole the door off that guy's dorm room freshman year? That was funny. Remember when he didn't come back to school the next semester? What happened to that guy? We've had a lot of good times. No, great times. But now you ... [Read More…]

Five-star system gets two thumbs down

April 25, 2003 by Joel Weckerly

Weck's World Beginning next school year, the Office of Student Organizations under Amanda Spell will rate social clubs based on a "Five Star Rating System," one that will be published in the pledging handbooks for prospective pledges in the fall. Unfortunately, the effort to provide insight for these could-be pledges just comes as yet another ... [Read More…]

Letter from the Editor: Looters destroy heritage of Muslim world

April 23, 2003 by Paul A. Anthony

By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief The history of mankind was looted in the chaos that swept post-Saddam Iraq last week. Lost in the wreckage was something far more valuable than the cash and goods stolen elsewhere in the country. It was the heritage of the Muslim world, indeed the heritage of the world itself. Although interim authority figure ... [Read More…]