From time to time, I hear people complaining about their freshman year, whether it is about their classes, professors, friends or housing.  Accidentally listening in on these conversations makes me remember a lot of things about my own freshman year.  People might think I have nothing to say or no place to speak up because I’m only a sophomore, ... [Read More…]

Since the Persian Gulf War, the common depiction of the “enemy of America” has been the Islamic extremists. Our involvement in the Persian Gulf War, the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism has allowed this idea to blossom into fruition, to allow political candidates to target a growing cultural population in the states. Many people debate ... [Read More…]

With the release of Kanye West’s new album, “JESUS IS KING”, there has been much speculation about his newfound faith. Christian celebrities are not a new occurrence in pop culture. Many are more up-front with their faith like Tim Tebow, while others have mentioned it occasionally like Chris Pratt. However, Kanye West’s status as a born-again ... [Read More…]

Studying abroad in Oxford, England were some of the best months of my life that I will treasure forever. This is my first semester transitioning back to ACU’s campus in Abilene, and it’s not worse, but it’s definitely different. We’ve all heard stories of post-travel depression and that is a very real thing for some. It is difficult to go from ... [Read More…]

As someone who is new to the world of media professionals, I still have a lot to learn. However, I have learned a lot of important lessons from both good and bad experiences that I have had in the last year. Media professionals, whether photographers, reporters, columnists, videographers, editors or the like, all work very hard to produce the ... [Read More…]

Social clubs are not doing enough to cultivate community among each other. I can only speak for women’s clubs, but one of the biggest things women say when looking for a club to pledge is they want to find community. I want to say to current pledges and those considering pledging, that you can find and create community in any club. It doesn’t have ... [Read More…]

Pledging at Abilene Christian University is about a third of the way done and there are two things that have come to mind: First, pledging is being critically diminished by those who control what clubs can do and secondly, more and more pledges are pledging with false expectations. Hazing and pledging laws are important to the well-being of ... [Read More…]

We all know football is a dangerous sport. I even thought that when I was playing growing up, until I stopped playing in high school. I’ve seen my fair share of big hits which in my opinion is all apart of the game. You’re always taught to keep your head on a swivel, but recently we’ve seen the “targeting rule” get tweaked season after season in ... [Read More…]

They don’t make college easy. If you’re reading this, you probably already know that. I believe I am doing well to keep on top of my school work and maintain a good GPA, but why do attendance requirements have an affect on how well I do in my classes? On average, college students take 15 hours of classes and work at least one job. If they aren’t ... [Read More…]