There's a new dance policy in town, and many student organizations are planning their first dancing events. The men's and women's social clubs in particular are getting ready for formal season. If you're planning one, chances are you've already submitted the proper forms to Student Life, but planning your move busting event doesn't stop there. In ... [Read More…]
Homework in the Grass: A Metaphor for College
With springtime upon us, the number of fresh-faced freshman writing papers and reading history books in on the beautifully manicured university grounds has seen a recent sprout. Whether pop culture is to blame for this pastime being explicitly associated with collegiate students we will never know. But what I have learned is that this fair weather ... [Read More…]
Dancing doesn’t always precede sex
Dancing leads to sex. At least that's what some people have always said at ACU whenever dancing is mentioned. But now that the Board of Trustees approved a revision to the dance policy last month that will allow social dancing in sponsored events, things are different. The Students' Association and Campus Activities Board are planning a dance ... [Read More…]
Christians can’t love from white horses
When I began volunteering with the Mission Church's college program, I heard stories from the kids I spent time with that blew my mind. Stories that these kids should not have to live out. While I was taken aback and appalled with the sad circumstances these kids deal with daily, I began to feel bad for feeling bad for them. I did not understand ... [Read More…]
Traveling Europe provides great bonding experience
There are so many interesting places to visit in Europe. The main problem is narrowing down which places to visit, because there are too many to see in the span of four months. When I began planning my Study Abroad time in Oxford, I knew there would be many places I would want to go see, such as London, Rome, and Paris. I had the chance to spend ... [Read More…]
Social media outlook grim for future generations
In the not-too-distant future, new generations may ask us how things became the way they are. Things will be worse, and I am preparing my speech to tell them why. I will tell them about Facebook. Facebook, and a great many other sites, were like a wall - a wall in a big empty room somewhere. One could go to this wall everyday and affix little ... [Read More…]
Love, marriage and the power of the press
Journalists write for an audience. It's an axiom that guides what we choose to write about, how we report, how we choose our language, when and where we publish. It's an essential part of the profession. And so, reporters and editors, columnists and correspondents fail miserably if they don't – or won't – understand their audience. If they ... [Read More…]
Where Manning will land
With the Indianapolis Colts ushering Peyton Manning out the door so quickly he will not even have time to clean out his locker, it is time to face the fact that Eli's big brother will be playing somewhere else next year. If I'm Peyton, I am taking my talents to South Beach. Peyton has two or three years left in his Hall of Fame career, so he needs ... [Read More…]
Ink in exchange for scholarship money
There are so many things I would do to my body if it meant no student loans. That may sound a little sadistic, but hear me out. One hundred thousand dollars. There's not a lot of things I wouldn't do for that kind of money. And if it means no more financial strain, I am willing to put up with quite a bit. So alumni, donors to the university and ... [Read More…]
Academy Awards leave room for improvement
The Oscars always come as a welcome illusion. Once a year, biggest names in Hollywood dress up and pass out awards to the people a bunch of old white men deem appropriate. It isn't exactly a vital part of our culture, and the best films don't always end up with awards; but it is fun. The tabloid lives of stars are forgotten for the night, and we ... [Read More…]
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