When I was a little kid, I was painfully shy. I never wanted to be the center of attention, so I'd cry every time friends and family sang "Happy Birthday" to me. I was afraid to speak aloud in class, so my kindergarten teacher would let me whisper my answers in her ear. And my name? Oh, my name. It was different than everyone else's. When I ... [Read More…]
World Famous Bean dresses to impress
Freshmen, I would first like to extend a welcome. It's always nice to return to find 400 taller and older looking guys roaming campus who are allegedly younger than me (there is no way that one guy is 18). Now, today's lunch is probably not your first in the World Famous Bean. You enjoyed its range of deliciously digestible dishes when you ... [Read More…]
Graduation does not end the best years of life
It's the end of the world. At least it is if you believe all the billboards announcing May 21 as Judgment Day. Even if you are not moved to a state of panic from the incredibly convincing billboards (which appear to be more of an ill-disguised publicity campaign for Family Radio), mid-May still can seem like the end of the world for college ... [Read More…]
Sister offers final farewell advice
Graduation looms, and after four years of Optimist service, I have one more column to write. There still are stories untold, anecdotes unused and limericks unpublished, but this is my last chance to shove my views onto the ACU populous. This one should be special. During my time at ACU, I've accumulated plenty of mentors to thank, friends to hug, ... [Read More…]
Student recollects life lessons learned at ACU
Taylor Elementary, August 1994. I walked up the sidewalk to my kindergarten classroom. My parents walked on either side of me. My backpack hung on my small shoulders and I carried my Mickey Mouse lunch box in my right hand. I didn't know what to expect on that first day of kindergarten, but I was nervous. Until I walked into the classroom, saw my ... [Read More…]
College offers enjoyment despite disappointments
After deciding to come to ACU in the spring semester of my senior year, I was excited to embark on the journey known as higher education (a.k.a. college). During my freshman year there were wonderful memories from first west, Freshman Follies and intramurals. Then during the spring semester an announcement was made that all incoming freshman would ... [Read More…]
Worship wants childlike gusto
Every Sunday, the college group from my church gets together, eats supper, conducts a short bible study and has a time of fellowship, talking about our lives, the latest football game and future plans. This last Sunday, instead of following the usual format, we decided to sing some church songs. After going through the traditional devotional ... [Read More…]
Osama photo needs omission
Whether for national security reasons, whether it's too gruesome or whether the photo doesn't actually exist, America does not need to see photographic evidence of Osama bin Laden's death. It is understandable for people who lost loved ones in the World Trade Center attacks to feel closure, because the man who publicly claimed responsibility for ... [Read More…]
Obtuseness obscures objectivity
The tsunami, earthquake and nuclear plant explosions devastated Japan. But some relevant information that is spreading rapidly online shocks me more. The other day, I read an article on one of my Net pal's blogs. He forwarded it from a person named "dingbangb," declaring that the nuclear pollution is actually caused by a Japanese atomic bomb test. ... [Read More…]
Bin Laden’s death brings US closure
Earlier this week, a team of Navy SEALS raided a mansion in Abbottabad, Pakistan, killing Osama bin Laden and bringing the world's most notorious terrorist to justice. In a masterfully delivered Sunday speech, President Obama spoke to the public about the "worst attack on the American people in our history." He recounted the horrors of Sept. 11, ... [Read More…]
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