As week eight of classes started Monday, the stress of the semester has started to completely set in. Tests are harder, homework is longer, Zoom classes are still frustrating and sleep is slowly becoming less and less consistent.  College is hard, there's no doubt about that. The late night, cram packed study sessions in the library aren’t ... [Read More…]

As a first-year member of Frater Sodalis, I have long looked forward to the next pledge class coming into my fraternity. The brothers in my fraternity have provided me with an incredible community. The thought of extending that to another group of sophomores, especially to so many that I am friends with, really excites me. To be completely ... [Read More…]

After an ironic twist of fate, President Donald Trump contracted COVID-19 or, as he pens it, “the Chinese hoax.” *Queue laugh track.* All jokes aside, many people seem to have their own opinions regarding the situation, more than they already do have with the man in general. As of recently, many are not taking too kindly to his message to ... [Read More…]

We all should know by now what transpired on campus. In case you haven't, let me give you some context. Chalk around GATA fountain and the surrounding vicinity were messages favoring the Black Lives Matter movement and social justice were combatted with dueling counter messages that favored the police and others. Both parties were victim of ... [Read More…]

[Opinion piece against a Supreme Court nomination] In 2016, during President Barack Obama's last year as president, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died, leaving a Supreme Court seat open. Shortly after Scalia's death, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared that any nomination that Obama gave would be null and void and that the ... [Read More…]

Everyone is tired of social media, websites and organizations telling them they need to register to vote. While it's very annoying, the message is on target. Everyone should vote. There are several reasons college students choose not to vote. Many students feel like their vote doesn't matter, others find the process of absentee voting too ... [Read More…]

The Office of Residence Life recently changed its residence hall visitation policy in favor of allowing students and visitors into residence hall lobbies. This change came after several weeks of residence halls being completely closed to anyone who doesn’t live in them. While students who visit other residence halls are required to follow ... [Read More…]

For quite some time students have been talking about lowering the amount of chapel credits from 55 to a lower number, and this semester it finally happened due to a global pandemic. In my opinion, this has been one of the best things to happen because of the extra free time that you have. Now yes, I did say the free time was amazing, but I ... [Read More…]

Abilene is, by definition, a small college town. While there are still things to do and places to go, most of those are closed or at half capacity because of the pandemic that just doesn’t seem to end. We’re left to our own devices to entertain ourselves with minimal resources and multiple regulations, and many groups of friends are scrambling ... [Read More…]

Tyler Childers, a bluegrass and country musician out of Kentucky, released a surprise third album today titled "Long Violent History." The nine-track piece consists of eight instrumental tracks and a ninth, self-titled track. Each piece consists of heavy bluegrass motifs, heavy banjo and mandolin-picking with a lead fiddle played by Childers' ... [Read More…]