This is my third year at ACU, and in the past three years I've had three different roommates. A perfect record! Or not, depending on how you look at it. Each of my roommates has been extraordinarily different from the others and, more importantly, from me. My first was one of the snappiest dressers on campus, and yet our room was an absolute ... [Read More…]

I knew something was wrong this summer when my mother informed me that I had a dentist appointment the next day at 11 a.m., and I called to change it because I didn't want to wake up that early. It was only when every ounce of my effort scarcely got me into the car for my 3 p.m. appointment that I realized the severity of my condition. I'm almost ... [Read More…]

I had a job once, working in heating and air conditioning. They hired me mostly to clean the floor. I'm not talking about hardwood floors, or bathroom tile or something else simple and domestic. The floor I had to clean was the floor of a boiler room. There was dirt so thick that when you walked on it, you left footprints - like you were walking ... [Read More…]

Homeskool Valedictorian Jeff Craig Vince Lombardi had a way with words. The legendary former coach of the NFL's Green Bay Packers, Lombardi's legacy may very well be found in his skills as a motivator - and his having won three NFL championships and the first two Super Bowls along the way. Lombardi died 30 years ago today at the young age of ... [Read More…]

Glenn Beck is on a mission. This past Saturday, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his famous " I Have A Dream Speech," Glenn Beck spoke to a crowd of over 100,000 people to promote his show on Fox News - I mean, to "restore honor" to America. Unlike the man who stood on those steps 47 years ago to promote ... [Read More…]

My two favorite keys on my laptop are "command" and "z." When pressed at the same time, whatever mistake I just made disappears. If I typed a bad sentence, I can simply undo it. If I accidentally delete a picture in InDesign, I can immediately bring it back with those two precious keys. The ability to instantly undo something after it goes awry is ... [Read More…]

Three years ago, a younger, more idealistic me considered the great country - I mean state - of Texas the last place on earth I would ever choose to live. Two weeks ago, an older, more realistic me made the 12 hour drive from Denver to Abilene to begin my third year at ACU. I came to Texas determined to cling to my Coloradan culture and leave, ... [Read More…]

The marathon. It is a race born of legend. For the past hundred and fourteen years it has been the ultimate goal for millions of runners. People have died trying to run this race. It is a grueling 26.2 miles of nothing but you and the road. This race requires months of training. It takes mental dedication many would deem superhuman. The marathon ... [Read More…]

Newspaper readership is declining at an alarming rate - and the ramifications are far more serious than you might think. A study released earlier this year by the Audit Bureau of Circulations revealed overall newspaper circulation fell 8.7 percent between October 2009 to March 2010. Magazine readership is also in a state of free fall. Magazine ... [Read More…]