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SA officer endorsements: Fullerton for vice president

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We have chosen to endorse Anna Fullerton for the position of executive vice president. The vice president must be capable of managing events and maintaining interpersonal relationships with the Students' Association Congress. Fullerton, junior psychology major from Garland, has had no experience with SA, but she played a big role in organizing the ... [Read More…]

SA officer endorsements: Ralston for treasurer

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J.P. Ralston has a bold plan for the SA budget process. It could be risky, but it's a good plan. Conference fund requests take up a lot of time in SA meetings; just look at our reports about the weekly SA meetings recently. Ralston thinks this is a waste of SA's time because they have such a limited fund and can only grant the groups a small ... [Read More…]

Easter break needs more of an Easter break

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Easter evokes many thoughts: bunnies, eggs, pastels, new life and spring. As students on a private Christian university campus, the first image that should come to mind is Jesus' resurrection. Canceling class on Good Friday is a good recognition of the Easter weekend and gives students a day of rest to remember the saddest day in the Christian's ... [Read More…]

Disagree with love, not hate

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The issue: Arguments are arising over the same-sex marriage discussions in the Supreme Court. Our take: The controversial issue over legalizing same-sex marriage should be approached out of love and respect. An event of historic proportions is taking place- the Supreme Court is hearing and deciding on cases regarding the constitutionality of ... [Read More…]

Lady Liberty: Up in smokes over the ban

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Grease made it cool, Mad Men made it routine and Michael Bloomberg wants it gone. Last week, the New York City mayor introduced two bills proposing a ban on retailers displaying cigarettes. NBC quoted Bloomberg's reasoning behind the motion, "Such displays suggest smoking is a normal activity and invite young people to experiment with tobacco." ... [Read More…]

Video games not the root of violent crimes

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Many of the top selling video games in recent years share one prominent aspect in common: violence. Multiple Assassin's Creed, Halo and Call of Duty (among other) games flood the gaming stores and many young people's consoles. These games primarily focus on killing characters, most of which portray humans. Many point to frequent use of the violent ... [Read More…]

The time has come to watch our mouths

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Words are powerful, but sometimes it's hard to grasp the concept of just how powerful they are. Some words have been remembered over the years because of the speaker who said them. Some have been remembered because of their message. And then there are the words that stick in people's minds because of the terrible reputation they have been ... [Read More…]

Kids TV needs a throwback makeover, too

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Television has become a vital part to many people's lives. Adults and children alike spend a lot of their time sitting in front of a screen. The amount of television that our generation consumes keeps going up, but the quality of the television that is aired on the networks is going down. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, kids spend more ... [Read More…]

The Oscars: Substance still takes the gold

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Last weekend at the box office, the raunchy little-substance comedy Identity Thief took in a whopping 23.6 million dollars. Much further down the profit totem pole, the four-Golden Globe, eight-Oscar nodded Silver Linings Playbook raked in a mere 6 million. This year's domestic box office hit a record 10.8 billion dollars and the number of tickets ... [Read More…]

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