The seeming majority of ACU students managed to disgrace themselves yet again Wednesday. With a visitor on the Chapel stage and many more in the seats to the side, students decided they'd rather act more like high-schoolers than adults, talking and laughing to such excess it required one teacher to leave his seat and interrupt a noisy gaggle. Dr. ... [Read More…]
American duty to protect Iraq not complete
American and British troops have captured all the primary cities in Iraq and are facing little to no resistance now. The war with Iraq is over. A swift war by any standard, this leaves Americans wondering what the next step will be. Our job in Iraq is far from complete and will not be complete until we put a "no-doubt" ending on the story. We ... [Read More…]
Radicals shame Christian name
Every Christian should be troubled by a story on the front page of Friday's North Texas Daily. The University of North Texas-of which the Daily is the student newspaper-is the focus of controversy as its theatre department stages The Laramie Project, a play depicting the life of Matthew Shepard, a homosexual college student who was beaten and ... [Read More…]
Absence policy should become more relaxed
The Chapel Task Force released four Chapel attendance policy options to which students are asked to respond before the committee brings a final recommendation to Dr. Royce Money, president of the university. Of the four options, the Optimist supports No. 3. It includes the ability to make up Chapel absences, something all the plans include, and a ... [Read More…]
SA president, candidates disgrace office
When Layne Rouse campaigned for vice president, he told students that the Students' Association faced a crisis. Little did he know how true those words were. Rather than the crisis of choice that Rouse foretold, SA faces a crisis of confidence, one created by its current president and exacerbated by the four vying to replace him. First, President ... [Read More…]
War killing media integrity
It's been a dark war for journalism. At first, all seemed wonderful, what with the embedded reporters and cooperative Pentagon. Reporters and photographers alike rejoiced in the access allowed them. But something has gone terribly wrong. First came the blind following of media voices, echoing the spin-laden words of the military brass: "shock ... [Read More…]
Chapel slams bubble twice
Let's hear it for Chapel bursting the ACU bubble. Twice this week, speakers have delivered powerful, provocative, thoughtful statements of belief and conviction. First, Dr. Royce Money, university president, brought war into Chapel, correctly ascertaining the need for students to hear about his opinion and think about forming their own. Then, ... [Read More…]
Money right on target in Chapel speech
Dr. Royce Money, president of the university, spoke in Chapel Monday and addressed, appropriately, the war with Iraq. War issues have been mentioned repeatedly in Chapel prayers but never addressed, and Dr. Money's speech was both well-timed and well-thought out. The Optimist appreciated that Money, as a leader, said the students had a right to ... [Read More…]
SA can clarify role, duty to students
This year, SA has come closer to "doing something" than it has in a long time. For a while now, the Students' Association has yearned to matter. This year's seniors look wistfully back at the days when, as they put it, "SA did something." This year has had its ups and downs, the lowest when Congress deadlocked over the "big shake-up" about SA ... [Read More…]
We must unite for our troops
And so it has come to this. We are at war. For all the pre-event sniping and debate, one thing must be paramount in this war of our generation: we must stand together. Our brothers, sisters and friends are on the ground, and some won't come home. The protests should stop, the bickering should cease and the anger should melt away to prayer and ... [Read More…]
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