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‘Twas eleven weeks before Christmas

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Sleigh bells ring, and Americans can't help but listen, thanks to Kmart. The retailer aired the first commercial of its holiday season roster on Sept. 8, promoting its famous layaway program with the voiceover, "Don't let the holidays sneak up on you." The ad snuck up one month and 20 days earlier than Kmart's first holiday promo last year. The ... [Read More…]

Government begging for an extension

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By Parker Gordon, senior music and political science major from Stephenville As of Oct. 1, the federal government is shut down. A contributing factor to this has been the debate over funding Obamacare which, believe it or not, is a normal and healthy response for a governing body. Good laws become good laws when they go through the write, ... [Read More…]

What if the ACU ‘government’ shuts down?

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Republicans and Democrats refuse to budge and pass a spending bill, leaving no end in sight for the government shutdown. Because Republicans will only agree to pass the budget if Obamacare is delayed or defunded and Democrats won't agree to a budget that destroys Obamacare, we find ourselves at an impasse. It seems ridiculous, shutting down the ... [Read More…]

The house on Coconut Road

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I spent a week of summer vacation at the beach with my family. My parents, sister, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and I loaded our cars and caravaned to Surfside Beach, a tiny town nestled on the Texas coast. We stayed in a rented beach house named the "Boat House," a blue dwelling situated on Coconut Road off the Blue Water ... [Read More…]

Government begging for an extension

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By Parker Gordon, senior music and political science major from Stephenville As of Oct. 1, the federal government is shut down. A contributing factor to this has been the debate over funding Obamacare which, believe it or not, is a normal and healthy response for a governing body. Good laws become good laws when they go through the write, ... [Read More…]

Miss America Pageant crowning diversity

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The Miss America Pageant is a long-standing American tradition. What first started as a beauty contest almost a century ago has since developed into a scholarship pageant. As the pageant has progressed, there have been many controversial "first" winners. On Sept. 15, Nina Davuluri made history as the first Indian-American to be crowned Miss ... [Read More…]

The 21st century language everyone should speak

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Twitter announced last year that it would start tracking users' Internet browsing habits to better recommend people to follow. In May, details about the National Security Agency's Internet security surveillance programs revealed just how much information is available about American individuals. This June, Facebook announced a bug with one of ... [Read More…]

ACU College Democrats a safe place to share opinions

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By Dylan Brugman, senior political science major from Aurora, Colo. and vice president of the ACU College Democrats College Democrats is an excellent way to get involved in the current political sphere through our university. We are students who seek to encourage others to share with us their opinions about how we should interact with each other ... [Read More…]

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