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
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
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…]
Cartoon: The un-lived life
"The un-lived life" Daily Doodle Dosage by Ben Todd ... [Read More…]
Religious terror an international war
A mall in Nairobi, Kenya's capital city, became an unlikely site of terror last Saturday. Al-Shabab, an Islam extremist group, launched a four-day, bloody siege in demand of the withdrawal of Kenyan troops from Somalia. Grenades were thrown. Shots were fired. For four days, the extremists held hostages until Kenyan forces ... [Read More…]
Homosexuality: The debate within the church
Homosexuality has become one of the most hotly debated topics of our society and will continue to be an issue that defines Christians for generations to come. Everyone has an opinion on what the Bible says about being gay and how Christians should treat homosexuals. Perhaps the reason Christians cling to the idea that homosexuality is sinful is ... [Read More…]
The tweet is mightier than the sword
I have 89 followers on Twitter. That's pretty pathetic. I change my car's oil more often than I tweet. Twitter and I are just mutual acquaintances-not close enough to hang out but close enough to wave at each other in passing. But most of the world disagrees with me. More than 170 billion tweets have been sent since Twitter's creation in ... [Read More…]
Cartoon: Predictions for the next Harry Potter movie
"Predictions for the next Harry Potter movie" Daily Doodle Dosage by Ben Todd ... [Read More…]
‘Harry Potter’ spin off just a money-maker
With the "Harry Potter" series' pop culture dominance throughout the past decade, it is not surprising that the series has developed such a dynamic and widespread fan base. As such, there were millions of people cheering when the news of a new "Harry Potter" movie hit the press. Warner Brothers Entertainment announced Sept. 12 that J.K. Rowling ... [Read More…]
Wood: Response to ’50 Shades of women’s roles’
Response to "50 Shades of women's roles" by Gary Wood from Sacramento, Calif. Alikay and Editor, I applaud your pluck. Nevertheless, some of your brush strokes are a wee bit broad. Assuming that "Fifty Shades of Grey," is about dominance and submission, the assertion that these ideas are central to traditional Christian teaching is ... [Read More…]
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