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Talent stems from hard work

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I remember once showing someone my sketchbook. She told me I had a God-given talent. I realized that I have a problem with that phrase, God-given talent. I don't even know if such a thing exists. "Why?" you might ask. I'll tell you. I didn't keep track of my drawing progress until my 8th grade year and I was terrible. I was just as good as ... [Read More…]

Rushing season: The hunt for the bid

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Fewer topics receive as much discussion among ACU students as social clubs. Love them or hate them, the fact is it's rushing season and hundreds of sophomores, juniors and even a few seniors are fighting for a spot in club. Rushing is an opportunity for students to get to know the various clubs and decide which one they want to pledge. Those ... [Read More…]

Does God get to vote?

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God sits back in his throne-shaped cloud and sighs as he closes his MacBook. "Man, I've got to get off Facebook. There's no way I'll remember all their names by Wednesday's vote anyway." God has had a busy week. ACU students have all been requesting that he put them in the club that he thinks they belong in. Talk about ... [Read More…]

It’s OK not to pledge, I promise

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Small talk is hard. I've never been good at it. When I'm at a loss for how to continue a conversation, I usually just make an excuse to awkwardly walk away - or maybe run. So from pretty early on, I've understood joining a social club was not for me. To be sure, I went to the All-Club Rush my sophomore year. I walked away positive joining a ... [Read More…]

Chapel should get more respect

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I am a senior and I still like going to Chapel. Chapel is one of the traditions that makes ACU so unique. It separates us from hundreds of other schools. It's usually taken for granted, but lately I've been noticing people treating it with no proper respect at all. Chapel provides students with a half-hour break from class and studying every ... [Read More…]

‘Device of choice’ could quickly change

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This is a loaded moment for ACU, where technology takes precedence and affordability in education seems to play second-string. It's been five years since the university started the mobile-learning initiative and we are now seeing the on-campus repercussions of what technology is known for: changing quickly. The mobile-learning initiative ... [Read More…]

Chapel should get more respect

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I am a senior and I still like going to Chapel. Chapel is one of the traditions that makes ACU so unique. It separates us from hundreds of other schools. It's usually taken for granted, but lately I've been noticing people treating it with no proper respect at all. Chapel provides students with a half-hour break from class and studying ... [Read More…]

Fifty Shades of women’s roles

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Few have been able to escape the "Fifty Shades of Grey" craze that has consumed our culture over the last several years. The story of an innocent college student's sexual education from a wealthy, tortured billionaire has become one of the best selling, and most controversial, books ever written. Fifty Shades of Grey is a story about dominance ... [Read More…]

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