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How to survive your final week of school

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Well gang, it's that time of the semester again- when sleep is a distant memory, caffeine is being administered via IV drips at a Starbuck's near you and trying to get an open computer in the library is like trying to beat all of the other Districts into the Cornucopia. That's right, everyone. It's time for finals. Now, we all know how stressful ... [Read More…]

It’s time to add another acronym to our vocabulary

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We all know those people. That guy who openly digs for gold up a nostril then examines his find. Your roommate who never washes the dishes. The fellow student that corrects every statement verbalized in class. They require a more than average effort for us to deal with. These are extra grace required (EGR) individuals. That guy with the booger on ... [Read More…]

‘ACU Appropriate’ shouldn’t be all-inclusive

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"Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore." Such is the declaration when visiting one of ACU's fellow "Christian" universities. For ACU students, so foreign is the concept of mixed-gender bunking dormitories and Sundays spent sans church. In the opposing corner, so strange is the thought of a school with rulings against shorts and mandatory meal prayers. ... [Read More…]

Baby faces, unite in youthfulness

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I do not look like I'm 12 years old. I look 15. And I'm OK with this. As a freshman, I did look 12. But a couple years at the Optimist will put the age in your face real quick. At the beginning of my first Christmas break of college, I flew from Abilene to DFW and then on to Richmond, Va., my hometown. Three different flight attendants asked me ... [Read More…]

Why I should be a pirate. Argh!

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I have decided to pursue a different profession, in case this whole journalism thing falls through. I want to be a pirate. Now when I say "pirate" I'm talking about the old-school version of the word. I don't mean someone who sits off the coast of Somalia and hijacks boats, and I certainly don't mean someone who sells illegal DVDs. I want to be ... [Read More…]

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