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Tips from an old, lazy art student

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Recently I was asked to come up with five things that I've learned in college that will stick with me as I wander out into the world. I feel like it's still a little early for senior sentiments- especially for those of us doing a victory lap next year- but hey, I'll give it a shot. So, since my four years here at good old ACU has left me with a ... [Read More…]

Video games not the root of violent crimes

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Many of the top selling video games in recent years share one prominent aspect in common: violence. Multiple Assassin's Creed, Halo and Call of Duty (among other) games flood the gaming stores and many young people's consoles. These games primarily focus on killing characters, most of which portray humans. Many point to frequent use of the violent ... [Read More…]

LA Spring Break Campaign joins the dream team

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By Joseph Austin, Students' Association treasurer This past spring break Mireya Reyes and I led a group of nine people to Los Angeles to work with the Dream Center. The Dream Center is a volunteer driven organization filling the needs of more than 50,000 people every month. The Dream Center does it all from mobile hunger relief, medical programs, ... [Read More…]

Pope pledges papacy of poverty

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The Roman Catholic Church has a new spiritual leader. During spring break, Jorge Mario Bergoglio ascended to the papal throne after a vote from his peers. As a member of the "conclave," the session that led to the election of the new pope, Bergoglio was a cardinal (though he didn't have to be, as I incorrectly reported in my previous column on ... [Read More…]

Salem SBC serves alongside Soma ministry

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For me, spring break has always been about travel. I wanted this spring break to be different, so I made the split-second decision to sign up for a Spring Break Campaign. It was definitely a leap of faith because I didn't have the money to pay for the trip and there were only three weeks left to raise it. But I felt called to go. So I joined the ... [Read More…]

Manchester campaign evaluates labels

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Humans like to label. We label to organize. To categorize. We even like to re-label. To rename the things that make us uncomfortable. We even relabeled the term "relabel," and instead we use euphemisms. We relabel our actions. It's not downloading music illegally, it's "file-sharing." We aren't counting the number of civilians dead, just the ... [Read More…]

Chavez still controversial in death

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Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela, died on March 5 at the age of 58, two years after revealing his cancer diagnosis. As the grandson of Cuban immigrants, my first reaction was to wonder how on earth former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro managed to outlive his best bud Chavez. Castro's smoked at least 1,000 acres of tobacco. But I digress. Chavez ... [Read More…]

How to deal with another tuition increase

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ACU raised tuition again, and, not surprisingly, students are upset that their $26,770 will no longer cover the cost of taking 24-36 hours. Next school year they must pay $28,350. So, in the spirit of making financial cutbacks for the greater good, let's examine how ACU students could save some green to make these terribly expensive and terribly ... [Read More…]

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