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Wandering and wondering on foot

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I thought I would walk to downtown Abilene from my house. My house is about a mile from campus, next to the Riatta Ranch Apartments. It took a long time to get to the Paramount Theater. It was about 1:30 in the morning when I started out, and 3:00 in the morning when I finally got back home. People are pretty slow without cars. It was strange to ... [Read More…]

Power of nostalgia keeps retro-game culture alive

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In today's forward-thinking world of technology, it's always out with the old and in with the new, and this is a good thing. Technology and its progress impacts and enhances our world in more ways than we realize, or will realize. But a certain amount of press must be given to yesterday's technology: the previous model, the old medium, or the idea ... [Read More…]

ACU should adopt tablet textbooks

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Team 55 mistakenly sent out an email saying the university was considering adopting a policy requiring all students to have an iPad by 2013. And as long as the Mobile Learning Initiative team follows through on the idea, we think this would be a change that benefits students and the future of the university. There are a lot of genuine benefits ... [Read More…]

Classifieds: Lazy college student looking for intern

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Description: I am looking for a hardworking, self-motivated student to serve as a Classwork Intern during Fall 2012 and assist in classwork and homework from the 16 hours of classes I will be taking. Classes will cover a range of subjects and intern will be expected to spend 3-5 hours each night on homework. Required experience: The ideal ... [Read More…]

A better campus center for a better tomorrow

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Isn't the Campus Center great? It's got the Food Court, Campus Store, mailboxes, the WORLD FAMOUS Bean, random couches and tables making great obstacle courses, and of course, those nice LCD TVs that you can never hear. Oh, and that random "Living Room" that doesn't do anything. I'm not complaining. But even the best campus centers can use ... [Read More…]

Inconsistent weather toys with life

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Dearest weather, While we have enjoyed the last year full of snow days spent out of class, sunny days spent in the pool and those few weeks in between of actual, decent weather. It is time to make up your mind. We simply can not take any more of your mother nature inconsistency. You fluctuate daily, if not hourly, leaving us to question the ... [Read More…]

iTunes’ customer service falls short

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My iTunes account was recently hacked. How it happened, I don't know. It doesn't matter. I knew I had to take action when my account password and security questions stopped working along with various bills for apps I didn't buy started appearing in my inbox. Getting the fraudulent charges removed was the easiest part of this experience: I just ... [Read More…]

Carpenter: Flower beds can be used for good

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I was sitting in the Chapel forum the other day, listening to the Seekers of the Word, when a joke was made regarding the decorative cabbage that we have on campus. That joke spurred a thought in my mind. If we can grow decorative cabbage, why can't we grow real, edible cabbage? There are hungry people in Abilene. The more I thought about it, the ... [Read More…]

Leitner: Cupcakes meant to raise conversation

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The abortion issue is made complicated by emotions and situational circumstances. These attributes both contribute to its avoidance in conversation and to the general lack of understanding about it in our culture. In reading last weeks Optimist I was not surprised to find a published letter negatively portraying my efforts to raise awareness of ... [Read More…]

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