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Rethinking our ranking: A different standard of excellence

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Every year, I get multiple emails from ACU's leadership letting us all know the school's placement and rankings in various categories. They are normally innocuous enough, but I believe this latest one reveals something seriously wrong with ACU’s mindset.  The opening line claimed “We’re the best. Again.” The email championed the fact that ACU is ... [Read More…]

Where do we go from here?

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As cases on-campus rise and event after event is canceled, ACU students are asking the question, where do we go from here? While the university is doing several preventative measures, such as requiring social distancing in classes and certain on-campus events, increased sanitization and mask requirements for all classes and activities, are they ... [Read More…]

Political affiliation should spread education and love, not division

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As we enter a time where politics are becoming more and more divisive, we see campus life following that trend. Whether it be professors sharing their opinions in class or student organizations sharing their thoughts on social media or on campus, we have a responsibility as Christians to come together and talk about topics without using divisive ... [Read More…]

The lost sense of love: Let’s address the chalk

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We all should know by now what transpired on campus. In case you haven't, let me give you some context. Chalk around GATA fountain and the surrounding vicinity were messages favoring the Black Lives Matter movement and social justice were combatted with dueling counter messages that favored the police and others. Both parties were victim of ... [Read More…]

Tackling two sides of the SCOTUS nomination

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[Opinion piece against a Supreme Court nomination] In 2016, during President Barack Obama's last year as president, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died, leaving a Supreme Court seat open. Shortly after Scalia's death, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared that any nomination that Obama gave would be null and void and that the ... [Read More…]

Everyone needs to vote, no matter what candidate

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Everyone is tired of social media, websites and organizations telling them they need to register to vote. While it's very annoying, the message is on target. Everyone should vote. There are several reasons college students choose not to vote. Many students feel like their vote doesn't matter, others find the process of absentee voting too ... [Read More…]

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