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Best things in life should be free

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Coffee. Sometimes I make it, sometimes I buy it and sometimes I find it for free - the best mornings are when I find it for free. However, this particular morning I paid $2 for a cup of vanilla hazelnut from Einstein Bros. Bagels. Don't get me wrong, it was delicious, but it was still $2. And 33.9 oz. of Folgers is still going to run you about ... [Read More…]

ACU should stress graduate preparations

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ACU's Undergraduate Research Festival marks a vital move toward preparing upperclassmen for possible graduate school endeavors in Abilene and beyond. But with little of ACU student research making a splash on the national academic scene, this step marks merely the first step in a long trek toward distinction. Some applications for graduate ... [Read More…]

GOP campaigns need resolution

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For the Republican Party, an ominous case of déjà  vu could be a threat to the party's White House aspirations in 2012. A Gallup poll released Friday shows former candidate and current talk show host Mike Huckabee is the top presidential choice among potential GOP voters for 2012. However, the Gallup poll, along with a poll from Politico, reveals ... [Read More…]

Photos display dishonest picture

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In the past two weeks I have had photographers come to three of my classes to take pictures of me. OK, maybe not me specifically, but they were there and they were taking pictures for marketing purposes and the university's website. I found that many people have an adverse reaction to the thought of their picture being taken, while others sit up ... [Read More…]

Professional sports lack joy

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Living in Abilene for 19 years has had its perks. From realizing the greatness that is local restaurants to having the opportunity to build relationships with the great people who reside here, Abilene has served me well. But one of my favorite things about Abilene is the close proximity that everything is to everything else. My family's house is ... [Read More…]

Deserted alley should be transformed

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The ACU bowling alley is like that pair of old shoes everyone keeps in the back of the closet - they have a lot of sentimental value, but they rarely see sidewalk. Besides a few exercise science classes and 5th grade Leadership campers, the alley - just like those old sneakers - doesn't get a whole lot of action. Every year the university ... [Read More…]

Considered jobs offer memories

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As soon as kids are old enough to talk, we start asking them what they want to be when they grow up. It's just one of those questions that comes up. But I've met many 20-year-olds who don't know what they want to do for a living, so I don't know why we expect five-year-olds to articulate their life's calling. The following is a list, in ... [Read More…]

Service provides unexpected joy

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This spring break, I went to Chicago on a spring break campaign. I originally had gone as a favor to a friend who needed somebody older than 21 to drive a van, but at the end of the trip, I was so glad I went - not because of the generic tourist stuff, but because of how I felt God's presence in the work we did. Granted, I did go to the Sears ... [Read More…]

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