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Facebook skews accurate picture

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There are many reasons to avoid Mark Zuckerberg's monster: the mounting invasion of privacy, the addictive nature that has likely consumed more than a healthy amount of your time or even a strong dislike for the creator himself. If a new study conducted by Stanford University rings true, however, there may be a whole new reason to avoid the social ... [Read More…]

Students must seize innovative vision

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ACU is preparing students to meet the future presented by President Obama in his State of the Union Address. The president set goals only achievable through the hard work and dedication of a new generation of workers, workers whom ACU already has begun training and educating along a path parallel to Obama's Tuesday-night projection for ... [Read More…]

‘Only children’ buck judgments

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My name is Ryan Self, and I am an only child. It's a confession I usually hesitate to make because it means I'll have to respond to a number of misconceptions about only children, "Oh, you must be really spoiled," or "Gee, you must have been really lonely growing up" being common ones. I may not understand a few of the odd traditions some ... [Read More…]

Hardships eased by faith in God

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"They think he'll walk again," Renee's voice wavered, almost imperceptibly, as she strung together five words no one wants to say about their little  brother. From my dorm room in Abilene, 300 hundred miles away, I continued to listen as my typically matter-of-fact friend became uncharacteristically silent over the phone. This couldn't ... [Read More…]

Students should self-enforce dress code

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The clothes we wear say a lot about who we are and what we stand for. Whether we like it or not, clothing is a window into our personalities. Universities, including ACU, often establish dress codes in an attempt to make sure the mission of the institution is expressed through what the students wear. ACU's dress code is reasonable. The student ... [Read More…]

Annual cookies positively deLite

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I tasted my very first Girl Scout Cookie when I was in second grade. My older sister had recently joined the classic American organization popular among young girls and naturally my mom bought a few different boxes of the cookies. It was a Samoa, or Caramel deLites as they are also called, and after just one bite of the hexagon-shaped cookie, I was ... [Read More…]

Restroom habits disgust student

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Public restrooms wrecked my faith in humanity. The whole idea of sharing a toilet with hundreds of my closest strangers has always made me a bit queasy, but once I started to notice how many people left the restroom without washing their hands my faith was shattered. People I saw at school and church on a regular basis  would walk out of the ... [Read More…]

Bipartisanship remains unattainable pipe dream

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The buzzword for 2011, at least so far, seems to be bipartisanship, with America's "reds" and "blues" both promising cooperation and civility. However, history dictates it won't last. Responses from Congress and President Obama to the tragic shootings in Tucson, Ariz., earlier this month were commendable. The assassination attempt on ... [Read More…]

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