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Freshman year escapades inspire reflection

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By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Editor in Chief The driver simultaneously switched the headlights off and cut the engine of his Toyota 4Runner. Squeezed between two friends in the backseat, I reached back to the trunk and dipped my hand into the mountain of water balloons stacked inside a plastic tub. We passed around the watery weapons and quietly crept ... [Read More…]

Optimal college experience requires expanding horizons

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By Michael Freeman, Managing Editor I hated my experience at ACU. But not in the way you may have immediately assumed. Sure, I grew to loathe several facets of ACU life during my four years here.like 8 a.m. classes, dorm visitation rules, pompous attitudes from social club members, curfews, required meal plans that cheated you out of your money, ... [Read More…]

Apathy impedes experiencing optimal fulfillment

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By Laura Acuff, Opinion Editor Silence comes with mixed reviews. Struck with a heaping dose of writer's block before this last column of the year, I filtered through Web site pages of famous quotations about the subject as I contemplated the fact that I already was 11 hours past my deadline and still had written nothing. Opinions seemed divided ... [Read More…]

Quarter system offers alternative schedule

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By Tanner Knauth, Page Editor This semester has been a grueling 15 weeks, but now students can see a light at the end of the finals week tunnel. The semester is a marathon, but what if you are a sprinter? This summer, ACU will offer shorter summer sessions. Instead of the traditional five-week summer sessions, students now can take three-week ... [Read More…]

Graduates may face career climate with optimism

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By Ryan Self, Student Reporter It is a time of celebration. Graduation: when those of us who finally have finished their college career walk onto the stage as students and leave the stage as alumni. It is a time to remember, to take pride in an enormous accomplishment. But for many, it is a time of great fear. The ACU graduating class of 2009 ... [Read More…]

Miss USA should represent majority values

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By Sommerly Simser, Multimedia Managing Editor Read Comments A beauty queen has been, for the most part, regarded as a woman of character, intelligence and confidence, not to mention stunningly beautiful inside and out. But that image is slowly disappearing because of the focus of one of today's most popular pageant systems. During the past five ... [Read More…]

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