The International Church of Christ has changed toward a more autonomous relationship between congregations. Within some congregations the leadership permits greater flexibility. Now some are moving toward accepting non-ICOC churches of Christ. These changes are admirable but do not strike the core of what defines the ICOC. ICOC teaching, ... [Read More…]
Fence out suicide bombers
If President Bush is serious about fighting terrorism, he will say to the Israeli prime minister: "Mr. Sharon, do not tear down that wall!" Times have changed since Ronald Reagan told Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev to level the wall in Berlin more than decade ago. Reagan's statement reverberated in the following years that saw Soviet-style ... [Read More…]
SA: a laughing matter
What delicious irony. At about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, a nearly full Student Congress listened to executive vice president Layne Rouse describe ways to make the Students' Association more relevant, noting that at its spring retreat, many members said the student body considers SA "a joke." Ninety minutes later, a nearly empty Congress saw proof of ... [Read More…]
Lori’s Story: Jacko should’ve learned
By Lori Bredemeyer, Copy Editor Talk about a bad case of dŽj‡ vu. Michael Jackson was charged with multiple counts of child molestation, just like 10 years ago. And just like 10 years ago, a 13-year-old boy has accused Jackson of molesting him while at his Neverland ranch. Just like 10 years ago, Jackson said he would never hurt a child and ... [Read More…]
Letter from the Editor: Dem front runner hypocritical
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief The latest political joke to circulate the Internet comes in slogan form: "Dated Dean, Married Kerry, Woke Up With Bush" The inference is that Democratic voters, in their frantic quest to find the "electable" candidate, flirted with nominating former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, instead nominated Massachusetts ... [Read More…]
Halftime hindered Game
By Brian Roe, Sports Writer Front Roe Seat Racing back to Abilene from my hometown of Fort Worth on Sunday, one item dominated the Brian Brain Waves: the Super Bowl. For two weeks the big game was built up, scrutinized and overanalyzed, but finally February arrived and the game arrived as well. The game itself did not disappoint. Two teams ... [Read More…]
Praise for the Presleys
The list of university budget cuts goes on about program reductions, department reformations and scholarship decreases. Hidden in the intimidating list of budget cuts are several people whose importance to ACU is hard to measure. Two of those people are Ted and Ellen Presley, a husband and wife team who work in the Center for International and ... [Read More…]
Letter from the Editor: Staff works to restore trust with readers
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief We messed up. In Friday's editorial, the Editorial Board raised what we thought were valid concerns about the Office of Campus Life's growth in relation to the university's planned cuts. We had organizational charts from the past five years that we thought showed additional personnel in several departments, ... [Read More…]
University must remember those we lost
Friends remembered one thing above all about Dunni Bakare: her smile. "Dunni's smile could break any ice," said Tosin Oyedele, a fellow Nigerian student and one of Dunni's best friends. "She would break you with that smile." Dunni, sophomore biology major from Lagos, Nigeria, and four other Nigerian students died in a car accident near ... [Read More…]
Immigrant workers deserve more
President Bush unveiled a plan earlier this month that will allow illegal immigrants to stay in America legally and work for up to six years. Changes to the immigration laws are certainly a step in the right direction; however, we wish the government would give more protections to the immigrants. The plan requires illegal immigrants seeking the ... [Read More…]
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