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Kirk campaign strategy not wise

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Ron Kirk doesn't care about West Texas. He doesn't care about your vote. He doesn't care about what you care about. But he wants you to vote for him as if he's the logical choice. Kirk, Democratic mayor of Dallas, claims he'll represent the entire state of Texas if we give him the chance to live inside the Beltway. Really? "I'm not running as ... [Read More…]

Give a club a shot, or don’t complain

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This letter is being written in response to the Optimist article 'Your Voice' (Oct. 11, 2002) concerning the recent speculation on the quality and purpose of social clubs and pledging. The author's obvious discontent with social clubs is vague and seemingly groundless, but what arouses my curiosity is the precedent for complaint. What troubles ... [Read More…]

Big change is occurring on ACU campus

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Change is in the air all over campus, visitors. If you came back to watch Wildcat football, you picked a good year to come home. The ACU football team is on a tear, having won two straight games. That may not seem like a monumental streak, but ACU certainly has the momentum going into Saturday's game against the Angelo State Rams. ACU has ... [Read More…]

Gary Gaines: The Player’s Coach has team’s respect, admiration

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Ever since he was a child, Gary Gaines knew what he wanted to do with his life. All he had to do was look to his uncle, a sideline general from yesteryear, and he knew he was going to be a football coach. "He was my childhood hero," Gaines said of his uncle. "I had great admiration for him and what he did, and I ... [Read More…]

Personal safety is your responsibility

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Lock your doors. Shut the windows at night. Leave the residence hall or house with a friend. After recent reports of safety concerns on and around the ACU campus, students have the biggest role in protecting themselves and their property. Saturday morning, a woman living in University Park apartments reported that she believed she had been raped. ... [Read More…]

Always persevere and appreciate ACU

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By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer About this time in the semester, students start to get a feeling, or lack thereof, about school. For first-year students who thought college would be "High school, Part II" or maybe even resemble the movie "American Pie," this feeling may be new or unknown. For freshmen tests, projects, homework and even class ... [Read More…]

Letter from the Editor: Parties play chess with Iraq situation

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By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief America is still debating whether George W. Bush and his Republican counterparts in Congress are playing politics with a potential war in Iraq. And I'm here to tell you: Of course they are! Before Iraq became the dominant story on every front page, the dominant piece in every national news segment, the dominant ... [Read More…]

Joining a social club seems hardly worth the price of pledging

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I understand that many people are probably fed up with hearing about social clubs, pledging, and other related activities. I would have to agree with those people. However, as it is prevalent in my life at this time, I feel I must speak my piece before the time has come to move on with life. I am not in a club, but my roommate is pledging at the ... [Read More…]

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