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What you need to know about the Syrian civil war

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Let's talk about the Syrian civil war and how it has become the potential for a international proxy war. Unsurprisingly, there is a great deal of confusion about how the Syrian civil war even started. In 2011, Bashar Al-Assad, President of Syria, responded to Arab Spring protests by killing and imprisoning hundreds of demonstrators. Shortly ... [Read More…]

Letter to the Editor: To my mom as she retires after 39 years at ACU

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-by Michael Bacon, son of Dr. Cheryl Bacon, retiring chair of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication  The word hero gets overused a lot in today’s world. On a given day, the title ‘hero’ might be given to an athlete, movie star, talk show host, or any one of a number of people that make a temporary splash in a particular line of ... [Read More…]

How to judge the success of ACU

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Many students, staff members and alumni will agree that our university has a beautiful campus, great professors and an even better community, but one problem we are facing is how we judge success for ACU. We have a wonderful stadium, beautiful buildings and a new line at the bean. This, however, is not what makes ACU our home. We need to be ... [Read More…]

All professors should use Canvas for tests

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After four years of buying Scantrons, I'm formally calling out all the teachers who forced me to spend $2 on the pointless pieces of paper. We have Canvas for a reason, and all professors should be using it. I'm not just writing this because I want my own professors to use Canvas –using Canvas for all multiple choice tests would save the school ... [Read More…]

Never stop being curious

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Most people who aren't math majors scoff at the idea of mathematics, but the more you study it, the more interesting concepts you will uncover. Through my hunger for knowledge, I have come to be interested in the concept of a supertask. We all know that there is an infinite amount of countable numbers; you can always just add one to "n" and make ... [Read More…]

Letter to the Editor: Optimist endorsement missed candidate qualifications

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-by Harper Haught,  Taylor Spencer, Anna Hornell, Lauren Wertheim and Summer Thompson  The opinion piece recently posted by the Optimist is slander. This institution should be reporting news, not drama. The statement “The main thing that sets Jones and Kelley apart is their unity as a team and their balance of fun and deep solutions for the ... [Read More…]

Kelley, Jones best choice for SGA

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As usual, Student Government Association debates left us drowning in clichés from all five candidates. Yet a clear theme rose above the waters: SGA has some cleaning up to do next year. Each of the candidates expressed some level of disdain with the way SGA communicates with the student body and the amount of participation in Student Congress. ... [Read More…]

Editor picks for favorite flicks

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  Lauren Franco, The Incredibles: Don’t tell me you didn’t get excited over Incredibles 2 coming out, and don’t tell me you aren’t going to see it the week it comes out. If you haven’t ever said, "WHERE’S. MY. SUPERSUIT????” you’re lying. It's full of memorable quotes and gifs that rule Twitter and make people laugh even 15 years after ... [Read More…]

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