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Oil supply lowers more than prices

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You've probably already seen it: people filling up their own barrels with gasoline, trying to take as much advantage of the lowered prices as possible. While the $1.88 may look good at the pump, the oil surplus will have a lasting negative impact on the economy over all. The New York Times recently said gas prices aren't expected to rise ... [Read More…]

New Year, same resolution ruin

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We are fourteen days into 2015 and not only have I already failed to keep all of my New Year's resolutions, but I've forgotten what they were to begin with. The idea of a clean slate is appealing and new beginnings sound refreshing. But neither of those are enough to change the ways of a creature of habit like myself. I enjoy making resolutions ... [Read More…]

One big leap for mankind

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The world can be so full of hate sometimes, but on this particular day, it seems as if there's a little less. Yesterday, while I was putting off my work, I saw on TV that Tiffany & Co. featured a same-sex couple in their new ad campaign entitled "Will You." This is the first time the company has done such a thing, and it's received a lot of ... [Read More…]

Debt rankings seem unreasonable

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While we would love to chime in with the classic complaint of how expensive school is, we would rather use this small space to point out how highly inaccurate a story that was published about ACU is and to echo your mother's words, don't believe everything you hear (or read on the Internet). Last week, a list circulated the Internet titled "20 ... [Read More…]

Graduating senior says names matter

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Often when people talk about what makes ACU such a special place, they talk about the people they encounter. I am grateful for my education from ACU, but the greatest part of my ACU experience has been the lives that have become a part of my story. I am sure all of us can picture people at ACU who have shaped our lives, and although it seems ... [Read More…]

The Wildcatitudes

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In preparing for the end of the semester and all that entails, I thought a blessing would only be fitting. Study in peace. Blessed are those without Netflix subscriptions, for they will have time to inherit the earth. Blessed are the remaining Chapel goers, for they will see God. Let's be honest, at this point in the semester, you are ... [Read More…]

A farewell to dorms

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Nine days are all I've got left. Nine days left in a little town called Abilene at a campus I have come to call home. Nine more days of the Bean. Only nine short days 'til I hand in the key (which I think I have lost) to the last dorm room I'll ever live in. Cue the tears; send in the clowns; strike up the band; I'm starting to say my ... [Read More…]

The media can’t handle a messy Ferguson

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The media is in a tough spot. Well, we have put ourselves in a tough spot. And by "we," I mean every journalist or news outlet that has attempted to cover or editorialize the events happening in Ferguson. If you address the race factor, then you are criticized for assuming unknown facts of the case or using institutionalized racial disparities ... [Read More…]

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