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What would you do for a Chapel credit?

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It's crunch time. That /55 on your myACU homepage glows at you with dismay. Collecting those Chapel credits is the last thing you want to worry about right now, but the threat of Chapel probation means you have to. It seems like there could be some alternative. Is there not something else you could do in lieu of those thirty minutes? It begs the ... [Read More…]

Putting together the intramural playoff picture

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In this penultimate intramural column of 2014, we'll take a look at the final volleyball standings and preview the playoff pictures. The waterball regular season is also over, and results from last night's games are available online at imleagues.com. Women's Champ Volleyball Surprise, surprise. Kojies and Siggies are two of three teams tied ... [Read More…]

Putin wasn’t a fan of the koalas at G20

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On this day, Nov. 19, in 1985, President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev attended their first summit meeting together in Geneva. The two produced no earth-shattering agreements, but it was a clear signal of their desire to mend relations and keep the nuclear arms race under control. "Summits" of world leaders are still happening ... [Read More…]

If I only had the nerve

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Well, ladies and gents, this is my last column of 2014. I put a lot of thought into what I wanted this to be about because we have so much coming up. After all, Thanksgiving is almost here, and I could write about what to be thankful for. Christmas is on the horizon, and I could write pages about commercialism or the birth of Christ or the ... [Read More…]

Marissa versus Nature

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Then God said, "Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals and over all the creatures that move along the ground." Dominion over animals. It's a God-given right. Recently, however, my house seems to be void of this right, ... [Read More…]

Dreamers sit in bakeries

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"The kids these days, they have to work. The time for dreams, the time for dreaming, is done. But everyone is dreaming, everyone is dreaming these days." Sitting in a little bakery two doors down from my hostel in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, I didn't expect to hear this. I didn't expect to hear any English, to be honest, but a woman behind me and ... [Read More…]

Economic development is resisted on the Hill

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Three universities. A population of 120,000 people. Three large public high schools. Yet, Abilene is developing like it is something much smaller or unworthy of restaurants that stay open past 10 p.m. At least that's what we've noticed here on the Hill. While a slow revival has begun downtown with the likes of Abi Haus and Fat Boss's Pub, ... [Read More…]

Early season favorites remain on top in IMs

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The intramural volleyball and waterball seasons are relatively short, as next week will be the final week of the regular season for both sports. Most preseason favorites have established themselves as front runners in their respective leagues, leaving their competition gasping for air at the bottom of the pool... er ...standings. Women's Champ ... [Read More…]

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