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The end-of-semester freak-out

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At this point in the semester, college students everywhere start to freak out. You know, the pre-Thanksgiving-oh-my-goodness-I'm-ready-for-Christmas-but-I-have-so-much-to-do-but-also-I-don't-want-to-miss-out-on-anything-but-also-I-need-to-pass-my-classes freak-out. If you are suffering from symptoms such as procrastination, mindless ... [Read More…]

ACU and attendance should break up

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Attendance has always been one of those things about ACU that I think is taken way too seriously. Class attendance, that is. The fact that teachers can penalize a student's grade just because he or she has missed the class a certain number of times is beyond me. Last time I checked, students pay for classes. Shouldn't we get to decide how we use ... [Read More…]

Some suggestions for Perry

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The gubernatorial race has come to a close, and Greg Abbott is the new governor. Rick Perry, Texas' longest serving governor of 14 years, will hang his hat as governor as Abbott moves into office. For most of us 20-something students, Perry has been our governor since before we could spell gubernatorial. We remember hearing about him running ... [Read More…]

Citizens didn’t show up at the polls

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Our nation was founded on the idea that the government can not and should not be run by one man with whom lies all ultimate power, but rather by its citizens, who will confidently and intelligently decide for themselves what is in the best interest of the country as a whole. It is on election nights like Tuesday when my own party received such a ... [Read More…]

Republicans won, but party is still splintered

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I feel compelled to apologize. But before I do, I should explain. I'm from Abilene. I was born here, raised here, and in all likelihood, I'm going to die here. This thought obviously produces some mixed feelings, but in some ways, it's a relief. Abilene forms the southern base of the Texas 19th, otherwise known as the most conservative ... [Read More…]

Is your department getting shut down?

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In the recent events of a certain department being restructured, I had a table talk with some of my friends thinking about what sort of revenge plans the once-was department would implement. What if other departments were shut down? What would their plots for revenge be now that they are no longer a part of campus? Here's what I could think ... [Read More…]

Volleyball, waterball under way in Rec

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Football is finally over, which means it's time for Texas' favorite fall sport to begin. Volleyball! OK, so perhaps my first volleyball column should focus on simply setting forth the rules and clarifying terminology for all you Texas high school football has-beens, but I'm going to bump that idea. The season is barely underway and already, ... [Read More…]

What George Orwell knew about Facebook

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In George Orwell's book, 1984, the citizens of Oceania participate in a daily scheduled period known as the "Two Minutes Hate." During the hate, party members are required to stand in front of a television yelling obscenities and violently raging against ideological enemies flashed on the screen. Even though the book's protagonist, Winston, ... [Read More…]

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