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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…]

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…]

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