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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…]

CORE is dependent on quality of professors

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The General Education Review Board is in the midst of reviewing the university's CORE and general education courses. A committee of five faculty members and three ex officio members has conducted meetings with faculty, held student focus groups, and randomly sampled students by survey to gather data regarding CORE and general education ... [Read More…]

GSP, Siggies crowned flag football champs

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Well folks, that's a wrap. The flag football season has run its route, with the championship games played Tuesday night. Don't worry, this column's not going anywhere. Volleyball and waterball start up immediately, and I'll be courtside and poolside to bring you all the happenings around the ACU intramural world. But first... Men's Champ ... [Read More…]

A debate of comic proportions

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Superman has always been my favorite superhero. I've been in many a heated debate about who's better between the Man of Steel and Batman. It's something I've always felt pretty strongly about. However, in the past few years I've had to do some reevaluating. I've jumped on the Marvel train. Lately, DC has just seemed, well, irrelevant. The ... [Read More…]

Why we’re not doomed

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Sometimes it feels like our name should be the Doomed Generation instead of the Millennials. Seriously, if you Google "why this generation is..." the first suggestion Google gives is "doomed." If you're ever feeling overly optimistic, try Googling different variations of that search. It's partially entertaining but, for the most part, downright ... [Read More…]

Voter ID laws should be decided further out from Super Tuesday

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The U.S Supreme Court recently ruled to uphold the Texas Voter Law that will affect the upcoming November elections. The new law has changed the accepted forms of identification, stating that only certain types of identification will be accepted in to vote. Personal ids, drivers licenses, birth certificates, U.S. citizenship papers, a U.S passport, ... [Read More…]

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