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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…]

Classrooms are overrated

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As a convergence journalism major, I get to take classes to learn very specific skills. Classes like "how to write a column 30 minutes before deadline" or "how to stalk sources that refuse to respond to your emails." Actually, we are not taught those things in class. In class, I learn technical things like where to put commas or the difference ... [Read More…]

Zombie-proof ACU building search

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The topic is simple: Zombies have invaded campus. The government is containing the issue by killing anything that attempts to run off campus - including students. You have to survive on campus for an indefinite amount of time until it all blows over. The question is: Which building on campus do you hold up in? Today, we go through the pros ... [Read More…]

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