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America is more Nobel than you

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The Nobel Peace Prize was recently awarded to two individuals - Malala Yousafzai, a 17-year-old Pakastani who was attacked by the Taliban for advocating the education of Muslim girls, and Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian actively fighting against the exploitation of children. Yousafzai is the youngest to ever receive a Nobel Prize. Her story is ... [Read More…]

Keep Abilene Boring

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When I first visited ACU's campus, I made my parents stop by Monk's Coffee Shop so I could purchase a "Keep Abilene Boring" T-shirt. But at that time, I had no clue about the depths of Abilene's boringness, or why in the world anyone would want to keep it that way. Then, this summer, I had an internship in Austin, which is New York City ... [Read More…]

A glossary to understand seniors

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Though it's still the first semester of my senior year, large chunks of my time are being spent discussing and Googling and worrying about my impending graduation. It's annoying. I'm convinced I'm using the same words over and over again. So I've compiled a glossary - buzzwords almost every senior is using - so you can understand the annoying ... [Read More…]

California vs. Texas

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One afternoon this summer, a woman at my church here in Abilene invited the congregation to her ranch for a barbecue after service. I had never been to a cattle ranch before, so I eagerly accepted and headed out to the middle of nowhere for an evening of games and food with my friends. Her husband made some of the best burgers I have ever eaten ... [Read More…]

Ebola is hitting close to home

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Ebola is hitting close to home. Literally. Dr. Kent Brantly, the first Ebola patient in the U.S. and ACU alumnus, is returning to Abilene this week for a homecoming visit. In the same week we learned Brantly was coming, the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. was admitted to a Dallas hospital"”a mere 180 miles away from ... [Read More…]

My life is not a romantic comedy

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"Now that was when people knew how to be in love. They knew it! Time, distance... nothing could separate them because they knew. It was right. It was real. It was..." "A movie! That's your problem! You don't want to be in love. You want to be in love in a movie." - Meg Ryan and Rosie O'Donnell in Sleepless in Seattle. First off, ... [Read More…]

A Spaceport in Midland? An out-of-this-world idea

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Mid-September marked a somewhat historic event in the state of Texas when the Federal Aviation Administration issued a license for the Midland International Airport to build a commercial spaceport. This will be the first time a primary commercial service airport will also be cleared to host spaceships. XCOR Aerospace will relocate its ... [Read More…]

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