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About this whole senioritis thing

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It's the fourth week of the first semester of the school year, and all I can think about is May. That glorious day in the spring when I'll finally be done with school. As graduation creeps up, it's extremely difficult for me not to act like I already have one foot out the door. You all know what I'm talking about. Senioritis. It's that ... [Read More…]

Getting old

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I think I'm getting old. The signs are all there. I have several gray hairs. When I stand up after sitting for an extended period of time, I feel stiff. I can't stay up as late as I used to (I'm completely useless after an all-nighter), I can't sleep in as late as I used to (only until about 11 a.m.), I find myself always in need of a cardigan ... [Read More…]

Get it together NFL

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There is a bad week, and then there is the NFL equivalent of a bad week. The National Football League has undergone extreme scrutiny lately, primarily due to recent events involving domestic violence cases. The week of Sept. 8 can already be regarded as one of the ugliest for the league in recent memory. Unless you've been living under a ... [Read More…]

Our campus microcosm

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A microcosm is a situation that encompasses the characteristics of something much larger, but on a mini scale. So living on a college campus, I can't help but think about the structure of our university, especially student life, as a mini version of the larger "real world" that seems to linger outside of the Lunsford. It's an "ACU ... [Read More…]

Sharing books means sharing connections

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Lately I've been thinking about books more than I normally do. Of course, if you know me, you know that I've always loved books. Books are not only my primary method of decoration in my room, but I'd say they might even have the top spot on my list of enjoyable recreational activities. Someone recently asked me via Facebook to share 10 books ... [Read More…]

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