The oversized signs on the side of the Campus Center and the students waiting to supply you with the "get outside yourself" backpack patches mean International Justice Mission Awareness Week has begun. IJM is a purposeful human rights organization that advocates global justice through support of the collegians. ACU's specific chapter works to ... [Read More…]
Jam for Justice concert brings awareness to IJM cause
By Whitney Mann, Student Reporter A Jam for Justice concert will take place Thursday to raise awareness and money to fight injustice in the world through International Justice Mission. Jam for Justice will begin at 7 p.m. in the Bean Sprout and will last for about three hours. Bands playing at the concert include Death by Space Laser, Streets of ... [Read More…]
Justice group aims to ‘give hope’ during awareness week events
By Nathan Driskell, Student Reporter This week the International Justice Mission seeks to promote awareness of social injustice and raise funds during its first awareness week of the semester, themed "Give Hope." IJM will have a booth set up in the Campus Center until Friday for students to learn more about the group. It will also sell light blue ... [Read More…]
Students jam for justice during IJM Awareness Week
By Laura Stork, Staff Writer The International Justice Mission's Awareness Week rocked last Thursday during the Jam For Justice fundraiser, which showcased seven bands. Members of the campus chapter of IJM sold refreshments and T-shirts and allowed students to donate money. Andrea Gallman, IJM co-chair, said she didn't count how many students ... [Read More…]
Freedom and justice for all
... with liberty and justice for all. The last line of our Pledge of Allegiance demonstrates two elements of freedom that Americans value and that this nation's founding fathers, supporters of the antislavery and suffrage movements and many others have fought and died to obtain. Others are fighting and dying around the world, some in an attempt ... [Read More…]
Tsunami tragedy won’t end when we forget
By Jaci Schneider, Opinion Editor Much Ado About Something The tragedy of the tsunami that devastated South Asia after Christmas can be difficult to comprehend. After a few days of watching the news coverage on TV and seeing the headlines online, I dreaded learning the daily totals of the number of people killed by the giant wave. I can't imagine ... [Read More…]
Seeing through God’s eyes will bring about change in the world
Behind a poster board decrying human rights abuses on earth, I realized something. Many Christians don't care. We fixate on the pursuit of worldly things: a good job, more money, and more stuff-always more stuff. All the while, God is whispering above the cacophonous city noise: "Am I and my work not enough for you?" We would do well to slow ... [Read More…]