A mall in Nairobi, Kenya's capital city, became an unlikely site of terror last Saturday. Al-Shabab, an Islam extremist group, launched a four-day, bloody siege in demand of the withdrawal of Kenyan troops from Somalia. Grenades were thrown. Shots were fired. For four days, the extremists held hostages until Kenyan forces ... [Read More…]
Endurance runners fear Boston bombings will change sport
ACU endurance athletes believe the bombing in Monday's Boston Marathon has changed the sport forever. Two blasts exploded near the finish line a little more than four hours into the race, sending the crowd and exhausted runners into a panic. The explosions killed three people and injured dozens more and caused major cities around the nation to ... [Read More…]
Life should be lived in faith, not fear
By Mitch Holt, Special Contributor Don't Believe the Hype Does the date June 11, 2001, stand out in your mind? It probably doesn't. What about the name Timothy McVeigh? Now we're talking, right? McVeigh was executed on this date for the bombing of the Alfred Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. His accomplice, Terry Nichols, is currently ... [Read More…]
A close call for students in Spain: Terrorists attacked station with train en route to Madrid
By Lori Bredemeyer, Copy Editor A vacation in Spain had a frightful end for four students last week when 10 bomb-loaded backpacks exploded in Madrid train stations during rush hour. The students, studying abroad in Oxford, had traveled to Spain for a 10-day trip. On March 11, they boarded a train headed for Madrid at 6:45 a.m. The trip should ... [Read More…]
Al Qaeda, not Iraq, greatest U.S. threat
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor On Tuesday, CIA Director George Tenet told a Senate panel that reports of planned al Qaeda attacks which led to a heightened U.S. security alert are "the most specific we have seen." But with the shadow of a war with Iraq slowly creeping across the horizon, most Americans dismissed or underestimated the increased ... [Read More…]
Kenya attacks shake student: Parents serve as missionaries in city struck by terrorism
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor Thursday's terrorist attacks in Mombasa, Kenya, literally hit close to home for Libby Talley. The sophomore political science major lives just 20 miles from an Israeli-owned resort hotel where two suicide bombers killed 10 Kenyans and three Israelis. At the same time, two missiles whizzed by an Israeli Arkia Airlines ... [Read More…]