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The Case against Abstinence

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I still have it, my signed piece of paper pledging my pure body to God and my future husband. I even still have a brick — yes, a five-pound burnt-red brick — that reads ”Promise Kept” with a sloppy signature of an 11-year-old accompanying it. However, neither of those items represents anything more than a wall decoration and door weight now. Christian practices focus on … [Read more...] about The Case against Abstinence

TOP 5 STORIES (December 10, 2007)

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U.S. — Possible link in series of Colorado shootings Arvada police said Sunday they have "reason to believe" that deadly attacks at two religious institutions 70 miles apart that left five dead and six injured are probably linked. http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_7678737 Politics — Oprah and Obama draw record crowds Even before Oprah Winfrey had left the building … [Read more...] about TOP 5 STORIES (December 10, 2007)

In his class, music livens up finance

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DANI LIMOSStaff Writer It’s Monday at 8 a.m., and the financial management class sits in the CCB watching a magnified presentation on private loans. All seems normal— another lecture, another chapter, another painfully early Monday— except one thing: there is Mission Impossible-esque music booming out the speakers. Dr. Vassilis Polimenis is not your typical professor. While … [Read more...] about In his class, music livens up finance

New students ponder the Hero’s Journey

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GREG LEEStaff Writer An introspective study of Carl Jung’s philosophy, and how it relates to narrative film, bears a sophisticated and intricate connotation. However, for 15 freshmen in Professor Susan Salas’ seminar class, that philosophy is the staple of their first year of college.   The first-year seminar class was designed as an adjustment tool for students to be paired … [Read more...] about New students ponder the Hero’s Journey