By Mitch Holt, Staff Writer Ron Konstantin, class of 2005, is running for Place 1 on Abilene's City Council. He is running against current City Council member Sam Chase. The position will be decided when Abilenians vote May 13. Konstantin said he arrived in Abilene in 1994 and suffered serious injuries in a car accident that prevented him from ... [Read More…]
Archives for 2006
‘Optimist,’ JMC students win collegiate journalism awards
By Nathan Driskell, Student Reporter Students from the Journalism and Mass Communication Department won 42 awards at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association's annual convention in San Antonio on April 6-8. The Optimist won an honorable mention for overall excellence, placing fifth at the competition behind University of Texas Arlington, Texas ... [Read More…]
Professors earn tenure, promotion
By Jaci Schneider, Copy Editor Eight professors received tenure and promotions this semester, and two others received promotions. A tenured professor has job stability and knows the university has confidence in them, said Dr. Dwayne VanRheenen, provost of the university. Professors can begin applying for tenure five years after beginning to teach ... [Read More…]
Students Association elections end in runoff Thursday
By Jonathan Smith, Editor in Chief Students Association elections ended in a runoff for vice president Thursday, and students elected a president and treasurer during general voting April 11-12. Jordan Williams, junior accounting and finance major from Longview, won the vice president run-off election against Brandon Smith, junior political ... [Read More…]
Scientist’s theory walks on thin ice
By Jonathan Smith, Editor in Chief The miracles of Jesus came under attack earlier this month when a scientist theorized that Jesus did not walk on water across the Sea of Galilee. The scientist's conclusion: Jesus walked on a thin, near invisible sheet of ice. The headlines of this story that started appearing online two weeks ago made me ... [Read More…]
Percussionists hit right note
By Nathan Driskell, Student Reporter The audience in Cullen Auditorium rose to its feet amid cheers and applause Monday night when the ACU Percussion Ensemble and Steel Grooves steel drum band sounded the final note of its spring semester concert. The ensemble, made up of 15 ACU students and one Hardin-Simmons University student, performed ... [Read More…]
Sub T-16 could be reinstated sooner than expected
By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor The men of Sub T-16 may end their two-year probation early, if they complete their required self-study soon. Dr. Wayne Barnard, dean of Campus Life, said in an e-mail that Sub T-16 has made progress with its self-study and that an earlier reinstatement would be contingent upon its work toward the evaluation ... [Read More…]
Future of nation rests with Iraqis
By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Student Reporter Why Iraq? That is the question millions of Americans are now asking themselves in retrospect of a three-year war that becomes more complicated as time passes. I fully agree that three years is not long enough to redesign a government, overthrow a dictator and liberate a people as Dani Linthicum wrote in ... [Read More…]
Roberts delivers message as part of the Centennial Speaker Series
By Kelsi Peace, Staff Writer The university welcomed Robin Roberts, co-anchor of Good Morning America, to campus Saturday as part of the Centennial Speaker Series. Roberts spoke about "Putting Yourself in a Position for Good Things to Happen" at a dinner in the Teague Special Events Center. Roberts attributed her success to her parents, saying ... [Read More…]
Students’ Association: here to serve
On Sunday night, the Editorial Board of the Optimist interviewed the candidates for executive officer positions for our endorsements and one of the questions we asked was, "How do you think the student body views SA? " The typical response was "What is SA? The students here don't know the power that they have in SA and the fact that they can ... [Read More…]
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