The Optimist
You are here: Home / 2007

Archives for 2007

Journalists must be human, not heartless

by

By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor One. Two. Three. Send. This ritual precedes the hard phone calls I sometimes have to make as a journalist. Sometimes I count for the source I know won't be happy to hear from me, but more often count for the source whose story will be hard for them to tell. This week, I wrote a memoir for Aaron Fry, a student who ... [Read More…]

SA hosts Welcome to Abilene for new students

by

By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor Popular Abilene eatery Harold's Pit Bar-B-Q will welcome freshmen and transfer students to Abilene with about 600 sandwiches Thursday. Harold's isn't the only local restaurant bringing food to the Students' Association premier event, Welcome to Abilene. Ann Thai Kitchen, Bogie's Deli, Joe Allen's Pit Bar-B-Q, Los ... [Read More…]

ACU loses LSC title game: Rams win program’s first LSC title

by

By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor ACU ruled the first half of the Lone Star Conference Tournament, but Angelo State won when it counted most. The Rams won its last four games in a row to claim the program's first Lone Star Conference championship after beating ACU 3-1 in the final game of the LSC Postseason Tournament on Wednesday to win their ... [Read More…]

You are here: Home / 2007