The NCAA Division I Southland Conference told ACU administrators they would be making an official visit to campus this summer. Southland Conference presidents met Wednesday and voted to travel to ACU, University of the Incarnate Word and the University of New Orleans after three schools recently left the conference. The SLC already added Oral ... [Read More…]
Archives for May 2012
The Optimist Print Edition: 05.09.12
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Forum introduces school board candidates to community
Theta Epsilon, the ACU Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, is hosting a School Board Forum on Thursday, April 26, from 6 - 7 p.m. in the Campus Center Living Room. All six candidates are running for positions on the Abilene Independent School District Board of Trustees. The six candidates, running for three open positions, are as follows: Place ... [Read More…]
Track: Men bring home Lone Star trophy
Last weekend, the men's and women's track teams put their talents on display at the annual LoneStar Conference tournament in Commerce. The men's team was able to take home their nineteenth consecutive championship while the women's team claimed second place. The men's squad earned over 175 points that will help them on their way to the LSC ... [Read More…]
Softball: Season ends in heartbreak
With one swing of the bat, sophomore utility player for Emporia State, Tricia Vogel, ended the Abilene Christian softball team's outstanding season Saturday night on a walk-off grand slam to give No. 17 Emporia State a 5-1 elimination game victory over the Wildcats. The Hornets forced extra innings with a two-strike, two-out run-scoring single by ... [Read More…]
Tiger is back
The last time it happened, we didn't know. We didn't know about the women, the affairs, the scandal. I remember watching the 2008 U.S. Open. I watched as the great Eldrick "Tiger" Woods, with two left leg fractures and a torn ACL in his left knee, beat Rocco Mediate in a playoff to win his 14th Major championship. Little did I know that four ... [Read More…]
Living the sports journalists’ dream
Four years ago, I walked into a departmental dinner during Welcome Week. I hadn't taken a college class yet, but I was asked to help out writing sports for the Optimist. I had done a little sports writing for my high school newspaper, but I really had no idea what I was doing. I was just thankful for the opportunity to begin doing something I ... [Read More…]
French minor to be added to Language Department
The Department of Language and Literature is now offering a minor in French for students. French students will be required to take an additional 12 hours to acquire the minor beyond the intermediate level. FLFR 440, the first advanced French course, will primarily focus on composition and conversation. The course will start this fall and be ... [Read More…]
SALT hosts year-end recycling event
SALT's annual swap-and-trade event gave students an opportunity to donate or trade items they no longer wanted or needed Saturday. With the end of the academic year and move-out dates rapidly approaching, this campus-wide event was meant to encourage to trade items or donate them to charity. Participants brought items to the University Church of ... [Read More…]
Dial begins her role as president of the Students’ Association
The 2012-2013 Student's Association's cabinet has been finalized with the selection of a chief financial officer and a chief communications officer. Kevin Coldeway, sophomore management major from Monahans, will serve as CFO, and Julie Coppedge, junior Ad/PR major from Amarillo, will serve as CCO. They were chosen out of 11 candidates who ... [Read More…]
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