The ACU men's basketball team played in its fourth annual Christmas Slam game Thursday December 4th. The night included holiday festivities including hot chocolate, Santa Clause, and several prizes from the Student Association. On the court, the Wildcats held the lead the entire game, shooting just over 50 percent overall. ACU will travel to ... [Read More…]
Archives for 2014
The Optimist Print Edition: 12.05.14
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8th annual Vespers to feature ‘Gloria’
The Department of Music plans to present its 8th annual holiday tradition Christmas Vespers, during which 150 students will perform at First Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The Acappella Chorus, University Chorale, Orchestra and more will present "Gloria" as a public worship service to the Abilene Community with time set aside for prayer, ... [Read More…]
Wildcats to face Cougars in Houston
The Wildcats hit the road this weekend as the men's basketball team will take on the University of Houston at 7 p.m. Saturday night. The game can be seen on ESPN3 and heard on 98.1 The Ticket. The Wildcats played Sacramento State Thursday night in Moody Coliseum as part of ACU's Christmas Slam. Go online to acuoptimist.com for the recap. Head ... [Read More…]
Season of Caring undergoes name change
Season of Caring has been renamed Wildcats Serving to reflect their expansion of service opportunities. The program will be a collaboration of Student Life, ACU Alumni Association and ACU marketing just as Season of Caring was. "This new name allows the campaign to scale beyond a certain time of year or specific group of people," said Jason ... [Read More…]
Local food truck grills up childhood favorites
Abilene's newest food truck has rolled onto the culinary scene to serve gourmet grilled cheese around town. The Toasted Traveler, owned by Jason and Stephanie Blair and Allen and Amy Botkin, opened for business Nov. 22. Only six months before the griddle was fired up, Stephanie was taking golf lessons from Allen. Blair discovered Botkin and ... [Read More…]
Intramurals Finals Week is here
The 2014 intramural season has come and gone faster than a Kojie-Moonie dating relationship. Championships have been won, tempers have been lost and glory has been found on the courts and in the pools of the Rec. This week alone, four teams added their names to the famed intramural championship hall, forever immortalized as the ... [Read More…]
12 weeks of Uruguay
It's almost Christmas time, and it's also almost time for me to leave Uruguay. So, I decided to mix my sentiments surrounding of the two, enjoy: On the first week in Uruguay The country gave to me A milanesa that was bigger than my head On the second week in Uruguay My meal plan gave to me Two amazing in-house cooks and A milanesa that ... [Read More…]
The perfect match: De Leon and ACU together at last
It was because of a classic. A sports classic that is. He never had to go through the stress and pressure of deciding where to go, because he already knew. He knew from a very young age as a kid. He knew it was the place for him, and he would do whatever it took to get there, even though it was more than a thousand miles away. New athletic ... [Read More…]
Debt rankings seem unreasonable
While we would love to chime in with the classic complaint of how expensive school is, we would rather use this small space to point out how highly inaccurate a story that was published about ACU is and to echo your mother's words, don't believe everything you hear (or read on the Internet). Last week, a list circulated the Internet titled "20 ... [Read More…]
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