The Age of Adaline was more of a stylistic film of fashion and promise of history than it was a film for the purpose of telling an interesting story. Somewhere, somehow a cross between The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Time Traveler's Wife, and About Time came out of Hollywood with a gorgeous cast, but not quite as great of acting. The ... [Read More…]
Woman in Gold deserves five gold stars
Woman in Gold is a marvelous and perfectly artistic approach at depicting a famous art restitution case from the Nazi invasion in Austria. The film is not without inherent faults of bias and the occasional cringe-worthy line, but as a whole, the movie flows like an ornately crafted chronological court case with just the right balance of ... [Read More…]
Not the shaky camcorder video you expected
Many editorials and columns have been written on the subject of ISIS, both at the Optimist and in various other publications. Though I have known about the Islamic State for quite some time, it's been through word of mouth and social media posts. Earlier this week, as I was reading the news in the morning, I read about a 30-minute propaganda ... [Read More…]
Social media connects alumni to students in art department
Six students have won first place in various sessions of the semester-long ACU A&D Instagram Competition facilitated by the Department of Art and Design. The competition serves as a way to connect current art students with alumni. Every two weeks, a department alumnus judges the miniature competitions. Six winners have been named so far: ... [Read More…]
Local craft fair focuses on artists of all kinds
A local Abilene promotion company will host the annual Spring Craft Fair to promote and celebrate local artists and businesses. Head of the event, Jen Harmel, is an ACU graduate who previously participated in student-led craft fairs and established JamFest. "When you graduate college here in Abilene, there's not a lot of opportunities where ... [Read More…]
Local boutique utilizes students for trend fashion show
The third annual Betty & June trend show and late night shopping event is Saturday at the downtown event center, The Majestic. The trend show is the biggest event of the year for the local boutique. This year, the event will incorporate local businesses and students to display new clothing. Owner of Betty & June Jessica Jackson has ... [Read More…]
Hammocking day a prototype marketing campaign
The campus-wide hammock day last Monday began as a project in an introductory marketing course. The hammocking event was not a simple push for people to go outside and hammock but was a classroom group effort to discover a correlation between Chaco owners and Eno hammock owners. Students were invited through social media accounts on Twitter ... [Read More…]
Ruining lives, hopes and dreams one student at a time
April is the worst month of the year, if you're in still in school. Coming back to school in August is far less excruciating to deal with than the month of April. The light is not at the end of the tunnel in August. The freedom of summertime and barefoot adventures does not await you in August. By April, we faintly see the lift of MWF and TR ... [Read More…]
Marketing evaluates future of LOTH project
The future of Life on the Hill remains tentative because the original marketing proposal only existed for the Fall 2014 semester. Amanda Pittman, enrollment marketing manager, has served as an adviser for the project and cast members. "We knew it was an experiment going into it," Pittman said. "We weren't sure if it would even work; we ... [Read More…]
Spotlight: Art Student Chera Chaney
Arts reporter Catherine Blakemore interviews ACU art student Chera Chaney about her upcoming internship at Fossil, and her life as an artist and a graphic design Major. Video/Editing by Joshua Cook ... [Read More…]
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