The American legal system is founded on the principle that a defendant is innocent until proven guilty. This was a novel idea at America's founding and would be seen as a ridiculous concept in some parts of the world to this day. We must not take "innocent until proven guilty" for granted. It is the bedrock of granting judicial fairness to the ... [Read More…]
If the team is there, we’re there
Remember the Titans. Rocky. Rudy. The greatest sports movies always have that epic comeback. You know the moment when it's the fourth quarter and the team is losing by a couple of points and then the coach puts the underdog player in the game and his girlfriend is on the edge of her seat and he meets her eyes from way down on the field and it ... [Read More…]
First of all, we are not the university website
This week we jumped on the Twitter trend with our own "First of all" Tweet. The trend involves responding to someone sarcastically by saying "First of all," then offering only one response point. We tweeted: The Optimist made another typo. First of all, we're a student run newspaper. In a world of fake news and biased journalism, we realize that ... [Read More…]
You’re not meant to be stuck in a bubble
The "ACU Bubble" is real. We know most don’t want to believe that it exists, but we have a responsibility to recognize it and overcome it. If an issue doesn’t affect us, we tend to not pay much attention to it, if any. This needs to change. According to science, our world is our only viable option for living. So if this is our only shot, why do ... [Read More…]
To the freshman: Our list of first-year follies to forgo this year
Hello, freshmen. You’ve survived your first month of college. As you celebrate Freshman Follies, we want to give you a list of follies you shouldn’t do this year. These are all things we upperclassmen have experienced, and we want you to learn from our mistakes. Don’t wait to get your Chapel credits. If you go everyday for the first half of the ... [Read More…]
Give the purple and white a chance to fight
The weekend we’ve been waiting for is finally here. For the first time since 1958, our football team will play on campus. Texans and non-Texans alike prepare for the all the pomp and circumstance that comes with football. But not every student is happy about the hype. We challenge the student body to give the stadium a chance, at least for a ... [Read More…]
Editorial Board – What SA does and what they should be doing instead
RATED R Haley Remenar What SA does: Freshmen in SA Congress typically think they are going to do great things for the student body, but they soon realize the bulk of their job involves long meetings, voting on wordy bills and helping plan overrated events. Meanwhile, upperclassmen in business or political science realize SA Congress allows ... [Read More…]
Parking is (not) a problem
The university doesn't seem to believe that we have a parking problem, despite rising complaints in recent years. Instead of adding parking, they've taken away 109 parking spaces in a year that that saw the university experiencing yet another large incoming class. On one hand, ACU has still not provided adequate parking for the rising numbers. ... [Read More…]
Student Life should bring back Freshman Action Council
It used to take 30 students to put on Freshman Formal. Now the Students' Association is trying to do it with just one freshman. Freshman Action Council, a group of freshmen charged with planning events for freshmen, was discontinued by the Office of Student Life in the fall. FAC duties were given to the SA freshmen class officers this year. But ... [Read More…]
Don’t try Starbucks’ evil concoction, the Unicorn Frappuccino
In a welcome break from Donald Trump’s term as president and North Korea’s mysterious nuclear tests, Starbucks has turned our attention to their newest lab creation: the creamy, fluffy, rainbow, sour blended beverage of your childhood dreams. None other than the Unicorn Frappuccino. Thought to possess magical, flavor-changing powers, the Unicorn ... [Read More…]
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