The Optimist’s Editorial Board has spent a lot of time considering? exactly how we should address the upcoming presidential election. Members of the board have taken on more direct issues in personal columns over the last several weeks. As a group, we have wrestled with whether we could offer our support and endorsement of a candidate. Though ... [Read More…]

During this week’s Graduate Awareness Week, the university’s graduate schools invited students to learn about post-graduation options. Because we all want more school, right? At this point of the semester, any more school after a bachelor’s degree may seem overwhelming, but for some students, graduate school could be a practical next step ... [Read More…]

Just in case you have been living under a rock, don’t have a Twitter, or purposely don’t turn on the news because politics stress you out, we now interrupt your program to offer yet another reminder that you only have a few days left to register to vote. Yeah, remember the election that has been talked about your entire adult life? It’s finally ... [Read More…]

Once upon a time, candidates for President of the United States decided to rush ACU social clubs. In the search for power and a club full of potential voters, these candidates are fighting for their bids in the rush to the White House. In the midst of the rushing process, Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton ... [Read More…]

In the last week, three deadly police shootings shook our nation. Events in Columbus, Ohio, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Charlotte, North Carolina, came to us on our screens. Some of us were outraged, while others scrolled past the sight of yet another tragedy. We believe these tragedies cannot be ignored. We believe that justice, including the ... [Read More…]

The 110th annual Summit lectures begin Sunday night and this year, students have the opportunity to earn three spiritual formation credits over the four days of events and sessions across campus. Yes, three. In years past, students viewed Summit as the credit goldmine – like in 2009 when students could earn 23 credits (which is just insane) and ... [Read More…]

Last year, the university made the shift to market what ACU students have always called social clubs as “local fraternities and sororities.” Over the last 10 years, our campus has welcomed an influx of students brand new to the rich culture of Abilene Christian University – so Student Life thought moving away from the term “social club” would give ... [Read More…]

The Board of Trustees has released a framework for a task force created by the university administration intended to help it in the process of evaluating the university' sexual stewardship code. The reevaluations come as a reaction to the Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court case of July 2015 that federally required each state to recognize ... [Read More…]