Find the opposing argument here: http://www.acuoptimist.com/2012/12/professors-denominations-far-from-acus-ideals/. ACU's Church of Christ identity has been a significant influence on the university since it was founded in 1906. However, as times have changed, it seems beneficial for ACU to break from tradition slightly in order to accommodate ... [Read More…]
Support, love follow recent heartbreak
Whenever we need God most, we cry out to Him the loudest. Through pain, anxiety, fear, stress, sorrow and death we ask God for help, deliverance, healing and strength. The prayers are always answered. But not always in the way we want. Sunday night, a sweet young man, whose story touched the hearts and lives of many, went to his heavenly home. ... [Read More…]
‘Black Friday’ casts shadow over thanks
Thanksgiving is a time that many look forward to. It is a time to give thanks and be happy for everything that we have been blessed with and to spend time with our loved ones. We have one special day to reflect on our blessing but Black Friday now takes away from that meaning. Retailers have shifted our focus from a day to be thankful, to a day ... [Read More…]
Downtown Abilene’s much needed facelift
At 1:17 a.m., the line is a twenty minute wait. Almost every table is filled with college students from ACU, Hardin Simmons and McMurry. Several cops sit together to make sure nothing gets out of control. Business is booming as usual at Whataburger. But what else are college students supposed to do after midnight? Or even after 10 p.m.? The sad ... [Read More…]
Charging for online news is essential
The Abilene Reporter News has been planning for quite some time to implement an online subscription service for its news coverage. If this plan is realized, the Reporter News would be following a trend of many other newspapers around the country in converting to an online format instead of a daily delivered print product. With this change, ... [Read More…]
Second term brings need for compromise
The votes have been counted (except for Florida). The balloons fell from the ceiling. The gracious speeches were given. America chose President Barack Obama for four more years. And now we can all breathe a sigh of relief. You either got what you wanted, or you can at least appreciate the end of the political commercials, tweets and ... [Read More…]
Pura-Vida proves to be smart investment
When it was announced by the university a new salon would fill the space left by Abilene Educational Supply, ACU students were sent into a tizzy. The announcement came only a few months after the university revealed its plan to cut the budget and therefore reduce the number of faculty and staff positions. Because the intentions to open a salon ... [Read More…]
One year later, community brings healing
With the one year anniversary of the bus crash looming over the ACU campus, it seems appropriate to assess the progress that has been made by those who were affected by the one-vehicle roll that took the life of an ACU student last fall. Witnessing the aftermath of an accident of this scale no doubt caught many students in the ACU community ... [Read More…]
Endorsement: Obama for a second term
This endorsement is the collective opinion of the Optimist Editorial Board and should not be taken as the views of the the university. The endorsement was published on Wednesday, Oct. 24 along side guest columns from the presidents of both College Republicans and College Democrats. Politics and elections can be overwhelming for everyone, ... [Read More…]
Political ads favor attack over platform
In a recent debate, presidential nominee Mitt Romney told the moderator "I'm going to stop the subsidy to PBS. I'm going to stop other things. I like PBS, I love Big Bird. Actually I like you, too. But I'm not going to - I'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for." Though Mitt Romney spoke only a few ... [Read More…]
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