In mid-2010, Japanese engineers shipped our future caregivers into the country through the same customs office that clears electric wheelchairs for distribution in the United States - only this caregiver was a plush, baby seal. Paro, the robotic, baby seal, was designed by the best and brightest engineers to simulate interaction between patients ... [Read More…]
Texas shouldn’t mandate sonograms
We encourage all pregnant women who are considering an abortion to have a sonogram. Courageous sonogram decisions would nullify the need for the Texas legislature to mandate pre-abortion sonograms that substitute the state's will for the woman's will. Senate Bill 16, approved by the state Senate on a 21-10 vote, passed on largely partisan lines, ... [Read More…]
Egyptian activism should inspire youth
As demonstrations rage on in Egypt, American young people should be inspired and motivated by the high level of civic activism demonstrated by Egyptian youth. Unemployment among young people in Egypt hit an astronomical 25 percent, according to The Economist, and adolescents became fed up with inaction from President Hosni Mubarak and his ... [Read More…]
New meal plan fits students’ schedules
ACU Food Services is unveiling an improved meal plan program that we think will give students more Bean for their buck. With the new program, the Bean will be open between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. on weekdays and have extended hours on the weekend. These new hours will give students more options for eating and allow students to fit eating into their ... [Read More…]
Cornerstone fails students
Cornerstone failed colossally last fall. CORE 110, spearhead of the new core curriculum, forced freshmen to suffer a class related neither to their majors nor to their interests and lives. Students packed into Cullen Auditorium each Monday for Spotlight Series lectures by notable community members and esteemed ACU professors from a variety of ... [Read More…]
Singles prepare to survive Valentine’s
The ACU campus may have recently survived the "snowpocalypse," but there still looms an event that many on campus are wishing to avoid. For some, it is one of the most romantic days of the year. But for many, the date is a dreaded one. For singles on campus this Valentine's Day, the Optimist proposes a survival guide for how to put the "victory" ... [Read More…]
Scholarship changes allow adaptability
Changes made to the way Presidential Scholarships are awarded will give the university more flexibility in distributing the scholarships, the academic pinnacle for incoming freshmen. A record 453 potential students applied for the award this year, an increase from the 323 last year. This sharp increase in application numbers serves as an indicator ... [Read More…]
Faculty Chapel attendance creates unity
Faculty and staff have taken over certain sections of Moody Coliseum on Mondays after a push from the president, but we don't mind having them there. Schubert expressed an expectation at the beginning of the semester for faculty and staff to regularly attend Monday Chapel. This change may make finding a seat on Monday more difficult, but this ... [Read More…]
Photo ID law protects voting process
A new Texas law requiring voters to present a photo ID along with a voter's registration card has been criticized by some Texas lawmakers, but the simple act of bringing an ID will ultimately keep election results honest. The previous law required voters to present their registration card and another form of ID or to sign an affidavit at the ... [Read More…]
Students must seize innovative vision
ACU is preparing students to meet the future presented by President Obama in his State of the Union Address. The president set goals only achievable through the hard work and dedication of a new generation of workers, workers whom ACU already has begun training and educating along a path parallel to Obama's Tuesday-night projection for ... [Read More…]
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