With anger and frustration, we are heartbroken and condemn actions of racial injustice in our nation. We support and encourage the need to peacefully protest and bring further awareness to atrocities that take place. Phil Schubert, president of the university, sent an email Tuesday morning addressing the crisis this country faces. While speaking ... [Read More…]

To be able to wake up at 12 p.m., stay in pajamas and blow off all school work was what most of us were asking for at our halfway point in the semester. However, now, after our fifth week of consecutive quarantine, online instruction, shelter-in-place orders, etc., we are all surely wishing we had chosen our words more carefully. The isolation ... [Read More…]

Last week, President Trump passed a bill to release over $2 trillion for a stimulus package in an attempt to relieve the economic strains caused by the spreading COVID-19. This price tag could grab anyone’s attention. Yet, even more magnetizing is the $250 billion that all independent Americans will be receiving. Most American independents will ... [Read More…]

Last week, the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in Abilene with the first positive case tested on March 26. Now, as of Monday, March 30, there are 11 confirmed cases in Taylor County. Six of the cases found have unfortunately been within Disability Resources Inc. One of the infected is a resident at DRI in his 20’s who is receiving care at ... [Read More…]

As classes debut their completely online format, it goes without saying that nearly everyone within the ACU community is at a loss. The rampant COVID-19 virus has, and continues to strip opportunities from the hands of faculty, staff, and students. However, as the effects of the virus only seem to escalate, it is made more clear each day that ... [Read More…]

Historically the Optimist has provided news relevant to the ACU, and previously ACC, community through printed pages of a newspaper. During the current days of reaction and response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Optimist staff members are continuing to work long hours to provide timely and accurate news regarding coronavirus updates, as well as any ... [Read More…]

We are now living in history. The entire United States has encountered a force that feels nothing short of invincible. Nearly every institution, corporation, and business has been affected in some way. Every life within the U.S. has undoubtedly been shifted in adaptation to the spreading COVID-19 virus. Within our community, all students and ... [Read More…]

“So this year’s Sing Song is over; what do we do now?” It’s now a question on the minds of many on campus. ACU’s pride-soaked A Cappella competition easily manages to assume “priority number one” in the weeks leading up to the performances. Sing Song demands extensive, late-night practices, mostly fueled by the undying competition found between ... [Read More…]

The 2020 Presidential Election is only nine months away, meaning that some of the largest battles between candidates are already occurring. With a Republican partisan currently occupying the Oval Office, most qualified Republicans did not even announce their running. The few that have, however, have mostly been defeated already by the president’s ... [Read More…]