Presidential elections drag a host of controversies behind them every four years: mud-slinging advertisements, rhetoric lip-ups and campaign inconsistencies. But above all, endorsements seem to ignite the most passionate allegiance and debate. Choosing a blend of coffee or a Friday-night movie is personal and might spark casual debate between ... [Read More…]
Endorsement: Obama, our candidate
Two qualified men emerged from the exhausting nominating process as their party's choice for the office of the President of the United States. Sen. John McCain is a man who has fought for his country at home and abroad and has shown through his more than 25 years as a Congressman and Senator that he is not afraid to clash with his party or work ... [Read More…]
Responsibility for individual wellness falls solely to individuals
With midterm exams, cold weather and flu season fast approaching, students might feel more depressed and fall into unhealthier habits than at other times of the year. In October, the combined load of academic and social tasks starts to interfere with quality of sleep, eating and leisure activities. The absence of a close getaway makes it even ... [Read More…]
Bailout prompts movement of financial responsibility from all
We, the Optimist Editorial Board members, are not economists. But it does not take a business major to know our country's current financial state needs improving. To oversimplify, Americans have been spending more than we should. In terms of the ever fluctuating business cycle, our economy enjoyed what was perhaps an unnaturally long upswing ... [Read More…]
Congressional dramatics halt progress
By Colter Hettich, Features Editor "If you can't say something nice, then don't say anything at all." Nancy Pelosi clearly disagrees, and she couldn't have proved it at a worse moment. Credit markets continue to fall. Investor confidence is lower than the national limbo champion. God bless Warren Buffet, even though his $5 billion dollar ... [Read More…]
Big Bang Theory recreation generates unnerved reactions
By Colter Hettich, Features Editor We may be getting a little ahead of ourselves. And by we, I mean the scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The LHC sits in Geneva, Switzer land, as the most powerful particle accelerator ever built. Simply put, the machine launches protons in opposite directions around a ring, creating almost a ... [Read More…]
Residence Life fails to communicate hall costs
The Office of Residence Life Education and Housing recently made some commendable changes to residence hall features and function. Most halls received upgrades, including new computers and furniture for Edwards Hall, parking lot lights near the Smith and Adams Halls and new carpet, paint and vanities for McDonald Hall. Residence Life even extended ... [Read More…]
Mobile Initiative presents opportunity, challenge
ACU's motto challenges its administration, faculty and students to "change the world." With the Mobile Learning Initiative implemented this fall, the university changed the world in one fell swoop. More than 120 news outlets from six continents have covered the university's plan to distribute iPhones and iPod touches to its freshmen. ABC News TV ... [Read More…]
Opinion Page provides forum for discussion
On any other page of the Optimist one can find coverage of campus news, the latest updates on ACU's NCAA Division II sports teams or reported stories about interesting people, events and shows at ACU and in Abilene. But the Opinion Page is a venue for argument, agreement, discourse and discussion. Each issue of the Optimist Opinion page will carry ... [Read More…]
Remembering the top stories of the year
With more than 800 stories to choose from, the Optimist staff members have voted on what they think are the 10 most newsworthy stories to recap the 2007-08 school year. 1. With the release of the iPhone last summer, a research group composed of faculty and staff began conversations with Apple to discuss the possibility of providing this cellular ... [Read More…]
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