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Paper attempts to cover ‘bad news’ with dignity

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The newspaper occasionally covers less-than-pleasant news dealing with people and issues surrounding the ACU community, a situation exemplified in Friday's issue of the Optimist. Last week, the Optimist published a story about a student who is now facing life in prison after allegedly attacking his pregnant girlfriend, causing her to miscarry a ... [Read More…]

Chapel survey calls for more female involvement

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The university must examine the role women play in Chapel, bearing in mind Chapel's purpose and the goals of the 21st Century Vision. A comprehensive look ought to establish better uniformity, eliminating the alienation students have accused Chapel of causing in the past. Now, the Chapel office defines women's roles based on the Church of Christ ... [Read More…]

21st Century Vision benefits students, campus

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By 2020, ACU will become the premier university in Christ-centered education. At least, that's what the 21st Century Vision states as its primary objective and lists the ways that ACU hopes to achieve that goal. The vision aims to make ACU a better university academically, spiritually and physically and contains four imperatives, said executive ... [Read More…]

Illegal downloads cheat music industry

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Illegal downloaders do create victims. Jammie Thomas did and now must pay them - the copyright owners and record label companies - more than $9,000 a piece for only 24 songs she downloaded. Now, young users of music find that difficult to swallow. Thomas' lawsuit is the first of its type to go to trial, according to a CBS News story. Six record ... [Read More…]

Don’t take the red and green out of Christmas

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In the tree spirit of the holidays, citizens of Fort Collins, Colo., aimed to give residents the gift of political corrections - and sought to purge the city of its offensive traditional holiday red and green lights. The proposed move stemmed from the city's Holiday Display Task Force's recommendation, which clearly focused on the essentials ... [Read More…]

Say thanks through service this holiday season

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"Thank you" drops from our mouths like leaves from trees during Thanksgiving, and this nation's day of thanks has morphed into a commercialized beast with all the trimmings. We spend our "thankful" days off with a stomach full of turkey and sleeping or catching up on homework, while the forgotten and homeless go hungry on the streets of our ... [Read More…]

Def Poetry Jam would benefit students, campus

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If the university doesn't scour all resources for funding a Def Poetry Jam performance, it will miss an opportunity to engage diverse perspectives. When representatives from HBO's popular slam poetry show, Def Poetry Jam, approached SA president Matt Worthington about coming to campus earlier this semester, sadly only a few departments jumped at ... [Read More…]

Congress should support open records bill

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Our country stands on the right to know. Citizens can question the government and access certain federal agency documents. However, the government has allowed darkness to hover over these rights by not responding to such inquiries within a legally set time frame. Under The Freedom of Information Act, citizens can see federal agency documents ... [Read More…]

Golden Compass not so golden for Christians

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Controversy continues to swirl around the movie, "The Golden Compass," due in theaters Dec. 7. The movie's plot comes from the His Dark Materials trilogy, a series "in which God is an imposter, angels are sexually ambiguous and the Church kidnaps, tortures and assassinates to achieve its goals, one of which is "stealing children's ... [Read More…]

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