Students spend much of their time on Facebook perusing classmates' profiles, reading messages and connecting with people across the country from elementary and high school. While this online forum has many benefits, students and faculty should be aware of the dangers it brings as well. Facebook and MySpace are two social networking Web sites that ... [Read More…]
Education Review deserves university’s time
The General Education Review steering committee will present a report to the entire faculty Monday about core course changes. All students are required to take core courses, regardless of major. A few examples of core courses include exercise science activity classes, English 111 and 112 and fine arts. The changes in core courses will affect all ... [Read More…]
Everything you need to know: Graduation edition
In 17 days, graduating seniors will walk across the stage in Moody Coliseum, shake President Royce Money's hand, and begin a new life. Until then, however, we find ourselves beleaguered with papers, projects, finals and the ever-looming task of securing employment. Amid our busy schedules, several steps must be made before we can ... [Read More…]
New jogging track, same safety rules
The university's walk/jog track now finally encircles campus. The new path, six feet wide and well lit, allows students to walk, bike and run the two miles around campus on one surface. Campus has been waiting for the promised track for several years, and the anticipation has been building in the last few months, as the end date changed several ... [Read More…]
Students’ Association: here to serve
On Sunday night, the Editorial Board of the Optimist interviewed the candidates for executive officer positions for our endorsements and one of the questions we asked was, "How do you think the student body views SA? " The typical response was "What is SA? The students here don't know the power that they have in SA and the fact that they can ... [Read More…]
Nostalgia springs forth from season
Sunday sprung forward with 90-degree temperatures in Abilene, and cold weather disappeared from the forecast with the hour we lost. The Editorial Board, joined by many students, rejoices that spring has arrived. Spring brings cool mornings and warm afternoons, rolling thunder and spring showers, and windy but sunny days. But the weather isn't the ... [Read More…]
Dialogue is necessary for understanding faith
Perhaps have the words discussion and dialogue have not been used so regularly during one week as they were leading up to Monday. But for all the buildup and concern about the conversations with the visiting gay rights activist group Soulforce, the university received exactly what it said it wanted out Monday's forums: dialogue. Students had the ... [Read More…]
Soulforce offers unique chance to learn
Soulforce's arrival to campus Monday has produced mixed feelings among students, faculty and administrators, which, no matter the outcome of the visit, will be one of the best things to happen to the university in years. A university is an institution of higher learning whose members strive to study, research and learn about their society and ... [Read More…]
Don’t let spring break you
Friday, students will abandon ACU in a mass exodus for more exotic locales, different climates, and for some, home sweet home. For most of you, your mothers aren't here to remind you to eat healthy, wear sunscreen and drive carefully. So we get to do it. This only happens a couple times a year, so please indulge us. Emergency contacts: Please, ... [Read More…]
Spring Break Campaigns carry on tradition
ACU Students have impacted more than 100 different locations throughout the United States and the world through Spring Break Campaigns in the past three years. Each year, about 500 students participate, making these campaigns one of the most popular activities on campus. ACU Spring Break Campaigns represent an active response to the Great ... [Read More…]
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