By Mitch Holt, Copy Editor The Students' Association plans to promote the university's student-run television station, SATV, this fall from its longtime dormant state into a forum of discussion, programs and announcements, all by students. Maher Saab, president of SA, said he's excited about the plethora of ideas being tossed around, and he hopes ... [Read More…]
ACU students serve as International and Domestic Interns
By Mitch Holt, Copy Editor During the summer, 57 ACU students engaged in World Wide Witness internships, short-term missions programs in 23 different locations across the world, ranging from 6 to 10 weeks in length. Dr. Gary Green, missions coordinator in the Halbert Institute for Missions at ACU, said WWW provides participants with an extremely ... [Read More…]
Abilene receives upgrade
By Mitch Holt, Copy Editor During the summer, the north side of Abilene received a whirlwind of renovations, adding several new businesses to the area around ACU including Chili's, GameStop and Monks Coffeeshop. All three businesses were added to the city during the summer months, and all three businesses are making solid profits, especially as ... [Read More…]
American media: Democracy at work
By Mitch Holt, Copy Editor As the Optimist staff strives for balance between opposing perspectives in each issue of the paper, an ever-increasing demand for objectivity within the American news media is surfacing, and they're doing their job relatively well. Americans need to know their views and be able to spot biases in the news media. This is ... [Read More…]
Comic artist to come to Abilene
By Mitch Holt, Staff Writer Renowned comic book artist, theorist and lecturer Scott McCloud will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday in Cullen Auditorium in a free lecture about comics and the future of the industry. McCloud has illustrated and authored many graphic novels, including DC Comics' Superman Adventures and the comic book Zot! His storytelling ... [Read More…]
World’s largest BBQ returns to Abilene
By Mitch Holt, Staff Writer The Abilene Chamber of Commerce's Military Service Committee will sponsor the 41st Annual World's Largest Barbecue on Saturday at the Civic Center to honor the military personnel of Abilene and their families. This tradition provides members of the National Guard, military reserves and Department of Defense civilians ... [Read More…]
Alumnus Ron Konstantin runs for City Council
By Mitch Holt, Staff Writer Ron Konstantin, class of 2005, is running for Place 1 on Abilene's City Council. He is running against current City Council member Sam Chase. The position will be decided when Abilenians vote May 13. Konstantin said he arrived in Abilene in 1994 and suffered serious injuries in a car accident that prevented him from ... [Read More…]
SA elections begin Tuesday
By Mitch Holt, Staff Writer Students planning to run for Students' Association executive officer positions must turn in their petitions by 5 p.m. Wednesday and will participate in debates Monday and Chapel speeches Tuesday. Elections are April 11-12 from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with runoff elections April 13, if necessary. Petitions were available ... [Read More…]
Freshman recovering from injuries sustained during class ski trip
By Mitch Holt, Staff Writer Cody Veteto freshman journalism major from Tulsa, Okla., is recovering and responsive in St. Anthony Central Hospital in Denver but had been in an incommunicable state at for more than a month with his parents waiting and praying by his side. He was snowboarding on Feb. 25 with Scott Morrison, freshman electronic media ... [Read More…]
Take me to the Red Sox games
By Mitch Holt, Staff Writer Don't Believe the Hype When the Red Sox won the World Series in 2004, it was like a breath of fresh air. I spent the first 18 years of my life in a Fenway frenzy, hoping for a winning season year after year - a World Series victory the last possibility in my mind. Between the fourth and 11th years of my life, I ... [Read More…]
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