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Letter from the Editor: Editor in chief looks back

April 30, 2004 by Paul A. Anthony

By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief "The newspapers! Sir, they are the most villainous-licentious-abominable-infernal-Not that I ever read them-No-I make it a rule never to look into a newspaper." -The Critic (1779), by Richard Brinsley Sheridan A young, scared freshman who had never taken a journalism class in his life sat on the floor in an ... [Read More…]

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Arrests made in Mabee thefts: Roommates stole thousands in DVDs, ACU Police allege

April 30, 2004 by Paul A. Anthony

By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief A current and former student were arrested last week and charged with two counts of burglary for allegedly stealing hundreds of dollars in DVDs and other merchandise from rooms in Mabee Hall. The two students, roommates at the time, stole the items in February, ACU Police Chief Jimmy Ellison said. Two of four ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Campus Crime

Candidates campaign for congressional race: Neugebauer visits campus as Stenholm focuses on Lubbock

April 21, 2004 by Paul A. Anthony

By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Although redistricting is Randy Neugebauer's reason for running in Abilene, he prefers to talk about something other than lines, court battles and partisan brawls in the Texas Legislature. Instead, the Republican Congressman from Lubbock is looking to both keep his job and take Abilene Democrat Charlie ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Politics

Letter from the Editor: SA, paper have healthy conflict

April 16, 2004 by Paul A. Anthony

By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief The editorial reads like something we've written lately. "The SA Constitution is not just a piece of paper," the Optimist opined 15 years ago. "The SA's latest blatant disregard of its Constitution," etc. etc. etc. In the 1988 executive officer elections, the president staffed the election booth with Senate ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns Tagged With: SA

Alumnus wins Pulitzer for Iraq photos: Leeson, four-time finalist, awarded top prize for ‘Morning News’ work

April 7, 2004 by Paul A. Anthony

By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief For David Leeson, the long, hard road to healing just became a little shorter. The university alumnus, class of 1978, spent nearly two months in Iraq photographing the dead, the dying, the bloodied-all casualties of war. Now his work, together with that of Dallas Morning News colleague Cheryl Diaz Meyer, ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Archive, David Leeson, JMC

Rouse elected by wide margin: Alleged tampering, Student Guide violations create topsy-turvy race

April 7, 2004 by Paul A. Anthony

By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief The student body elected Layne Rouse as its president Thursday, bringing to an end a topsy-turvy election that featured alleged ballot tampering and likely Student Guide violations. Students' Association officials said the tampering charges affected only a handful of ballots and didn't affect the outcome of the ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: SA

Executive officer elections begin

March 31, 2004 by Paul A. Anthony

By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Presidential candidates Clay Rich and Layne Rouse positioned themselves in two starkly different camps on the eve of elections-with Rouse touting his experience as an executive officer and Rich claiming change was needed in the Students' Association. The pair faced off in a Tuesday evening debate that ... [Read More…]

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Letter from the Editor: Extreme Bush hatred unfounded

March 26, 2004 by Paul A. Anthony

By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Disturbing or asinine? You decide. During spring break, at the National Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. a man leaves a video room that detailed the Nazis' rise to power in Germany and mutters, "Sounds like George Bush." Last week, an ACU professor in class says free speech doesn't exist in America, ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns Tagged With: Politics

SA initiates awareness plan with focus on student groups

March 26, 2004 by Paul A. Anthony

By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Seeking to clean up after the "Big Shake-Up," the Students' Association Congress announced Wednesday an aggressive plan to market itself to student groups. The plan, termed the "Alpha Project" and designed by the newly created Alpha standing committee, would make student groups of all sizes more aware of SA's ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: SA

Officer standards could be lowered: Voters to decide if sophomores can run for vice president

March 19, 2004 by Paul A. Anthony

By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Students will decide later this month whether a sophomore can be their vice president. An amendment to the Students' Association Constitution passed Wednesday would lower the requirement for executive vice president to no less than 60 credit hours completed. The amendment will be ratified if approved by ... [Read More…]

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My second year at ACU was full of opportunities that grew me as an individual and a journalist.

In my first year as editor in chief of @acuoptimist, we published six print issues, filmed a 3-hour live election show, and revamped our newscast, all while producing news weekly.

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