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Officers’ GPA should set example to students

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Re: The Optimist, Oct. 10 "Congress votes not to change executive officer rules" by Jonathan Smith, editor After reading the Friday edition of the Optimist, I was astonished to learn about the lack of academic standards held by the majority of our student government representatives. The Students' Association voted down a bill that would have ... [Read More…]

Patriotism shouldn’t be discreet

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Re: The Optimist, Sept. 22 "Flag petition raises needed discussion" editorial Abilene Christian University is in the United States of America. Therefore, it is in fact an American university. Those from other nations that decide to attend ACU understand that it is just that. I wish that many Americans understood the same. Since when has patriotism ... [Read More…]

Gun editorial missed some major points

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Re: The Optimist, Sept. 15 "Expiration of gun ban won't change much" editorial The Sept. 15 Editorial regarding the assault weapons ban is positive in tone and I applaud the Board for their arguments. There is one exception, however. The paragraph that states: "Making it more difficult-while still adhering to the Second Amendment-for people to ... [Read More…]

Celebrity’s political views important, too

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A few things bother me about Ms. Bredemeyer's editorial. This first is a simple statement: "Who cares?" I don't even know how to react to that...but I'll try. If someone on campus from the Young Republicans or College Democrats started talking to you about voting, and he shared his opinion, would you look at him flatly and say, "who cares?" I doubt ... [Read More…]

Skirt editorial a good message

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Re: "No room for short skirts on campus" Editorial Thank you so much for the excellent editorial regarding the dress code at ACU. The editorial was very well written, and I appreciate that it was printed early in the school year. I am hopeful that the dress code policy will be enforced. Our influence reaches beyond the campus as ACU ... [Read More…]

Fate of ‘Ghetto-Wal-Mart’ uncertain

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Re: "Wal-Mart coming to north Abilene" I'm a senior, graduating in May, and I will not be around to see the new Wal-Mart or the closing of what is affectionately known to myself and innumerable others as "Ghetto-Wal-Mart," but I would like to offer my two cents. I can understand the excitement, as in a town as small as Abilene typically the main ... [Read More…]

Pledging helps in real, ‘Simple Life’

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Re: The beginning of the fall 2004 pledging process, A tradition debated by many students I do realize that I'm an alumnus now, and it's kind of "uncool" to be writing to my old school paper, but I started thinking that it was almost pledging time soon and felt obligated to pass this on to any of y'all who are trying to decided whether or not to ... [Read More…]

Freshman offended by ‘don’ts’

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Re: The Optimist, August 27. "Freshman: don't be too cool" by Sarah Carlson, copy editor After giving your article some thought, I'm pretty offended by some of the "don'ts" that you included and felt that you were bashing the freshmen. What if a high school senior happened to read this article and got the impression that all the upperclassmen bash ... [Read More…]

Prisons are a rich field of evangelism

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I work as a correctional officer in the Boyd Unit. This is a very good article. If you are going to do this ministry just be aware that you are in a prison and rules must be followed. Just like in the free world, there are good people in prison as well as bad, and often it is hard to know the difference - but that is God's business. The fields ... [Read More…]

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