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Purple Homecoming remnants nowhere to be found around campus

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As soon as I read Jennifer McMichael's column in Wednesday's Optimist that the "town was still painted purple," I got in my car and drove around campus looking for remnants of Homecoming. Jennifer herself could have taken down the one bandana I found in much less time than it took to write her biting prose. That's oversight, not lack of clean ... [Read More…]

Corporate worship means considering others present

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I'd like to say, first of all, that I agree that the Nov. 13 column ("Loud Chapel singers should turn it down") may not have been the best way to acknowledge this singing issue. The appropriate way to deal with a difference with anyone would definitely be to speak to them. But the discussion started, and has now continued, differently. Secondly, ... [Read More…]

Christians should focus on God, not man while worshiping

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I am a Christian at a Christian school. I transferred here from a secular school where if people weren't your friends they didn't care about you. I came to a Christian school because I wanted not only a Christian education, but to be in a place where people you didn't even know loved you. The column written in last Wednesday's paper saddens me. ... [Read More…]

Church desegregation will be a conscious effort by us

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I write to you today with a somber tone. Something I learned in Wimon Walker's Culture in Christianity (a class which I highly recommend, by the way) has stuck with me since 2000 and has influenced me profoundly. We read an article in Professor Walker's class, speaking on the question of "Why is 11:00 Sunday morning still the most segregated hour ... [Read More…]

Advocacy only possible by caring Students’ Association

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The Students' Association's (SA) reputation with the administration is dependent upon the leadership of SA. If the administration trusts the leadership and knows it, it will communicate with them more frequently-I am not making a judgment on the current executive officer's performance, just stating an opinion verified by experience. The ... [Read More…]

Students’ Association shakeup ultimately to benefit everyone

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Serve the students. When you tear away all of the flashy titles and procedures and get right down to it, that's the sole purpose of the Students' Association. To serve the student body. The whole student body. Is it possible for the Students' Association to benefit every single student on campus? Probably not. Does that mean we should settle for ... [Read More…]

Information Technology actually trying to improve, not slow down, messaging for students on campus

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As the chief information officer at ACU, I am writing to respond to Ricky Cadden's letter to the editor. Ricky stated that Information Technology at ACU had "taken it upon itself to 'play' with ports for AOL's Instant Messenger, rendering the service next to useless for students on campus." This is exactly opposite of the truth. Information ... [Read More…]

Cornyn endorsement editorial just a Kirk-bashing

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I'm very disappointed. Every Wednesday and Friday I get an Optimist and read it; I enjoy it and learn about the campus through it. As the elections drew nearer I assumed the Optimist would, as most papers do, endorse a candidate the editorial board feels would best serve Texas. I was not surprised about seeing the endorsements, but rather the ... [Read More…]

Your Voice: Bandwidth and messaging problems problems hurt family communication

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There is a growing problem on this campus, and it gets worse every semester. It is based upon a false belief, and it MUST stop. The problem is caused by the Information Technology department. It seems to be under the impression that students don't use instant messaging, and that we won't care if they mess around with it, or block it completely. I ... [Read More…]

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