This letter is being written in response to the Optimist article 'Your Voice' (Oct. 11, 2002) concerning the recent speculation on the quality and purpose of social clubs and pledging. The author's obvious discontent with social clubs is vague and seemingly groundless, but what arouses my curiosity is the precedent for complaint. What troubles ... [Read More…]
Joining a social club seems hardly worth the price of pledging
I understand that many people are probably fed up with hearing about social clubs, pledging, and other related activities. I would have to agree with those people. However, as it is prevalent in my life at this time, I feel I must speak my piece before the time has come to move on with life. I am not in a club, but my roommate is pledging at the ... [Read More…]
1935 ACU graduate advises current students to dream big
Dear Editor, A copy of the Optimist dated Aug. 30: wow! I don't know if I'm an optimist or a pessimist! Your news of modern university life was interesting-shocking and informative to a 1935 ex-student! I am handwriting this because of 50 percent vision loss-so I don't look so good anymore at age 83! I now live in Christian Village, just one ... [Read More…]
GSP pledges defend Christian brotherhood of social club
Dear Editor, As the 2002 pledging class of the social club Gamma Sigma Phi, the article in Wednesday's Optimist (Oct. 2, "Students decide against pledging") caught our collective eye. We wear a label going to Abilene Christian University of being a Christian. The majority, while not perfect, is striving to live a life reflected of Christ. The ... [Read More…]
Chapel rules seem to resemble those of the Reconstruction period
I want to thank the members of the Chapel programming team so much for their willingness in placing their time to decide how Chapel would work best. I extend my congratulations on a successful change of Chapel itself. Thanks to their ideas and involvement, the entire face of Chapel has changed to a more worship-type environment, and a weekly varied ... [Read More…]
Those in charge to blame for restrictive, over-dramatic Follies
I am writing in response to the article entitled "Follies too serious to be entertaining." First off, I would just like to say that I completely agree with what was said; Follies was too melodramatic and drawn out this year. But if anyone has complaints or feels the need to criticize, I would like to advise them: do not blame the freshmen. My ... [Read More…]
Network administrators need students’ help in fixing slow down
It is clear to any students or faculty who use the ACU network that we have a severe problem with its performance. Although this summer ACU increased capacity by over 60 percent, the usability is worse than ever. While many factors contribute to this problem, there is one that stands out far beyond them all: file sharing. Ignoring any legal or ... [Read More…]
Disrespect the real problem in ongoing Chapel debate
I, like many of my fellow students, am quite fatigued by the seemingly eternal Chapel debate channeled through the Optimist, yet there is one particular issue that hasn't been addressed and I feel someone should shed light upon it. For the past two weeks, I have been quite frustrated and angered by the constant display of disrespect by my peers ... [Read More…]
All students voluntarily commit to attend Chapel when enrolling at ACU
While I don't intend to answer every letter that objects to the Chapel policy, I do think Dave Roland's letter raises interesting questions that deserve a response. Mr. Roland correctly points out that Chapel is a spiritual discipline and spiritual disciplines are entered into voluntarily. That is absolutely right by my understanding. What he ... [Read More…]
New absence policies not the solution for better Chapel experience
I cannot disagree more strongly with the new Chapel policy that was announced two weeks ago. In the first place, requiring students to attend Chapel has always been based on questionable reasoning. It is one thing for a Christian school to ban certain vices. It is quite another to exclude students from community activities if they don't adopt a ... [Read More…]