The annual Undergraduate Research, Creativity and Innovation Festival took place Monday and Tuesday, giving students from all departments the opportunity to share their research findings and creative projects with the community. The festival was originally called the Undergraduate Research Festival, but it has been expanded to include creativity ... [Read More…]
PESSIMIST: Lego joins SGA to piece together Wessel kit
In an effort to expand the products offered by the Campus Store, the Student Government Association has announced a partnership with Lego, the Campus Store and its president. The first product released will be a 1000-1 model of Wessel Hall with an exclusive SGA President Josh Springer figurine. “I’m ecstatic to be featured in the set,” Springer ... [Read More…]
PESSIMIST: Fake News: Trump blames the Bean for missing campus cats
Chaos erupted on campus last week after a surprise stop by President Donald Trump, where he made a shocking claim during his speech in front of Moody. “They’re eating the dogs, they’re eating the cats,” Trump said while pointing to the bean. “It’s terrible! Just terrible! Worse than China.” The ACU Feral Cat Initiative immediately issued a ... [Read More…]
PESSIMIST: Fuzzy’s curse strikes Athletics once again
After signing NIL deals with Fuzzy’s Taco, Wildcat quarterback Maverick McIvor and guard Dontrez Williams both entered the transfer portal. “It was an easy decision,” McIvor said. “Football is great, but have you ever had one of these things?” Williams was just as fired up about the tacos. “I watched film, I studied my options, and I realized ... [Read More…]
Optimist Print Edition 04.01.25 – The Pessimist
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PESSIMIST: ACU athletics to move ‘Touchdown Jesus’ to stadium
After the departure of key offensive players on the ACU football team, the department of athletics has decided to move the “Touchdown Jesus” statue from the Lunsford trail to the football field. The team went 9-5 last season and won the United Athletic Conference and a first-round playoff game. But the team will be without key players, Maverick ... [Read More…]
PESSIMIST: Ear splitting fun: CAB hosts campus silent disco
The Campus Activities Board approached this year's silent disco a little differently, earning the title of the loudest silent disco ever attempted. What started as a fun twist on the traditional silent disco ended with two students hospitalized, angry residents and pages of police reports. On Friday, the Campus Center filled with hundreds of ... [Read More…]
PESSIMIST: Limited Access will soon launch in bookstore
After receiving many complaints about the Wildcat Access program and the process for distributing books at the beginning of each semester, the university has reached a new deal with eCampus. This new deal will hand out books at the end of the school year to test students’ true IQs. University president Phil Schubert said this new process will ... [Read More…]
PESSIMIST: Financial adviser makes budget cuts across campus
After Elon Musk's recent layoffs, budget cuts and innovations throughout his companies and the federal government, Dr. Phil Schubert, president of the university and the Board of Trustees reached out to Musk for financial advising. To relieve the pressure created by decreasing electric vehicle demand, Musk called for job and budget cuts. For DOGE ... [Read More…]
PESSIMIST: Greek Life ‘stirs the pot’ with rule changes
Since the conclusion of the 2025 pledging process, Robin McPherson and the Greek Life Office have announced the upcoming changes to clubs and their pledging regulations. “We think they’ve gotten too comfortable and accustomed to the current rules,” McPherson said. “If we continue to change the rules, it will stay entertaining and force clubs to ... [Read More…]
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