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PESSIMIST: Limited Access will soon launch in bookstore

March 31, 2025 by Optimist Staff

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…]

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PESSIMIST: Financial adviser makes budget cuts across campus

March 31, 2025 by Optimist Staff

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…]

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PESSIMIST: Greek Life ‘stirs the pot’ with rule changes

March 31, 2025 by Optimist Staff

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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PESSIMIST: Men’s basketball coach to pledge Sub T-16

March 31, 2025 by Optimist Staff

After receiving support from campus fraternity Sub T-16 this men’s basketball season, Head Coach Brette Tanner has received a bid from the club to join. Tanner celebrated with the club members after each win this season. He said he plans to accept the bid and begin the pledging process. Founded in 1923 Sub T-16 is one of the oldest social clubs ... [Read More…]

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PESSIMIST: Officially Mr. and Mrs. ACU: New cherished tradition greets ACU

March 31, 2025 by Optimist Staff

Ring by Spring meets Mr. ACU and Miss ACU as this year's honorees will engage in what ACU Student Life expects to be a new cherished ACU tradition – an arranged marriage. Each year students elect two senior students –a man and a woman – to be named Mr. ACU and Miss ACU as who best represent the university and its core values. The recognized ... [Read More…]

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PESSIMIST: Optimist staff named new Sing Song judge

March 31, 2025 by Optimist Staff

After hearing students’ positive feedback regarding The Optimist Sing Song predictions, The Optimist staff has been chosen to judge all future Sing Song acts. Over the past several years, The Optimist has had unprecedented accuracy when it comes to predicting the winners, never failing to pick the winners with limited drama around campus, said ... [Read More…]

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PESSIMIST: Voldemort takes over COBA in “hostile muggle merger”

March 30, 2025 by Optimist Staff

After years of searching for a major donor, the College of Business Administration has finally secured a name. Unfortunately, it’s one no one is allowed to say out loud. Enter: The College That Shall Not Be Named. Voldemort has officially taken control of the College of Business Administration. The Dark Lord arrived last Monday at 8:04 a.m., ... [Read More…]

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Optimist Print Edition 03.28.25

March 28, 2025 by Optimist Staff

https://issuu.com/jmcnetwork/docs/optimist_print_edition_03.28.25 ... [Read More…]

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Finding the best eats in the ‘325’

March 26, 2025 by Optimist Staff

Each spring, events including Sing Song and graduation bring a campus full of visitors to ACU, and lots of those families and friends spread out to share good meals all over Abilene. To help with that decision about where to eat, students from the Media Writing course also spread out, gathering the following list of culinary possibilities. We ... [Read More…]

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Optimist Print Edition 11.25.24

November 25, 2024 by Optimist Staff

https://issuu.com/jmcnetwork/docs/the_optimist_-_football_special_edition_11-25-24 ... [Read More…]

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10 Nov

NEWS: Students can officially opt out of Wildcat Access program for the spring 2026 semester. The opt out period will run from today through Nov. 23.

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1 Nov

BREAKING NEWS: The winners of the 2025 Homecoming Parade are: Sanctify in the student organization division, Ko Jo Kai in the sorority division and Gamma Sigma Phi in the fraternity division.

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