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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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Typical week of small-group Chapels show wide variety

October 22, 2024 by Optimist Staff

In early October, student reporters from the Media Writing course spread out over the ACU campus to listen and experience the full spectrum of Small Group Chapels, most of which meet at 11 a.m. on Tuesday or Thursday mornings. The university website says, “Students are able to create Small Group Chapels around their faith denominations, social ... [Read More…]

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Optimist Print Edition 10.18.24

October 18, 2024 by Optimist Staff

https://issuu.com/jmcnetwork/docs/the_optimist_-_homecoming_edition_10-18-24 ... [Read More…]

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Optimist Print Edition 08.26.24

August 26, 2024 by Optimist Staff

Correction: In Monday's print issue, two of the "Fish Stories" on page six were published next to the wrong photo. https://issuu.com/jmcnetwork/docs/the_optimist_-_back_to_school_edition_08-26-24 ... [Read More…]

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Optimist Print Edition 05.09.24

May 9, 2024 by Optimist Staff

https://issuu.com/jmcnetwork/docs/the_optimist_-_graduation_edition_05-09-24 ... [Read More…]

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