The ACU men's basketball opening game kickstarts college basketball across the country Wednesday against Eastern Tennessee State at 10:00 a.m. The Wildcats posted an impressive 20-11 record and finished second in the Southland conference standings. The preseason standings have the Wildcats finishing second again the conference. Season ... [Read More…]
Weekly predictions: ACU vs. Virginia
Weekly Predictions: ACU vs. Virginia Season Records: T-1st. Owen 3-2 T-1st. Carrie 3-2 3rd. Tavian 2-2 4th. Jalen 2-3 Owen: It’s within reason to suggest that the Wildcats should have waited to play in the spring. They weren’t ready for the season this fall. Certainly, COVID-19 has played a role in a tumultuous season, but the ... [Read More…]
Protect your social life, mental health as we near finals
Week 12 of the semester is finally here, which means a lot of us will be leaving campus in just a few weeks to get ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas all in the midst of finishing up school online for a couple of weeks. For college students this is all we’re able to think about and this can be a stressful time for us trying to juggle family ... [Read More…]
Election 2020: Editors make their predictions for the presidential race
Members of the Optimist Editorial Board have individually written their electoral college predictions for the upcoming presidential election. A prediction is not an endorsement for a candidate, as the Optimist will not endorse a presidential candidate in the upcoming 2020 election. ACU Optimist 2020 Presidential Election Predictions Owen ... [Read More…]
Weekly predictions: ACU vs. Mercer
Weekly Predictions: ACU vs. Mercer Season Records: T-1st. Owen 2-1 T-1st. Carrie 2-1 T-1st. Madi 2-1 4th. Tavian 1-1 5th. Jalen 1-2 Owen: The Wildcats are off to their worst start since 2016 where they lost its first seven games of the season. That finally changes Saturday when they take down Mercer. There’s not much to gauge ... [Read More…]
Weekly Predictions: ACU vs. Army
Weekly Predictions: ACU vs. Army Season Records: T-1. Owen 1-0 T-1. Carrie 1-0 T-1. Madi 1-0 T-4. Tavian 0-1 T-4. Jalen 0-1 Owen: The Wildcats will be forced to contain the nation’s top rushing team in the country Saturday on national television. To accomplish such a task will likely prove difficult as Army is ... [Read More…]
Chapel requirements, class structure should remain the same
For quite some time students have been talking about lowering the amount of chapel credits from 55 to a lower number, and this semester it finally happened due to a global pandemic. In my opinion, this has been one of the best things to happen because of the extra free time that you have. Now yes, I did say the free time was amazing, but I ... [Read More…]
Miners spoil Wildcats’ season-opener, 17-13
Video by Tavian Miles and Owen Simpson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPea9XzgmxM ... [Read More…]
Weekly predictions: ACU vs. UTEP
Weekly Predictions: ACU vs. UTEP Owen: Wildcat football has returned. Unfortunately, the delayed start could benefit UTEP with two games already under its belt. After a hard-fought comeback against Stephen F. Austin in the season-opener, the Miners were no match against the Longhorns. Nevertheless, UTEP will likely be less anxious coming out of ... [Read More…]
Season predictions: ACU football
Owen: The Wildcats will have their hands full in a historic fall season. Following the departure of former starting quarterback Luke Anthony, questions arise on offense. However, head coach Adam Dorrel has praised the new freshman class as one of the best he’s ever coached. With a tough schedule ahead and a dismal finish to last season, ACU will ... [Read More…]
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