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Weekly predictions: ACU vs. Virginia

November 20, 2020 by Owen Simpson, Jalen Garrett, Tavian Miles and Carrie Johnston

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…]

Filed Under: Sports

Protect your social life, mental health as we near finals

November 10, 2020 by Tavian Miles

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…]

Filed Under: Columns, Opinion

Election 2020: Editors make their predictions for the presidential race

October 31, 2020 by Owen Simpson, Alyssa High, Carrie Johnston, Tavian Miles, Dillon Daniel, Riley Fisher and Sydney Varner

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…]

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Weekly predictions: ACU vs. Mercer

October 30, 2020 by Owen Simpson, Madi Miller, Carrie Johnston, Tavian Miles and Jalen Garrett

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…]

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Weekly Predictions: ACU vs. Army

October 2, 2020 by Owen Simpson, Carrie Johnston, Tavian Miles, Jalen Garrett and Madi Miller

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…]

Filed Under: Sports

Chapel requirements, class structure should remain the same

September 28, 2020 by Tavian Miles

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…]

Filed Under: Columns, Opinion

Miners spoil Wildcats’ season-opener, 17-13

September 20, 2020 by Tavian Miles and Owen Simpson

Video by Tavian Miles and Owen Simpson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPea9XzgmxM ... [Read More…]

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Weekly predictions: ACU vs. UTEP

September 19, 2020 by Owen Simpson, Carrie Johnston, Jalen Garrett, Tavian Miles and Madi Miller

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…]

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Season predictions: ACU football

September 12, 2020 by Owen Simpson, Madi Miller, Jalen Garrett, Carrie Johnston and Tavian Miles

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…]

Filed Under: Sports

The “A” in Chick-Fil-A stands for average

September 6, 2020 by Tavian Miles

If I’m being honest here, Chick-Fil-A isn’t even worth all the hype that people give it. It’s really just overrated. Now, this was painful to type, but it’s so true. Yes I will go there to get a quick meal, but it’s only because I know what I’m getting. When I say that, I mean Chick-Fil-A is just consistently good. The Popeyes Chicken ... [Read More…]

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