After a long season filled with obstacles and difficulties, the Wildcats' football season will reach its scheduled finish on Saturday against the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. When the department of athletics first announced that football would play this year, it gave the ACU community something to look forward to and bring them ... [Read More…]
Women are making history, and it is long overdue
For the first time in United States history, a woman has been elected to the office of the vice president. Kamala Harris was announced Saturday as the vice president elect making history as the first woman and the first woman of color to ever hold an office that high in the United States government. Whether you voted for former Vice President ... [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…]
Moving forward with a Biden presidency
After what feels like a lifetime of waiting to see who won the 2020 presidential election, it has finally been called: Biden won. As we go into these next few months of transition not only to a new president, but to a new party majority. Here's what we need to know about this change. Biden has already started assembling a coronavirus task ... [Read More…]
COVID-19’s impact won’t change the inevitable return of snow days
In what was the earliest recorded snowfall in Abilene history Tuesday ultimately created a unique situation with in-person classes. COVID-19 struck down yet another cherished event to ACU students and those across Texas. Snow occurs maybe two or three times every school year in Abilene, but because of classes adapting to an online format, they ... [Read More…]
My case for being pro-life
By writing this I know I am putting myself on thin ice. As a straight, white, unmarried male with no children of my own, I understand that I do not have much of a leg to stand on in today’s society when arguing the case against being pro-choice. However, I want to propose that maybe there is a way to approach being pro-life while still ... [Read More…]
I have CPTSD, and I’m not alone.
Mental illness is more common than it's ever been, especially among young adults. Odds are, several of your classmates have anxiety, depression or some other mental illness and you don't even know it. College is a melting pot of people who were raised in different communities and have different backgrounds, and not everyone grew up exactly the ... [Read More…]
My COVID-19 quarantine experience
It all started last week on October 16, the day before Homecoming. I was on my way to help distribute the Homecoming issue for the Optimist, and I had plans to work on group projects and hang out with my friends a few hours later. Like I usually do, I checked my emails to see if I had heard back from any potential sources for my articles, ... [Read More…]
Staying healthy and happy: Self-care in a crazy semester
As week eight of classes started Monday, the stress of the semester has started to completely set in. Tests are harder, homework is longer, Zoom classes are still frustrating and sleep is slowly becoming less and less consistent. College is hard, there's no doubt about that. The late night, cram packed study sessions in the library aren’t ... [Read More…]
Student Life should make the difficult decision to postpone pledging
As a first-year member of Frater Sodalis, I have long looked forward to the next pledge class coming into my fraternity. The brothers in my fraternity have provided me with an incredible community. The thought of extending that to another group of sophomores, especially to so many that I am friends with, really excites me. To be completely ... [Read More…]
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