Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Bynes are well known for a number of catchy songs and classic movies. But more recently their fame, or infamy, has come from the tabloids reporting their all too familiar scandals. A fairly new target of public ridicule and obsession is Miley Cyrus. After her performance at the VMAs, there's no arguing ... [Read More…]
For the sake of spirit, it’s a matter of pride
Wildcat football will make its season debut tomorrow evening, donning their new Div. I standing, new uniforms and hopefully, a different student body of supporters. Cheerleaders are having to work overtime for a school spirit overhaul, trying to raise a brio barometer currently at a dwarfan degree. Before the semester started, the Big Purple ... [Read More…]
Keeping traditions: A letter to freshmen
It's the start of another new school year, and there are plenty of bright-eyed and eager new faces walking these hallowed halls. While the university tries to impart as much wisdom as it can on freshmen during Welcome Week, certain details always seem to fall through the cracks. ACU is all about traditions. You've already experienced the ... [Read More…]
The importance of Opinion
What makes the Opinion Page so different from the other pages of the newspaper? While the rest of the paper deals in facts, this page allows members of the Optimist staff to provide their opinions about issues to which the audience can relate. The written products and cartoons published here are the works of the Editorial Board, a ... [Read More…]
One year later, community brings healing
With the one year anniversary of the bus crash looming over the ACU campus, it seems appropriate to assess the progress that has been made by those who were affected by the one-vehicle roll that took the life of an ACU student last fall. Witnessing the aftermath of an accident of this scale no doubt caught many students in the ACU community ... [Read More…]
University provides quiet encouragement
Friday afternoon brought tragedy for the ACU community. A group of students who planned to spend the weekend together in Medina building playgrounds instead spent it scattered throughout four West Texas hospitals. Not everyone on campus knows the 12 students, three faculty and one faculty spouse involved. We cannot feel the physical or emotional ... [Read More…]
Yearbook unveiling cheapened in Chapel
Last Thursday after Chapel, screens portrayed the presentation of the 2001-2002 Prickly Pear to Dr. Money via video tape. This ended an 86-year tradition of unveiling the book and presenting it to the president in a formal ceremony during Chapel. The change cheapened a normally exciting moment. In past years, this formal presentation to Money was ... [Read More…]
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