Although competition has always existed among club and class acts, it was amplified this year as students took to social media where feuds were formed, claims were made that the show was rigged and participants blamed their losses on the number of alumni supporting other acts. Some students took personal offense to the annual predictions by the ... [Read More…]

There were 372 cases of measles in the U.S. last year, and in the first two months of 2019, there have been 127 cases. This is just over a third of the amount reported last year. Eight of those cases are in Texas, but measles was declared eradicated from the U.S. in 2000. Think about that for a second. Measles was no longer a problem in ... [Read More…]

Black History Month is here, yet outside of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, there have been few mentions of this important annual celebration. Sadly, it is overshadowed at ACU by a bigger February event: Sing Song. A group of historians created Negro History Week in 1926. In 1976, President Gerald Ford extended the celebration to what is ... [Read More…]

Sing Song has become one of the most endeared and long-standing traditions at ACU since its implementation over 50 years ago by Dr. Bob Hunter. It's an event designed for everyone, no matter how much singing or dancing experience they have. Students, alumni, faculty, staff and the Abilene community come together each year, whether to enjoy a new ... [Read More…]

When I first tell people I’ve never done Sing Song, their initial reaction is complete shock, as if I’ve just confessed to committing a crime. The conversation becomes one of those in which you keep looking at the clock, thinking of all the other things you could be doing. As editor of the Optimist and a few other things, my experience is an ... [Read More…]

The country hasn't felt such a surge of patriotism since the twin towers fell in New York City as ash covered lower Manhattan. Following the events of Sept. 11, 2001, 70 percent of Americans were "extremely proud" of their country according to Gallup. There was a passion to eradicate terrorism across America as people united as one. However, ... [Read More…]

As students at a Christian university with endless access to faith-building events and activities, we must use the resources at hand to help us continue to grow spiritually. When we arrive at ACU our freshman year, we attend Chapel and reach our 55 credits with no issue. It becomes part of our routine and fits right into our course schedule. ... [Read More…]

All it took to set a new standard for journalists was a 30-second viral video. In the video, Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann smiled in the face of Nathan Phillips, a Native American, Vietnam veteran participating in the in Indigenous Peoples March. Quick to react, many celebrities tweeted about the incident, calling Sandmann a ... [Read More…]

Since Dec. 22, I have paid my rent, utilities, filled up my car twice, bought groceries for myself and two roommates, bought many textbooks and paid some leftover tuition that my loan didn’t cover.  OPINION: If I were in the shoes of a federal employee that had not received a paycheck since mid-December, I would not have been able to pay for any ... [Read More…]