It’s time to talk about the elephant in the newsroom. Specifically, the ESPN or the Sports Illustrated newsrooms, or any newsroom where men dominate – which is basically every newsroom, but sports media in particular tends to fall victim to a lack of diversity. The Women's Media Center conducted research and found that females make up 36% of all ... [Read More…]

Garon Goodspeed is a graduate student in the Masters of Accounting program. Last week I ate at Vagabond. Yes, the pizza was great. Yes, the dessert was great. But most importantly, Abilene is great. My group was forced to sit at the bar of the bustling new eatery, and we became fast friends with the gentleman serving us. After the common ... [Read More…]

Blasting Cyndi Lauper while you drive to Whataburger. Throwing french fries at each other at 1 a.m. Making everyone else feel like third-wheels. If you've already found your college BFF, consider yourself lucky. If you haven't found your partner-in-crime/future-maid-of-honor-best-man, don't worry. Making best friends takes time and energy, and ... [Read More…]

As Students’ Association Executive Cabinet members, it is our mission to be good stewards of our God-given gifts - to represent the diverse needs of the student body through both activity and advocacy - and in so doing, hold ourselves, the student body, the faculty, staff and administration accountable to each other and God. Each year, cabinet to ... [Read More…]

Growing up, girls were told 'you go, girl' or 'you can do anything you want' and were expected to break the girly stereotypes and crash through the glass ceilings of male supremacy. While this may sound great, an alarming societal shift has begun to take its course. With this semester starting, I've noticed the overwhelming and alarming amount of ... [Read More…]

Welcome back to school! Whether today is your first day of college or your twenty fifth year working here, thank you for picking up the newspaper and at least glancing at the following pages. In the future, this space will be used to discuss various topics and ideas, like the issue box included at the beginning. But today, I wanted to take a ... [Read More…]

As I look back on my time here at ACU and working on the Optimist, I can't help but get sentimental. Sure, that might be the pre-finals sleep deprivation getting to me, but I am so blessed with all the life skills I've acquired through my time as editor. I can't wait to share my talents with my future employers and with the world, but I'll give you ... [Read More…]