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Does God get to vote?

September 12, 2013 by Madeline Orr

God sits back in his throne-shaped cloud and sighs as he closes his MacBook. "Man, I've got to get off Facebook. There's no way I'll remember all their names by Wednesday's vote anyway." God has had a busy week. ACU students have all been requesting that he put them in the club that he thinks they belong in. Talk about ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns, Opinion Tagged With: Rush, Spiritual Life

It’s OK not to pledge, I promise

September 12, 2013 by Marissa Jones

Small talk is hard. I've never been good at it. When I'm at a loss for how to continue a conversation, I usually just make an excuse to awkwardly walk away - or maybe run. So from pretty early on, I've understood joining a social club was not for me. To be sure, I went to the All-Club Rush my sophomore year. I walked away positive joining a ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns, Opinion Tagged With: Pledging, Social Clubs

Chapel should get more respect

September 10, 2013 by Melany Cox

I am a senior and I still like going to Chapel. Chapel is one of the traditions that makes ACU so unique. It separates us from hundreds of other schools. It's usually taken for granted, but lately I've been noticing people treating it with no proper respect at all. Chapel provides students with a half-hour break from class and studying ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns, Opinion Tagged With: Chapel

Fifty Shades of women’s roles

September 10, 2013 by Alikay Wood

Few have been able to escape the "Fifty Shades of Grey" craze that has consumed our culture over the last several years. The story of an innocent college student's sexual education from a wealthy, tortured billionaire has become one of the best selling, and most controversial, books ever written. Fifty Shades of Grey is a story about dominance ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns, Opinion Tagged With: Pop Culture

Competition is the root of sports

September 5, 2013 by Gabi Powell

Dear Alyssa, I say, "All is fair in faith and sports, even when taking first by 78 points." A "competitior" and an "enemy" are two very different titles, and to show Concordia College "mercy" would classify them as the latter. Concordia's football team accepted a match invitation and therefore ran the risk of accepting ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns, Opinion Tagged With: Athletics, Football

Fool-proof tips for getting the girl

September 3, 2013 by Mandy Lambright

It's a new school year full of fresh faces. You know what that means: new relationships will be popping up like wildflowers. All of the single kids are on the prowl, looking to get some "ring by spring" action. For those of us that didn't find our soul mates during Welcome Week (I'm talking to you, attached-at-the-hip, head-over-heels-in-love ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns, Opinion Tagged With: Campus Life

Observations from an MK

September 3, 2013 by Ben Todd

Being a missionary kid from Thailand, I'm the new kid on the ACU block, or maybe the U.S.A. block in general. Watching college students walk about their daily lives is fascinating. I've been watching communities grow, students "work" and couples pair up faster than their walk to class. Even with so much new culture for me to absorb, I can't ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns, Opinion Tagged With: Campus Life

Court’s decision tramples a basic American right

August 29, 2013 by Madeline Orr

The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled last week that a Christian photographer could not decline to do business with a lesbian couple who wanted their wedding photographed. In 2006 this photographer expressed that because of her religious beliefs she only photographs traditional weddings. The same-sex couple filed a complaint with the New Mexico ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns, Opinion Tagged With: First Amendment

The downfall of mission trips

August 29, 2013 by Alikay Wood

Emphasizing missions and evangelism has become a recent trend in modern Christianity. While these are both great things and basic foundations of the Christian faith, mission trips often become more about the people serving than the people being served. So why do Christians go on short term missions trips? It is easy for evangelical ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns, Opinion Tagged With: Mission Trips

My elbow, the moon and kickball

August 27, 2013 by Marissa Jones

Beginning a new school year and learning the ropes as the new editor of the Optimist has been a very humbling experience for me. In times like these, you find out exactly how much you don't know. You get lost and show up to the wrong classroom. You forget to respond to your name when attendance is called. You can't find a seat in Chapel. It's ... [Read More…]

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BY: LONDYN GRAY “Number 18, you look like you don’t shower!” I chuckled and shrugged it off. “Londyn!” They had looked up the roster. “Do you even brush your teeth?” I laughed again, rol...
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