In today's forward-thinking world of technology, it's always out with the old and in with the new, and this is a good thing. Technology and its progress impacts and enhances our world in more ways than we realize, or will realize. But a certain amount of press must be given to yesterday's technology: the previous model, the old medium, or the idea ... [Read More…]

Description: I am looking for a hardworking, self-motivated student to serve as a Classwork Intern during Fall 2012 and assist in classwork and homework from the 16 hours of classes I will be taking. Classes will cover a range of subjects and intern will be expected to spend 3-5 hours each night on homework. Required experience: The ideal ... [Read More…]

Isn't the Campus Center great? It's got the Food Court, Campus Store, mailboxes, the WORLD FAMOUS Bean, random couches and tables making great obstacle courses, and of course, those nice LCD TVs that you can never hear. Oh, and that random "Living Room" that doesn't do anything. I'm not complaining. But even the best campus centers can use ... [Read More…]

My iTunes account was recently hacked. How it happened, I don't know. It doesn't matter. I knew I had to take action when my account password and security questions stopped working along with various bills for apps I didn't buy started appearing in my inbox. Getting the fraudulent charges removed was the easiest part of this experience: I just ... [Read More…]

An uprising of causes has taken our nation by storm. In the consumer world, everywhere we turn there are new social issues that products are dedicated to helping. The trend is especially prevalent on college campuses where every other student is sporting some form or another of non-profit merchandise. Despite growing popularity of cause-based ... [Read More…]

For most of you, it's registration time. The time every semester when students of a certain classification camp out in front of their computers, as if waiting for a Justin Bieber concert, to be the first into myACU to register for the next semester's classes. Even if you manage to get past the login screen, registration is a daunting task as you ... [Read More…]

I'd never been to a Texas beach before last week. Myself and 12 other Optimist staff and advisers went to the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association conference in Corpus Christi for a few days. At the convention we participated in on-site competitions as well as listened to lectures (well, some of us did anyway) and accepted seemingly thousands ... [Read More…]

As middle-upper class, Christian Americans, one of our most important jobs in life is raising awareness. More important than reaching a spiritual awakening, letting people know you're volunteering or doing any actual, real work is the call to put our trust fund checks and free time during the weekend towards letting people know that certain things ... [Read More…]

The story behind greatness is rarely as glamorous as the one we assign. A painting that stops people in their tracks, a piece of music that survives centuries after it was written or technological breakthrough that changes the daily life of millions is not always accompanied by a tale of charm or fascination. Many times the works that we consider ... [Read More…]