It’s no secret attending Abilene Christian University is an expensive endeavor. While average tuition at most private universities sits around $38,050, ACU tuition tops out at a whopping $41,500 per year, not including room and board or textbooks per year. This price also does not include housing, textbooks or a meal plan. The average room ... [Read More…]
Advice to the class of 2026: Take it slow
Every year, the start of the fall semester is plagued by flyers, emails, social media posts, tables and more filled with students promoting organizations and vying for new members. Oftentimes, these efforts to reel people in are targeted to freshmen, specifically through events like ACU Fest and Join Week. While these events are not a bad ... [Read More…]
Experiential learning needs to be more holistic for students’ sake
Experiential learning is the buzzword you hear the most from within the ACU community whether that be from departments, administration or the marketing team. ACU is advertised to be a small school with a tight knit community that provides more experience than any state school can and to some extent that is exactly right. However, when ... [Read More…]
Is Galaxy receiving special treatment while G*L*XY publicly breaks terms of suspension?
Updated Feb. 7, 2022: To the Optimist Editorial Board: Since December, ACU’s administration has been meeting with sponsors, officers and members of Galaxy to conduct intentional training around diversity, community membership and leadership. Galaxy’s infractions resulted from deeper cultural concerns that highlighted the need for ... [Read More…]
‘Watch Out for Wildcats’ campaign not a real solution to crosswalk safety
In one semester on campus, at least four students were hit by cars, and two of those incidents resulted in hospitalization. After the multiple accidents and consistent, fearful caution coming from students crossing the busy streets each day, surely the university would be working to take drastic measures to prevent this from happening. What did ... [Read More…]
Reduce and reuse so you don’t have to recycle
I get it – it’s hard to live a sustainable lifestyle in Abilene, Texas. There’s no bulk food store. There’s limited public transportation. And … There's no recycling. The sustainable lifestyle tips you read about in those aesthetically pleasing blogger’s posts just don’t work here. As frustrating as it is for those of us who want to be ... [Read More…]
Canned chicken, sleeping in a car and a National Parks cross-country road trip
Hiking in the shadow of the Teton mountain range, visiting hidden independent mountain book shops and long driving days through open ranges singing at the top of your lungs to Fleetwood Mac with the windows rolled down, all with your best friend, sounds like a dream. I lived it all, and a dream it was but I promise it was real. My best friend ... [Read More…]
Rushing can do more harm than good to women’s mental health
With rushing season in full swing, students have been faced with the stress of rush events, rankings and the competition that tends to accompany Greek life as they continue to balance their studies and extracurricular activities. Greek life can serve to fulfill an amazing purpose and provide community to students, particularly at ACU, where it's ... [Read More…]
Meet the 2021-22 Optimist Editorial Board
As the semester moves forward, you will see articles published by the Optimist Editorial Board. Such pieces are not indicative of one persons opinion, but rather a combination of opinions and beliefs of the Optimist Editorial Board. We felt it was beneficial for you to get to know us each individually before you hear our voice ... [Read More…]
Online, hybrid classes and the challenges brought upon student life
As we look back on a school year that will certainly go down in history, we can see the negative effects that hybrid or online learning has had on students academically and socially. With a considerable amount of classes being either online or hybrid this year and most social events being canceled or modified to fit CDC guidelines, this year ... [Read More…]
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