If a student has a high grade and good attendance, I agree that the final shouldn't be very hard for them. But personally, I have had classes where my grade has consisted of nothing more than a few essays written throughout the semester. That sort of grading policy is great for someone like me that is a horrid test taker. I can know every bit of ... [Read More…]

I appreciate this decision very much and will certainly take advantage of this opportunity during the last two weeks of school. I understand the financial drain this represents...but it would be a beautiful thing to one day have 24-7 access to reference materials, as which is currently limited (particularly on weekends, which is the only time many ... [Read More…]

As a third-year student at ACU, I have experienced the full range of teaching styles: there have been classes that were a complete waste of my time (i.e., I learned nothing that I could not have gotten from a book - would that such a loss were never the case at the university level!), while others were a pure pleasure to attend: I was glad to be ... [Read More…]

Of all the things I never thought I would see, and all the things I never thought I would do. The Optimist endorse a Democrat, to read about it in the national media and to send you a letter to the Editor! It is a whole new world! All that to say, I am exceedingly proud of you all! I know a lot of your mail is pretty ugly these days and I wanted ... [Read More…]

The people of Iraq have been liberated from an evil dictator. Where are you getting your information about our troops killing women and children? Your statement is offensive especially to the men and women of our military who risked and gave their lives to free the Iraqi people. War is a terrible thing. To compare casualties from a war waged to ... [Read More…]