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Skirt editorial a good message

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Re: "No room for short skirts on campus" Editorial Thank you so much for the excellent editorial regarding the dress code at ACU. The editorial was very well written, and I appreciate that it was printed early in the school year. I am hopeful that the dress code policy will be enforced. Our influence reaches beyond the campus as ACU ... [Read More…]

Fate of ‘Ghetto-Wal-Mart’ uncertain

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Re: "Wal-Mart coming to north Abilene" I'm a senior, graduating in May, and I will not be around to see the new Wal-Mart or the closing of what is affectionately known to myself and innumerable others as "Ghetto-Wal-Mart," but I would like to offer my two cents. I can understand the excitement, as in a town as small as Abilene typically the main ... [Read More…]

Pledging helps in real, ‘Simple Life’

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Re: The beginning of the fall 2004 pledging process, A tradition debated by many students I do realize that I'm an alumnus now, and it's kind of "uncool" to be writing to my old school paper, but I started thinking that it was almost pledging time soon and felt obligated to pass this on to any of y'all who are trying to decided whether or not to ... [Read More…]

Freshman offended by ‘don’ts’

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Re: The Optimist, August 27. "Freshman: don't be too cool" by Sarah Carlson, copy editor After giving your article some thought, I'm pretty offended by some of the "don'ts" that you included and felt that you were bashing the freshmen. What if a high school senior happened to read this article and got the impression that all the upperclassmen bash ... [Read More…]

Prisons are a rich field of evangelism

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I work as a correctional officer in the Boyd Unit. This is a very good article. If you are going to do this ministry just be aware that you are in a prison and rules must be followed. Just like in the free world, there are good people in prison as well as bad, and often it is hard to know the difference - but that is God's business. The fields ... [Read More…]

Professor values paper’s work

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Dear Editor: For the past two years Abilene Christian University has been fortunate to have Paul Anthony as the editor of the Optimist. He has covered campus news and local news stories with a professionalism one rarely sees in student journalists. There have been times when articles were published which "raised a few eyebrows" on campus, ... [Read More…]

Song leader refreshed by Tuesday Chapel

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In the midst of all the discussion about Chapel, something different actually happened. I don't mean changing formats, forums, or the ideas about cultural diversity in worship. I'm sure the purpose of Carlos Macias' participation in Chapel Tuesday was to expand our worship by teaching the Spanish version of "Open the Eyes of My Heart". But when he ... [Read More…]

Students react to SA’s funding letter

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Congress wasted $30,000 on bowling alley scoreboards March 3, the SA Congress approved $30,000 of your money to purchase an electronic scoring system for the bowling alley. Now some of you are probably feeling that your money was wasted, some of you are happy that you won't have to score manually ever again when you bowl, and some of you might ... [Read More…]

Visitor suggests Chapel changes

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I hadn't been to Chapel in a long time, and it probably would have been longer, except for one thing: my oldest child wants to join the rest of you at ACU. When Chapel began, it seemed that three-fourths of the students were talking with their neighbors-just ignoring the devotional going on below. When it came time to sing-my son and I seemed to ... [Read More…]

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