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Cartoon: The future

May 3, 2013 by Evan Marks

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The ebb and flow of time in Wildcat Nation

May 3, 2013 by Optimist Editorial Board

Life is all about change. The familiar is comfortable though, like a warm blanket keeping the cold uncertainty of life at bay. Yet change is one of humanity's most important characteristics. The ability to reinvent one's self, the opportunity to strike out and do something completely new is the most formative force in life. Change, good and bad, ... [Read More…]

Some final thoughts from our fearless leader

May 3, 2013 by Mark Smith

I graduate from college in a week. And it seems like only three years I was graduating from high school. The Nostalgia Effect I may have had a shorter stay at ACU than most, but that doesn't mean I'm not sad to be leaving my dear Christian College, nor does it mean I haven't acquired any outstanding memories along the way: Watching every episode ... [Read More…]

Leaving the United Kingdom for fun-filled Abilene

May 3, 2013 by Marissa Jones

When I was pretty young, I was the kid that hated leaving. I would hide and fight and cry when my parents came to bring me home from a friends house. I would actively time how long I could keep my parents saying good night to me. I just didn't know what to do when things concluded. Endings are always strange. I don't like them. They're full of ... [Read More…]

Cartoon: Tips for Finals Week

May 1, 2013 by Evan Marks

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How to survive your final week of school

May 1, 2013 by Optimist Editorial Board

Well gang, it's that time of the semester again- when sleep is a distant memory, caffeine is being administered via IV drips at a Starbuck's near you and trying to get an open computer in the library is like trying to beat all of the other Districts into the Cornucopia. That's right, everyone. It's time for finals. Now, we all know how stressful ... [Read More…]

The tale of a simple sports reporter turned Chief

May 1, 2013 by Mark Smith

I have a confession to make. During my first semester at ACU, I rarely read the Optimist. I didn't find it interesting. I didn't care about administration changes, campus events or what the editorial board thought about iPads in the classroom. I was happy to be an ignorant, happy, social freshman journalism major with visions of ESPN employment ... [Read More…]

It’s time to add another acronym to our vocabulary

May 1, 2013 by Lucius Patenaude

We all know those people. That guy who openly digs for gold up a nostril then examines his find. Your roommate who never washes the dishes. The fellow student that corrects every statement verbalized in class. They require a more than average effort for us to deal with. These are extra grace required (EGR) individuals. That guy with the booger on ... [Read More…]

Cartoon: ACU Appropriate

April 26, 2013 by Evan Marks

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‘ACU Appropriate’ shouldn’t be all-inclusive

April 26, 2013 by Optimist Editorial Board

"Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore." Such is the declaration when visiting one of ACU's fellow "Christian" universities. For ACU students, so foreign is the concept of mixed-gender bunking dormitories and Sundays spent sans church. In the opposing corner, so strange is the thought of a school with rulings against shorts and mandatory meal prayers. ... [Read More…]