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Superhero movies: truth, justice and other stuff

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I only saw three movies in theaters this summer: The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises and The Amazing Spider-Man. Yes, there were plenty of other movies I wanted to see, but I made it a priority to see those three movies. Why? Because I love superhero movies! I love everything about them: the action, the special effects, the themes and the ... [Read More…]

Please don’t be alarmed, they’re just pledges

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I remember freshman year as if it were yesterday. Welcome Week was a blast and I had met so many new people. I was excited about my classes and the people I would meet. I had never visited ACU before and  I hadn't really heard of  the school, so this all was a new experience for me. The first couple weeks were great, I loved seeing everyone and ... [Read More…]

Real, life ethics still reign on Internet

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Everyone secretly loves a scandal. Scandals are the reasons why tabloids are still selling and "Jersey Shore" was so popular.  Recently, ACU has been rocked by its own scandal. A flurry of crude and offensive tweets have spawned from several Twitter accounts, causing an internet uproar. These accounts have addressed ACU social clubs and students ... [Read More…]

‘Les Miserables’ to transition to the big screen

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Hello there, it's me, Evan! Once again writing an article for the Optimist. I hope you've been enjoying the comics, even with all the cat references. For those who don't know, ACU is, for some reason, the home to hundreds (or maybe thousands) of stray cats. If you haven't seen them before, they live around and under the art building and Mabee ... [Read More…]

Hello, my name is Marissa, and I am a Mac

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I usually like to think of myself as a pretty rational person- that I have a good amount of common sense and skills of reasoning. That I'm fairly open minded. But that's until I get entirely and dramatically over-defensive about someone insulting maps on the iPhone 5. It's not my fault really. I was raised by an Apple addict. I grew up only using ... [Read More…]

The longing only begins with Bid Night

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It is a dark day for you, all of you who are not involved in a social club. Tonight is what is known as Bid Night. The popular, interesting and wanted sophomores have all been selected by the popular, interesting and wanted juniors and seniors who already made it into the brother or sisterhood of the hierarchy of ACU community, the social ... [Read More…]

MySpace wants us back, says they’ve changed

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Anybody remember their MySpace profile? You know, the one with the putrid green and magenta background adorned with glittery inspirational quotes and hundreds of animated GIFs that would take ages to load even on today's computers? Yeah, we only wish we could forget. It's was especially hard to forget this week when MySpace launched a two-minute ... [Read More…]

The new American Dream: wealth or equality

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Every day in America huge efforts are being made to preserve the American Dream. But what is this dream exactly? Many individuals would say the American Dream includes the following: the freedom to acquire wealth without it being taken away, the freedom of choice and an equal opportunity to climb the ladder of success. Therefore, the American ... [Read More…]

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