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Movies necessary to understand society

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This weekend I turned 24, and to celebrate, some friends and I watched John Carpenter's 1986 classic, Big Trouble in Little China. Out of the five of us watching, only I had seen the movie previously, so I was of course excited to share the experience with others. Now, I don't consider myself a movie buff, and there are plenty of movies that I've ... [Read More…]

This is not the speeding car you’re looking for

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I got my first ticket this summer. Eight miles over the speed limit in the middle of nowhere-Menard-County. A whomping $180. I had always believed I was an invincible driver, like I had a sixth sense about cops. I just seemed to intuitively know when to slow my roll. This apparently didn't extend to sheriffs. My dooms-day sheriff was coming the ... [Read More…]

Creatives in Don Morris deserve food

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Food is the sustenance of life and for students here at Abilene Christian University, it is what fuels us in our daily struggle to be exceptional, innovative and real. Whether we are grabbing a cinnamon roll from The Den, a $4 smoothie from The Oasis or six plates of food in The World Famous Bean, it can often seem like food is always nearby. It ... [Read More…]

History and purpose of the woeful resume

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I hate resume building. So much, in fact, that some of my least favorite words in college have become, "that will look good on your resume." Something about them makes me want to defiantly stop whatever it is that I'm doing that is deemed "resume-worthy" out of frustration, because that's not why I chose to do it in the first place. This approach, ... [Read More…]

What Apple could do with an auto

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If you remember the article I wrote in "The Pessimist," our annual satirical issue, I joked briefly about Apple announcing the new iPhone 5G:SUV. But I've been thinking lately: What if it were true? This week, Apple announced the iPhone 5 and as usual, the tech world went bananas over it. But what if Apple instead announced the new iCar, or ... [Read More…]

One or two years, more or less

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Two years ago today (Sept. 12), I met my best friend on the first Sunday afternoon of the 2010 NFL season. It was a normal, everyday meeting between two future best friends. What do you call that side room off of Edwards Lobby? The one with all the windows and the nice furniture and the beautiful HDTV? We should give that room a short, catchy ... [Read More…]

Haikus: how the paper is made

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Like haikus, an issue of the Optimist is put together following a strict set of rules. Unlike haikus, an issue of the Optimist requires much more than 17 syllables. This is my attempt at making journalism seem poetic. About a week before the paper is published, our Managing Editor, Marissa (pronounced with disgust), sends out story assignments to ... [Read More…]

Memories are important in the retelling of history

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Ask anyone about the event they remember most vividly, and depending on age you're bound to get a variety of answers. You may hear about the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the attack on Pearl Harbor, or the collapse of the Berlin Wall. To many current college students and young adults, however, these are merely chapters in a history book. The ... [Read More…]

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