For the first time in United States history, a woman has been elected to the office of the vice president. Kamala Harris was announced Saturday as the vice president elect making history as the first woman and the first woman of color to ever hold an office that high in the United States government. Whether you voted for former Vice President ... [Read More…]
Protect your social life, mental health as we near finals
Week 12 of the semester is finally here, which means a lot of us will be leaving campus in just a few weeks to get ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas all in the midst of finishing up school online for a couple of weeks. For college students this is all we’re able to think about and this can be a stressful time for us trying to juggle family ... [Read More…]
Moving forward with a Biden presidency
After what feels like a lifetime of waiting to see who won the 2020 presidential election, it has finally been called: Biden won. As we go into these next few months of transition not only to a new president, but to a new party majority. Here's what we need to know about this change. Biden has already started assembling a coronavirus task ... [Read More…]
Administration should accept events based on safety, not content
As we move forward in the semester after recovering from the spike in cases, the university's main solution is to put events with more than 25 attendees through an application process, requiring an events committee to accept or deny on-campus events. This decision came with several others, including postponement of intramurals and pledging and ... [Read More…]
COVID-19’s impact won’t change the inevitable return of snow days
In what was the earliest recorded snowfall in Abilene history Tuesday ultimately created a unique situation with in-person classes. COVID-19 struck down yet another cherished event to ACU students and those across Texas. Snow occurs maybe two or three times every school year in Abilene, but because of classes adapting to an online format, they ... [Read More…]
My case for being pro-life
By writing this I know I am putting myself on thin ice. As a straight, white, unmarried male with no children of my own, I understand that I do not have much of a leg to stand on in today’s society when arguing the case against being pro-choice. However, I want to propose that maybe there is a way to approach being pro-life while still ... [Read More…]
Election 2020: Editors make their predictions for the presidential race
Members of the Optimist Editorial Board have individually written their electoral college predictions for the upcoming presidential election. A prediction is not an endorsement for a candidate, as the Optimist will not endorse a presidential candidate in the upcoming 2020 election. ACU Optimist 2020 Presidential Election Predictions Owen ... [Read More…]
I have CPTSD, and I’m not alone.
Mental illness is more common than it's ever been, especially among young adults. Odds are, several of your classmates have anxiety, depression or some other mental illness and you don't even know it. College is a melting pot of people who were raised in different communities and have different backgrounds, and not everyone grew up exactly the ... [Read More…]
ACU lives up to its vision, changing in front of our eyes
As ACU continues to grow both on campus and in national rank, campus life as we know it is changing rapidly. ACU grows in enrollment every year, even this year during a worldwide pandemic. Since our rise to Division I athletic status in 2013, the Wildcat name has spread throughout the country through competition in the NCAA tournament. While ... [Read More…]
My COVID-19 quarantine experience
It all started last week on October 16, the day before Homecoming. I was on my way to help distribute the Homecoming issue for the Optimist, and I had plans to work on group projects and hang out with my friends a few hours later. Like I usually do, I checked my emails to see if I had heard back from any potential sources for my articles, ... [Read More…]
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