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College offers enjoyment despite disappointments

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After deciding to come to ACU in the spring semester of my senior year, I was excited to embark on the journey known as higher education (a.k.a. college). During my freshman year there were wonderful memories from first west, Freshman Follies and intramurals. Then during the spring semester an announcement was made that all incoming freshman would ... [Read More…]

Finals week requires refined sleep habits

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As students, most of us have contemplated looming deadlines and the dreaded all-nighter. The Optimist offers this guide for surviving a successful all-nighter. May your caffeine supply, be ever flowing and your assignments faultless. 1. Gum: When the first case of the "sleepies" hits, early in the evening, unwrap some Wrigley's® and chomp away. ... [Read More…]

Worship wants childlike gusto

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Every Sunday, the college group from my church gets together, eats supper, conducts a short bible study and has a time of fellowship, talking about our lives, the latest football game and future plans. This last Sunday, instead of following the usual format, we decided to sing some church songs. After going through the traditional devotional ... [Read More…]

Osama photo needs omission

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Whether for national security reasons, whether it's too gruesome or whether the photo doesn't actually exist, America does not need to see photographic evidence of Osama bin Laden's death. It is understandable for people who lost loved ones in the World Trade Center attacks to feel closure, because the man who publicly claimed responsibility for ... [Read More…]

TEG scholars should prepare for cuts

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Tuition Equalization Grants might be on the chopping block as Texas makes cuts to its budget this year. Texas students and administrators should start working now on a Plan B for college funding in the fall. The state awards eligible students in private universities up to $3,808 per school year and for students in "exceptional need," the state ... [Read More…]

Obtuseness obscures objectivity

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The tsunami, earthquake and nuclear plant explosions devastated Japan. But some relevant information that is spreading rapidly online shocks me more. The other day, I read an article on one of my Net pal's blogs. He forwarded it from a person named "dingbangb," declaring that the nuclear pollution is actually caused by a Japanese atomic bomb test. ... [Read More…]

Bin Laden’s death brings US closure

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Earlier this week, a team of Navy SEALS raided a mansion in Abbottabad, Pakistan, killing Osama bin Laden and bringing the world's most notorious terrorist to justice. In a masterfully delivered Sunday speech, President Obama spoke to the public about the "worst attack on the American people in our history." He recounted the horrors of Sept. 11, ... [Read More…]

Informed traveling preempts mortifying moments

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The rotund Frenchman glowered up at me from below his balding, dark forehead, continuing to rattle off sharp reprimands in a language I couldn't hope to understand. Rolling my eyes toward Notre Dame's glorious, bricked archways, I half-prayed for some divine resolution as five classmates huddled behind me. We watched the rest of our class ... [Read More…]

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