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New meal plan fits students’ schedules

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ACU Food Services is unveiling an improved meal plan program that we think will give students more Bean for their buck. With the new program, the Bean will be open between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. on weekdays and have extended hours on the weekend. These new hours  will give students more options for eating and allow students to fit eating into their ... [Read More…]

True community fosters comfort

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The 5 a.m. crowd at Anytime Fitness looks significantly different than the gym's daytime patrons. People rarely wait on exercise equipment. They tend to avoid machines directly adjacent to those currently in use. In fact, we hardly acknowledge each other's presence at all, short of the occasional, silent nod. I am one of those people. At least ... [Read More…]

Memoirs of a one-time hostess

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Against my better judgment, I agreed to fill in as a hostess at a local Italian restaurant on Friday. A good friend works at the establishment and called me, explaining they were in a bind. The regular hostess couldn't come in, and they couldn't find anyone else to take her place. Having never worked as a waitress - or in any restaurant other ... [Read More…]

Cornerstone fails students

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Cornerstone failed colossally last fall. CORE 110, spearhead of the new core curriculum, forced freshmen to suffer a class related neither to their majors nor to their interests and lives. Students packed into Cullen Auditorium each Monday for Spotlight Series lectures by notable community members and esteemed ACU professors from a variety of ... [Read More…]

Rangers disloyal to faithful star

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It appears as though it will be the end of an era in Texas this coming season. Michael Young has now publicly asked for a trade and the Rangers seem more than willing to comply with his request if the right deal presents itself. Although nothing official has happened yet, it appears that one mom has jumped the gun and broken the news to her young ... [Read More…]

Singles prepare to survive Valentine’s

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The ACU campus may have recently survived the "snowpocalypse," but there still looms an event that many on campus are wishing to avoid. For some, it is one of the most romantic days of the year. But for many, the date is a dreaded one. For singles on campus this Valentine's Day, the Optimist proposes a survival guide for how to put the "victory" ... [Read More…]

Message’s heart is what matters

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Feb. 14, 2008. My 19th single Valentine's Day. All things considered, I was doing pretty well. While the rest of the ACU population obsessed over candy hearts and red roses, I was on my way to Bible class, just like any other Thursday. I already had received a grade-school-reminiscent paper Valentine and some candy from a friend back home, and I ... [Read More…]

Holiday offers excuse for treats

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Growing up, Valentine's Day went pretty much the same way every year: I went to school and did all the normal  Valentine's Day stuff. I exchanged cards with my friends, watched for the hourly interruptions when candy-grams would be delivered and hoped for the big deliveries from the main office. These were always bouquets of flowers or baskets of ... [Read More…]

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