Newspaper readership is declining at an alarming rate - and the ramifications are far more serious than you might think. A study released earlier this year by the Audit Bureau of Circulations revealed overall newspaper circulation fell 8.7 percent between October 2009 to March 2010. Magazine readership is also in a state of free fall. Magazine ... [Read More…]
Editorial page, a forum for discussion
The Optimist strives to bring its audience truthful, factual and unbiased news. However, the Opinion page is different. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects the freedom of speech, and the opinion page exercises that freedom. The title of this page is Opinion, and that is what you will find. The views expressed are those of ... [Read More…]
Graduate chooses uncommon path
I have no idea what I want to do with my life, and ACU taught me that. It didn't teach me what I want to do; it taught me everything I don't. And for that, I am tremendously grateful. Maybe I'm crazy, but I don't want to do anything closely related to my major for quite some time. I'll probably jump back into it, but I'm tired. That's such a lame ... [Read More…]
Montevideo traveler finds direction in misadventure
The best ACU stories seem to come from Study Abroad trips. Rogue cows, runaway bicycles and broken limbs, if played correctly, can make you the life of the party for years to come. Contrary to what some students believe, ACU is still sending a few students who didn't make the Oxford cut to South America each semester. I'm a witness. I once saw ... [Read More…]
Senior embraces unknown future
It's a feeling unlike any other. It knots your stomach just before a winner's name is announced. It keeps you awake at night before a crucial job interview. It can last a moment, or it can last for days. It can take many forms: jealousy, spontaneity, even depression. It is the unknown. How you respond to it will make or break you. The scent of ... [Read More…]
ACU must expand recycling initiative
They're not in the dorms, and they're not in the majority of buildings on campus. Nope, they're not even in the Bean. It takes a serious amount of effort and determination to find the sparse population of recycling bins on ACU's grounds and then transport reusable garbage to these locations. Our campus needs more recycling bins, and despite ... [Read More…]
Athletics, Chapel make perfect pair
ACU needs new ways for its students to reach the magical 55 Chapel credit number to prevent the year-end Chapel rush. The solution is simple: give ACU students Chapel credits for attending sporting events. It makes perfect sense - students need more credits and athletes need more fans at their games. Moody Coliseum is great, but it looks kind of ... [Read More…]
Followers ‘lost’ after series finale
It's happening. The end of the world is near. Okay, not really, but one of the greatest eras in TV history is coming to a close within the next month, and life as we know it might never be the same again. Judge me if you must, but ABC's hit drama series, Lost, has only four episodes left, and I'm starting to freak out a bit for a few ... [Read More…]
Relaxation found while flying kites
Anyone living in Abilene, or Texas for that matter knows you can't rely on the weather to tell you when spring has arrived. Instead, I learned early on to find alternative methods. In elementary school I always knew spring was here when we would fly kites. Once a year at Taylor Elementary School we had kite day. As I recall, it wasn't an event ... [Read More…]
Prayer Day should remain on calendar
Thomas Jefferson said it best. "Every religious society has a right to determine for itself the time for [prayer and fasting], according to their own particular tenets; and that right can never be safer than in their hands, where the Constitution has deposited it." The National Day of Prayer has been an annual tradition since its inception in 1952 ... [Read More…]
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