By Laura Acuff, Opinion Editor People don't vote for vice presidents. Best case scenario: a good VP selection wins a few wavering voters. Worst case scenario: a bad VP selection obliterates an entire campaign. That said, you'd think presidential candidate Barack Obama would have balked at the idea of inviting Delaware Sen. Joe Biden to join his ... [Read More…]
Opinion Page provides forum for discussion
On any other page of the Optimist one can find coverage of campus news, the latest updates on ACU's NCAA Division II sports teams or reported stories about interesting people, events and shows at ACU and in Abilene. But the Opinion Page is a venue for argument, agreement, discourse and discussion. Each issue of the Optimist Opinion page will carry ... [Read More…]
Remembering the top stories of the year
With more than 800 stories to choose from, the Optimist staff members have voted on what they think are the 10 most newsworthy stories to recap the 2007-08 school year. 1. With the release of the iPhone last summer, a research group composed of faculty and staff began conversations with Apple to discuss the possibility of providing this cellular ... [Read More…]
College teaches about smaller things in life
By Jared Fields, Editor in Chief I came to ACU, fell in love with it, met lots of great people, got involved and will remember it fondly. The End. Well, not exactly. I didn't know I was going to attend ACU till mid-June after my high school graduation. In fact, ACU was the last place I said I'd go. I learned my lesson about saying, "I'll ... [Read More…]
Removal of FLDS children needs further examination
The never-ending story from the polygamist sect's ranch in Eldorado continues to raise debate on a variety of topics. Aside from religious arguments, the state is now taking criticism for the removal of 462 children from the ranch. Many say the state was acting outside its Constitutional boundaries when it removed so many children from their ... [Read More…]
Wright speech goes horribly wrong for Obama
By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Sports Editor Ever have a friend speak for you when you didn't want them to? Maybe a buddy said some thing controversial you didn't agree with, and you were guilty by association. If so, you and presidential candidate Barack Obama should start a Facebook group. Obama's mentor, pastor and friend Rev. Jeremiah Wright has ... [Read More…]
Education struggle makes final stress seem trivial
By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor At the same time I am scratching the days off my day planner and promising myself languorous afternoons if I can only finish finals week, 19 African countries are scouring resources for a $370-million education funding gap. Through the World Bank's Education for All Fast Track Initiative, these countries' plans for ... [Read More…]
Cell phone ban reinforces teachers’ authority
The New York City Department of Education passed a rule in September 2005 banning cell phones from school, calling the phones a distraction and saying they only give more opportunities to cheat. Of course, parents and students raised an uproar, saying they needed to be able to get in touch with each other at all times. So parents, yet again, ... [Read More…]
Student input vital to changing alcohol policy
Regarding the April 11 article "University plans to amend alcohol policy for 2007-08" First of all, I think it is important to say that all students did have a say in this policy change. All students had the chance to complete a survey in which this policy was addressed, and SA President Matt Worthington challenged us more than once, that if we ... [Read More…]
Policy change benefits responsible students
Regarding the April 11 article "University plans to amend alcohol policy for 2007-08" I fully support the university's decision to change the policy, and I'm really saddened by the ignorance out there about this issue. Every news source that has reported on this story has had an influx of comments from readers, most of which are painful for me to ... [Read More…]
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