My name is Dylan Wann, and I am a junior at ACU, meaning that this February is my third chance to experience Black History month on campus. The purpose of this letter is to express my strong disappointment and confusion with Friday's Chapel presentation. The vignette of this year's Black History Month production left me, and a good number of my ... [Read More…]
Worship leader defends Chapel
I wanted to let all the writers in the Optimist know I was greatly offended and hurt by some of the comments made in the article "Ending the Worship Monotony in Chapel." As one of those "boring" leaders called upon to lead Friday praise days, I put a great deal of effort and thought into each and every Chapel time. Though it ... [Read More…]
Don’t forget all the cosmonauts: Correspondence from Russia
By Denton Josey, Page Editor Growing up I remember seeing commercials for Space Camp. It seemed like a cool idea when I was young, but as I grew older Space Camp became un-cool, so I ditched the idea and made fun of it instead. Studying in Russia, I've been thinking about space exploration because Russians are proud of the space program and their ... [Read More…]
Spend money on economy, technology, not fence
The Great Wall of China kept unwanted northern invaders out. The Berlin wall physically and symbolically divided a nation after World War II and up to the end of the Cold War. But one wall that will not live up to these historical examples is the wall that soon will be built in sections along the U.S.-Mexican border to keep unwanted illegal ... [Read More…]
Speed process, aid legal immigrants
By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor Thoughtful Ramblings You are worried. You are starving. Your family is starving, and you are running out of hope. The new frontier everyone is talking about crosses your mind, but as always, you shove it aside knowing that it could take years to get past the legalities. What if you simply slipped past the system - ... [Read More…]
Immigrants help, not harm, America
By Mallory Schlabach, Editor in Chief Face the Facts Anti-immigration activists believe that more immigrants arriving in the country will take away native-born American's jobs, cause the country to lose its English tongue and plunge the economy down the drain. If immigrants take away everything Americans have worked so hard to create, what about ... [Read More…]
End the worship monotony in Chapel
ACU prides itself in being a university where multiple ethnicities are represented, but the one thing that ties faculty, staff and students together is the same thing that drives a wedge between students of varying ethnicities: Chapel. Chapel is a large component of student life. It is a platform where ideas are heard by thousands, and voices are ... [Read More…]
President assures ACU that Campus Life under control
Dr. Royce Money responds to Jared Field's column headlined "Learning to live without a leader" in the Feb. 2 edition of the Optimist. I would like to assure Jared Fields and all the ACU students that there is indeed "someone in charge" in the Campus Life area. Dr. Jeff Arrington is the associate dean of Campus Life and, as ... [Read More…]
Businesses gain support from offering discounts
For the large majority of ACU students trying to survive on low-paying jobs and spare change found under couch cushions and in pant pockets, discounts of any sort are appreciated and desired. In response, a variety of Abilene businesses including, Rosa's Tortilla Factory, Box Office Video and Cold Stone Creamery, cater to its collegiate ... [Read More…]
Learning to live without a leader
By Jared Fields, Managing Editor A phenomenon no ACU student can prepare for has the campus on its knees. It is greater than Sing Song preparations, more important than class attendance and possibly more vital to our spiritual health than prayer. The most pressing issue here has to do with who is in charge. Right now, no one seems to be. We ... [Read More…]
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