You interact with us twice a week when we hand you the newspaper after Chapel. You see our faces on columns and our names under headlines. And as one of your local news sources, the Optimist staff finds it crucial to tell readers several of our expectations. The Optimist staff's purpose is to communicate cultural and current events to the ACU ... [Read More…]
Quality support beats quantity
ACU students don't care about ACU sports. That rumor simply isn't true. Although it is true that a majority of the students on campus would rather spend their time participating in student organizations, planning a Bible study or hanging out with friends, there are a few who wouldn't want to be anywhere other than an ACU volleyball, football, ... [Read More…]
Enjoy freedom of freshman year
By Jared Fields, Managing Editor When I was a freshman, I thought life was tough. Some days I couldn't take naps, and I had to write a couple of research papers. Since then, I've learned some lessons I want to pass down. The freshman class has survived for three weeks now on it's own, and its time it started to figure it out. Ignorance and ... [Read More…]
Student feels ripped-off by Centennial Celebration
I'm a BAS student with four children who were all looking forward to ACU's Birthday Celebration. We received a flyer in the mail weeks in advance outlining the schedule for Saturday. They were especially excited about the advertised Outdoor Birthday Carnival. "Adults and children of all ages will enjoy the Birthday Carnival in the mall area of ... [Read More…]
Observing ACU’s strength to build on the future
The university officially concluded its year-long celebration of 100 years of teaching students in a Christian atmosphere and entered its second century of existence. After attending the Second Century Convocation on Monday and listening to the speakers reflect on where the university has come since 1906 and where it will go, we too want to ... [Read More…]
Prosperity isn’t always Godly
By Mallory Schlabach, Editor in Chief Face the Facts It seems I am missing a section of my Bible. You know, it's the part where God says, 'If you take up your checkbook and follow me, I will make you richer than you ever imagined.' Or maybe it's the verse, 'If you don't have what you want in life, ask God for it because he won't deny you life's ... [Read More…]
Past tragedies, future celebrations bring reflection
The past year has been a Centennial Celebration we'll never forget, but the past five years have been some of the most uncertain years in our country's history. Sept. 11, 2001, changed the course of U.S. history, and we intend to remember what happened. The university's 100-year mark has been appropriately celebrated, but we would be lying if we ... [Read More…]
Don’t look away, we need you now
By Denton Josey, Page Editor "Never Again." That message, in four different languages, stands on a sign in front of a memorial to victims of the genocide in Rwanda. Recently, I finished Paul Rusesabagina's autobiography. Paul is better known as the guy Don Cheadle played in the movie Hotel Rwanda. A hellish genocide took over Rowanda in 1994, ... [Read More…]
Student cooperation will provide for safe campus
Safety is always a concern, but with recent construction, students and non-students need to be extra cautious when on and around campus. Thursday's accident showed the possibility that something safety-related can happen at ACU. People with any relation to the school should take the bike accident as a warning to prevent future accidents. ACU ... [Read More…]
Learning to treasure singlehood
By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor I often joke that my diploma won't be awarded to me unless an engagement ring glistens on my hand. And, the trite adage that every ACU woman can expect a "ring by spring" exists endlessly in Freshman Follies acts, in the bitter jokes of those who haven't obtained a ring and as the frequent topic of conversation ... [Read More…]
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