By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor I Am The Enemy "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." This is a lesson Dr. Trevathan taught me my freshman year when I took his Intro to Sociology class. I was still dealing with my best friend's death from two years earlier, and Trevathan talked several times about losing a friend of his. I ... [Read More…]
Baseball still fun way to pass time
By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor I Am The Enemy I went home last weekend, and as I sat in my living room watching baseball with my father, mainly Jose Lima's shutout of the Cardinals, I realized how much I enjoy baseball. We talked about our favorite baseball movies while he explained to me some of the rules and strategies of the game. I don't know ... [Read More…]
Officers’ GPA should set example to students
Re: The Optimist, Oct. 10 "Congress votes not to change executive officer rules" by Jonathan Smith, editor After reading the Friday edition of the Optimist, I was astonished to learn about the lack of academic standards held by the majority of our student government representatives. The Students' Association voted down a bill that would have ... [Read More…]
Nineteen months to find the ‘right guy’
By Jaci Schneider, Opinion Editor Much Ado About Something Nineteen months till graduation. I only have one month to find the right guy, one year to date and six months to be engaged before my wedding day. I thought I found the "right guy" last week. I saw an ad in the classifieds for beach weddings in South Padre and asked my friend if he ... [Read More…]
Lori’s Story: Pledging creates too many whiners
By Lori Bredemeyer, Managing Editor Pledging. The word alone makes me want to take a month-long sabbatical from school each fall. It's not just the rainbow of colors worn each day, the lunchboxes, notebooks and bricks I see pledges carrying around, or the outlandish outfits they create to help cheer on their teams for intramural games. Those ... [Read More…]
Campus missing usual complaints
By Jonathan Smith, Editor in Chief Two full years on the Optimist staff have taught me at least one thing about the university: Students respond almost the same way about everything, every year. Same complaints about meal plans, University 100, Chapel and the list goes on. I've gotten to where I almost have to hear these responses to know that ... [Read More…]
Lori’s Story: Hurricane victims need relief, now
By Lori Bredemeyer, Managing Editor First came Charley. Then Frances and Ivan. Now Jeanne. Florida has been inundated by bad weather and bad luck as four hurricanes have afflicted the state in the past six weeks, and the residents, which include at least 20 ACU students, need our help. Charley came first on Aug. 13 as a Category 4 hurricane that ... [Read More…]
Christianity needs actions, not just words
By Jaci Schneider, Opinion Editor Much Ado About Something This summer, Vice President Dick Cheney made a mistake. In a heated moment on June 22 on the Senate floor, he told congressman Patrick Leahy to "go f--- yourself." When this happened, I was lucky enough to work eight hours a day in close quarters with two anti-Republican, anti-Christian ... [Read More…]
Patriotism shouldn’t be discreet
Re: The Optimist, Sept. 22 "Flag petition raises needed discussion" editorial Abilene Christian University is in the United States of America. Therefore, it is in fact an American university. Those from other nations that decide to attend ACU understand that it is just that. I wish that many Americans understood the same. Since when has patriotism ... [Read More…]
Assault weapons should be banned
By Sarah Carlson, Copy Editor I Am The Enemy The day before the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons expired a Miami-Dade police officer was shot several times when a driver she pulled over opened fire with an AK-47. Luckily, she survived and is recovering. A Violence Policy Center study found that of the 211 police officers killed in the line ... [Read More…]
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