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Christians should oppose death penalty

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By Kyle Peveto, Arts Editor Column Schmolumn I love Texas. Ask anyone who knows me, and they'll tell you I rarely leave the state. And I rarely want to. I love the pride Texans have about our state. All of nature is beautiful and all states have beautiful scenery, but Texas is so unique. Towns full of nosey, high school football-loving ... [Read More…]

Letter from the Editor: Protests futile, war will come

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By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Millions of people worldwide united last weekend to voice their objection to war with Iraq and showed the world once and for all that they were absolutely wrong. It's possible that never before in the history of civilization has such a large protest been planned. Hundreds of thousands of people each jammed the ... [Read More…]

Leaders older, wiser, should be trusted

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Those malevolent, malicious administrators. They must hate us. I just can't see any other reason for the fact that they force us poor, oppressed students to attend Chapel day in and day out. They must hate the students. I mean why else would they force us to come together and worship God every single day of the week without letting us have ... [Read More…]

War with Iraq now could prevent tragedies like 9-11

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An letter submitted last week ("War stoops..." Zachary Shaner) accused the United States of reaching new lows by following "inconsistent disarming policies" and using foreign policy to exploit other nations wishing to obtain superpower status. There were several points in this article I disagree with, namely all of them. First citing America's own ... [Read More…]

Professionalism calls for second Sing Song review

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For the second year in a row, the Optimist is running a review of Sing Song. Such reviews have come under fire in the past, but the arguments against them fail to recognize Sing Song's own importance and professionalism. As a publication that covers the ACU community and the events that affect it, the Optimist has long reviewed productions of ... [Read More…]

Peace still a possibility

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By Melanie J. Knox, Opinion Editor As I Wish I was raised to love the George Bush family and nothing will ever change that. I will support my president to the end, regardless of whether or not I think he is right. And when we enter war, I will support that as well, along with my Christian brothers and sisters involved in the fighting. But we ... [Read More…]

True worship – letting God take control

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I'm a senior here, about to start working on my fifth year. I was here during the time that most people currently call the "good days" of Chapel. I remember during those times that there were just as many upset letters pouring into the Optimist every week complaining about Chapel issues, all of them with a similar theme. Some students seemed to ... [Read More…]

SA should unify student Chapel complaints

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The time is now for the Students' Association to be the students' voice. Many members of the student body agree that something is wrong with Chapel, but agreement ends there. Some don't like the idea of a possible grading scale for Chapel. Others don't like break-out Chapels. Those who organized the alternate chapel Tuesday think students aren't ... [Read More…]

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