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Yearbook unveiling cheapened in Chapel

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Last Thursday after Chapel, screens portrayed the presentation of the 2001-2002 Prickly Pear to Dr. Money via video tape. This ended an 86-year tradition of unveiling the book and presenting it to the president in a formal ceremony during Chapel. The change cheapened a normally exciting moment. In past years, this formal presentation to Money was ... [Read More…]

Cornyn endorsement editorial just a Kirk-bashing

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I'm very disappointed. Every Wednesday and Friday I get an Optimist and read it; I enjoy it and learn about the campus through it. As the elections drew nearer I assumed the Optimist would, as most papers do, endorse a candidate the editorial board feels would best serve Texas. I was not surprised about seeing the endorsements, but rather the ... [Read More…]

Letter from the Editor: Tuesday’s vote applies to all of us

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By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief College students are busy people with a lot of things to do, little time to do them and usually not in need of another thing to do on a Tuesday. * But of course, if you care about abortion, you might want to consider this fact: The party that controls the Senate has the power to approve or to reject Supreme ... [Read More…]

Optimist endorses Stenholm, Cornyn

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U.S. House For the office of United States representative from the 17th District of Texas, the Optimist endorses Democratic incumbent Charlie Stenholm. Stenholm has been competently representing West Texas in Washington, D.C., since 1978, and the experience and influence he has is unsurpassable. As head Democrat on the House Agriculture ... [Read More…]

Neither candidate worthy of votes

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For the position of Texas governor, the Optimist endorses... no one. Neither of the two candidates is worthy of an endorsement because neither of them is worthy of a single vote. Republican incumbent Rick Perry and Democratic challenger Tony Sanchez have spent $87 million on this race, far more than any other Texas gubernatorial race in history. ... [Read More…]

Your Voice: Bandwidth and messaging problems problems hurt family communication

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There is a growing problem on this campus, and it gets worse every semester. It is based upon a false belief, and it MUST stop. The problem is caused by the Information Technology department. It seems to be under the impression that students don't use instant messaging, and that we won't care if they mess around with it, or block it completely. I ... [Read More…]

Lori’s Story: Honor our veterans

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By Lori Bredemeyer, Student Reporter Veteran's Day is in a couple of weeks and we should plan something for that day to honor our veterans. At my high school we had a memorial every year in tribute to the veterans. We always sang patriotic songs, and it was very touching to see all the men and women standing at the front, saluting the flag and ... [Read More…]

Attacks show us that anything is possible

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By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer For months, nothing happened. No anthrax. No terrorist attacks. No pointless killing of helpless Americans. Then it happened, as calmly as the day turns to night, the innocence of our country was shattered again by the gunshots of two snipers. As two men, one of them legally a minor, terrorized the country and ... [Read More…]

The break is about adjectives

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Weck's World You've all been waiting for it. Face it; you've had the dates Oct. 24-27 circled on your calendars for weeks. It's amazing how quickly it comes, and even more amazing is how it comes at such an opportune time. Don't hold your breath anymore-fall break is here! Thursday afternoon after class the ACU campus will become deserted, as all ... [Read More…]

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