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Recent murders signs of the times

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The world we live in can be a scary one sometimes. Recent sniper shootings outside of Washington, D.C., have citizens of our nation's capitol leaving their homes with caution. These shootings are random, unprovoked and anyone is a potential victim. As of Thursday, six shooting deaths in Maryland and Virginia have been linked to a single gunman, ... [Read More…]

Beware: stress season has arrived!

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Weck's World The infamous time of the school year has come again: Freshmen realize that ACU isn't one big continuous Welcome Week, sophomores learn the true meaning of time management, juniors see that they're not in the dorms anymore and go to bed before midnight, and fed-up seniors look forward to taking an enjoyable stroll across that ... [Read More…]

GSP pledges defend Christian brotherhood of social club

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Dear Editor, As the 2002 pledging class of the social club Gamma Sigma Phi, the article in Wednesday's Optimist (Oct. 2, "Students decide against pledging") caught our collective eye. We wear a label going to Abilene Christian University of being a Christian. The majority, while not perfect, is striving to live a life reflected of Christ. The ... [Read More…]

U.S. should check motives for war

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Monday President Bush solemnly addressed the nation about the seemingly imminent threat of Saddam Hussein's "arsenal of terror." This speech comes one month before voters go to the polls for midterm elections, deciding the makeup of the Congress for the rest of Bush's term. While Bush does make a convincing argument about the horrible threat ... [Read More…]

Lori’s Story: Breast self-exams are about prevention

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By Lori Bredemeyer, Student Reporter A recent report from Shanghai, China, suggests women are wasting their time doing self-breast examinations. I say that's absurd. The study followed 266,064 women-half did monthly self-exams and half did not-over 10 years. It found there was not a statistically significant difference in deaths between the two ... [Read More…]

Chapel rules seem to resemble those of the Reconstruction period

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I want to thank the members of the Chapel programming team so much for their willingness in placing their time to decide how Chapel would work best. I extend my congratulations on a successful change of Chapel itself. Thanks to their ideas and involvement, the entire face of Chapel has changed to a more worship-type environment, and a weekly varied ... [Read More…]

SA absence nearly short-change cultural group

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For Essence of Ebony receiving $2,000 Wednesday, was harder than passing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Because 16 Congress members decided not to come to SA's weekly meeting for one reason or another, the multi-cultural group started and run by black students, and the unofficial ACU hockey team had to get approval from more than 75 ... [Read More…]

Make your voice heard: register to vote

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With the last day for voter registration approaching, ACU students should register and exercise their right to vote in the November off-year elections. The tired of "it doesn't matter to me" excuse has passed-with three tight state races and several main issues on the table, each student will be directly affected by those elected to ... [Read More…]

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