I started taking journalism classes in middle school and enjoyed it so much that I transferred to Northwest High which offers an academy for media. Through this academy, I went on to national competitions and conferences (Student Television Network) and even helped the school win an Emmy from the Lone Star Emmy chapter. After spending all of that ... [Read More…]
Three-point defense will be crucial for men’s basketball to have successful season
In the past few years, Wildcat fans have been spoiled with men's basketball teams that were successful in the regular season. So seeing the team lose five straight games in conference play, one of the longest stretches without a win in years, was surely alarming to some fans. A lot of people have started wondering what went wrong. One factor ... [Read More…]
Is Galaxy receiving special treatment while G*L*XY publicly breaks terms of suspension?
Updated Feb. 7, 2022: To the Optimist Editorial Board: Since December, ACU’s administration has been meeting with sponsors, officers and members of Galaxy to conduct intentional training around diversity, community membership and leadership. Galaxy’s infractions resulted from deeper cultural concerns that highlighted the need for ... [Read More…]
Current campus COVID regulations are not enough
Omicron is raging across the United States, Abilene hit an emergency level six and ACU positive cases hit a high since the fall of 2020. Last year, when positive cases on campus were in the low 70’s, the campus shut down for two weeks. Classes, rushes, club meetings, you name it, were either canceled entirely or moved to Zoom. Surely ... [Read More…]
‘Watch Out for Wildcats’ campaign not a real solution to crosswalk safety
In one semester on campus, at least four students were hit by cars, and two of those incidents resulted in hospitalization. After the multiple accidents and consistent, fearful caution coming from students crossing the busy streets each day, surely the university would be working to take drastic measures to prevent this from happening. What did ... [Read More…]
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is just as important as the Fourth of July
We as Americans have an automatic patriotism when it comes to our national holidays. However, when it comes to Martin Luther King Jr. day, some, and most, Americans tend to look past the holiday like any other day. Growing up we all learned of the events that occurred for MLK day to become a day at all. Americans have a responsibility to help ... [Read More…]
Take care of yourself as the semester comes to an end
The end of the semester is stressful in a lot of ways. Final projects, book reviews, papers. Final plans with friends before leaving them for the winter. Social club events. Money also adds a lot of stress at the end of the semester when Bean Bucks start running out and Christmas shopping becomes an obligation. With the end of the semester upon us, ... [Read More…]
Suddenly, we’re adults living on our own
My best friend is my roommate. We're studying in our dorm room. It's a five-minute walk to class, maybe less. We live off of cafeteria dining, meal plan included. Suddenly I’m driving ten minutes to class, add on three or more to find parking. Grocery shopping is expensive, how do I budget? Oftentimes students think they can’t wait to live ... [Read More…]
With all the hype around Christmas, don’t forget Thanksgiving
With Halloween coming to a close, a lot of people say that we have made it to the most wonderful time of the year: Christmas time. However, with the coming of Christmas, an overwhelming pressure of finding the perfect gift for your loved one, and the feeling of massive materialism in a holiday that is supposed to celebrate the birth of our ... [Read More…]
Don’t let burnout get the best of you
Burnout is real and we’re at the stage in the semester when it typically starts to hit students pretty hard. With final papers, projects and exams just around the corner, we still have a ways to go before we are officially done with the semester. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines burnout as, “exhaustion of physical or emotional strength ... [Read More…]
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