Between the senior leadership team, the Board of Trustees, the Students' Association, Voice, and the alumni base, there's plenty of opinions about LGBT policies floating around the university. All of the jargon can get a bit overwhelming to most students. Terms like "inclusivity" sound appealing, but what does that really mean in a practical ... [Read More…]
Senioritis meets sophomore slump in early graduation
How does graduating with your bachelor's degree at 19 sound? Terrifying? Yeah, that just about sums up how I'm feeling right now. As a second-year student and a senior, or seen-more, if you will, I've got my hands tied. On one, my senioritis has taken hold, and I'm ready to be done; but on the other I feel like there is still so much more to ... [Read More…]
A sandwich nightmare: How to not get burned out at the end of the semester
All of the days are starting to run together and the homework keeps piling on faster, like an oven conveyor belt at a sandwich shop. I'm working on the side of the oven where the sandwiches come out, all melty-cheese and crispy bread. There's a long line to the cash register, the orders are adding up and there's a few customers peaking over the ... [Read More…]
Westbrook’s historic season deserves honor
At this point in the NBA season everyone is usually discussing the playoffs and getting excited to see all the match ups and outcomes, however, this season has been much different. The two things that have been talked about in the NBA as of late have been Russell Westbrook's insanely good triple-double filled season and who the MVP will ... [Read More…]
Most valuable player? More like most valuable ball-hog
Russell Westbrook should not win the 2016-2017 NBA Most valuable player award. It's clear I'm taking the road much less traveled here, because Westbrook's numbers this season are astronomically better than anything we've seen in a number of years. In fact, the NBA probably hasn't seen this much statistical domination since Oscar Robertson ... [Read More…]
“Everyone is entitled to my opinion”
Everyone has opinions about something, be it what type of coffee they prefer in the morning, whether or not they like pickles, what grade they should have received on the paper they wrote the night before or if the sermon at church was good on Sunday. Yet sometimes, when confronted with strong words or a different point of view than our own, we ... [Read More…]
Ntambara: Optimist should refrain from endorsements
Bright Ntambara is a junior political science and global studies major. Going forward The Optimist should refrain from the business of endorsing candidates for SA’s executive positions. In light of recent endorsement by ACU’s The Optimist of Danny Burke for Student Association president, pertaining to the Student Association’s elections, I ... [Read More…]
Jennings: Optimist espouses cynicism and negativity
Morgan Jennings, senior accounting major from Abilene, served as SA Executive Treasurer for the 2015-16 school year. The Optimist has a habit of tarnishing the reputation of Students' Association. I was lucky that during the year my own election coverage was written, the tone was generally more positive than what was released on Tuesday. ... [Read More…]
Burke best option for SA President
After Monday’s Students’ Association debate, we were underwhelmed by all of the candidates’ platforms. Neither presidential candidate seemed to offer any practical goals, but both succumbed to the annual tradition of student government candidates using words that are too big for the job they’re aiming for. “Creating safe spaces,” “Students’ ... [Read More…]
What are we all so busy actually doing?
I am a victim of a problem – more of an epidemic actually. You hear it every time you ask someone how they are doing. Picture this, a typical interaction between two humans who run into each other, perhaps in passing in the library: Human 1: “Hey how are you?” Human 2: “Hey, you know, I’m so busy, but I’m good.” Human 1: “Oh yes, same ... [Read More…]
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