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Ramblings of a partial retiree

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This is my goodbye column, but it's not my last column. Which feels a bit awkward. Usually when an editor writes her goodbye column, she's sentimentally saying sayonara for good. But I guess you could say I'm retiring early or, maybe more accurately, partially retiring. I'll no longer be Editor in Chief of the Optimist, but I'm sticking around ... [Read More…]

Preparing for the future starts now

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"It's not you, it's me." "I'm doing this for the both of us." "Our religions clash and my ancestors won't be happy." I said these things to the Optimist staff when I broke up with them at the end of last semester. OK, maybe not that last one. Nevertheless, it did feel like I was breaking up with them as I packed my bags and left ... [Read More…]

The art of the Netflix binge

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Last week, I had a research paper due. It was the culmination of a semester's worth of work and while I had done a lot of preparation, the project seemed endless. I had three days to produce a brilliant, scholarly work of art. I needed to descend into the dungeons of the library, listen to dull elevator music and immerse myself in the minutia of ... [Read More…]

Tips from a senior who made it

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In a few weeks, I'll be graduating from ACU. In a few short years, you will too. As unemployment continues to rise and college education becomes an expectation rather than a distinguishment, it becomes increasingly difficult to differentiate ourselves from the mass of graduates. Now that companies value experience over education, our degrees no ... [Read More…]

Lazy days of summer shouldn’t be so lazy

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After a semester spent arduously attending classes, completing assignments, writing papers and studying for exams, weary college students want nothing more than to spend the summer months recovering mentally and physically. As tempting as it is to want to spend the entire summer sleeping late, lying by the pool, catching up with friends and ... [Read More…]

Issues SCOTUS and ACU share

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The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the state of Michigan's decision in a 6-2 ruling to end affirmative action at its public universities on Tuesday. This is not the first or final decision around the issue of a race-based admission process, nor any racial controversies in higher education for that matter. Obviously ACU is neither a public university ... [Read More…]

The hunt for the elusive internship

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Observe the female college student in her natural habitat. She sits, hunched and attentive, in front of her computer, her eyes glazed over and her wrists in danger of carpal tunnel as she furiously types and clicks. It is obvious she is not on a normal hunt. She seems especially agitated as she hunts this exceptionally elusive prey- the ... [Read More…]

Preparing to co-habitate with your parents

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With less than 30 days until the handing of diplomas, graduating seniors will grab their gowns and mothers will wait to welcome them home with baby blankets and cheek-staining lipstick love. According to Pew Research Center study, 36 percent of young adults ages 18-31 will return home to live with their parents, the highest share of post-college, ... [Read More…]

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