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Intramurals feature basketball brotherhood

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The first week of intramurals in 2015 has proven absolutely nothing. Honestly, it's far too early to make any predictions, considering only one team has played more than one game. But, in order to stay true to the name of sports journalism, it is my duty to overanalyze and over-report and predict winners and conduct interviews as though the ... [Read More…]

Sex trafficking at Super Bowl used for attention

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If you were in Texas on Sunday, or anywhere in the United States for that matter, you most likely had your behind planted on a stool, couch or lounge chair watching the Super Bowl. I won't lie, I was there. I ate the mini hot dogs and probably consumed more root beer float than humanly possible. We screamed, we shouted and we cried while ... [Read More…]

Wildcats need to reign it in

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A week or two ago, I had spare time on my hands (I know, right?). With this time, I decided to go support our women's basketball team for one of their games. I took a seat among the largest group of ACU fans just behind the backboard. A LYNAY scholarship group was there for some kind of credit. Wildcat Reign, the organization responsible for ... [Read More…]

According to gym: lessons learned on the hardwood

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We all have those teachable moments in life that we remember forever. I know I've had plenty, and a lot of mine just so happened to have happened in a gym. I've made a little list of a few that I think we can all learn from. 1) When I was in eighth grade, I played volleyball. We were doing a drill in practice in which three of us had to lay ... [Read More…]

A Farewell to Sports

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Some of you may not know this about me, but I'm a student-athlete here at ACU. Long before I was writing for the Optimist, I was out on the softball field taking ground balls and learning how to pitch a good change-up. Now, many of you know the emotional and psychological chaos of being a senior in college - almost being done with school, trying ... [Read More…]

When you feel like a drowned cat

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When I was a kid, swimming was like a superpower. We could move through the water at seemingly breakneck speeds, hold our breath for unbelievably long periods of time and be transported to another world underwater. In the pool, I felt like I could do anything. But slowly, the taller I grew and the heavier I got, and the less in shape I allowed ... [Read More…]

Spring intramurals tip off this week

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And we're back. The spring intramural season kicks off this week with Champs League basketball (insert Lil' Bow Wow lyrics here). On any given night, the Rec is sure to be filled with players sporting sweaty headbands, armbands, shin-length shorts, maybe a compression sleeve or two and 23 different pairs of J's (and that's just the women's ... [Read More…]

The importance of being English

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Defining a culture as a whole is a difficult task to take on. It involves much more than a brief glance or quick read of a Wikipedia page. Culture is more than events in a history textbook or foods on a table; rather, it makes its home in the psyche of the people. One must first cut through layer upon layer of stereotypical thought to arrive at ... [Read More…]

Chippity doo da: the search for love

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Living in Corpus Christi and growing up in a predominantly Latino culture, I am no stranger to some bomb Mexican food. You can't drive two miles without passing one or more authentic Mexican food eateries. With so many options, it may seem difficult to decide where to eat, right? Wrong. Because every one of the Mexican restaurants in Corpus ... [Read More…]

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