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…]
Student speech is restricted at SA budget meeting
The Student's Association cabinet is not allowing student groups to debate at the SA budget meeting this semester. The Student Congress' official Rules of Order does not address students who attend open SA meetings but who are not members of SA. It does not say that they can take the floor, nor that they cannot take the floor. Yet come next ... [Read More…]
A call to students
In the past several months, we've spent hours scanning Yik Yak for positive, comical Yaks to feature on the editorial page. Us editors have seen good, pure comedy, as well as comments we could only hope came from somewhere outside the ACU community. This past week, during Chapel's celebration of Martin Luther King Jr., was ... [Read More…]
When you feel like a drowned cat
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…]
The importance of being English
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…]
Out-of-state students would benefit from shuttle
Finals week brings a list of challenges - tests, projects, cleaning and checking out of dorms, packing, etc. But some students have the added challenge of trying to find a way home at the end of the week. The majority of ACU students are from a nearby or relatively close town in Texas, making it easy for them to drive home for winter or summer ... [Read More…]
Chippity doo da: the search for love
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…]
Breaking the cycle: A bike saga
Three editors, three years, three bikes stolen. Look at it this way: the editors at the Optimist are cursed. Not only do we have to deal with all things news-related at ACU, but we have to live in constant threat of having our bikes stolen. Maybe bike thieves are targeting us editors, but what if they are? Victim 1: Josh Garcia. Bike ... [Read More…]
Oil supply lowers more than prices
You've probably already seen it: people filling up their own barrels with gasoline, trying to take as much advantage of the lowered prices as possible. While the $1.88 may look good at the pump, the oil surplus will have a lasting negative impact on the economy over all. The New York Times recently said gas prices aren't expected to rise ... [Read More…]
New Year, same resolution ruin
We are fourteen days into 2015 and not only have I already failed to keep all of my New Year's resolutions, but I've forgotten what they were to begin with. The idea of a clean slate is appealing and new beginnings sound refreshing. But neither of those are enough to change the ways of a creature of habit like myself. I enjoy making resolutions ... [Read More…]