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The Optimist Print Edition: 03.08.13

March 8, 2013 by Optimist Staff

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The Optimist Print Edition: 03.06.13

March 6, 2013 by Optimist Staff

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The Optimist Print Edition: 03.01.13

March 1, 2013 by Optimist Staff

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Old is the new new

February 27, 2013 by Mark Smith

The print edition looks a bit different today, huh? One hundred school years ago, just six years after what would become ACU was founded, the Optimist was born. The front page of Vol. 1, No. 1, looked just like this one today, except the entire page was one opinion piece by Robertson Lafayette Whiteside, the president emeritus of the university, ... [Read More…]

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The Optimist Print Edition: 02.27.13

February 27, 2013 by Optimist Staff

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