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Oil supply lowers more than prices

January 13, 2015 by Optimist Editorial Board

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…]

Filed Under: Editorials, News, Opinion Tagged With: Editorial, News, Opinion, World News

MH370: Passengers are lost but not forgotten

April 1, 2014 by Optimist Editorial Board

On March 8, 227 passengers and 12 crew members of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 took off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, bound for Beijing on its six-hour flight. But none of the 239 aboard the flight arrived on schedule. An hour into the flight, contact was lost and the aircraft disappeared. And 25 days later, the whereabouts of the ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Editorials, Opinion Tagged With: International, World News

Ukraine conflict could affect missions

March 4, 2014 by Kirsten Holman

Political unrest in Ukraine surges on, and even though Jeremiah's Hope has not been affected physically, its mission efforts could be impacted. Jeremiah's Hope is a nonprofit organization based in the Ukraine that works with at-risk children. Andrew Kelly, co-founder of Jeremiah's Hope, graduated in 2001 from ACU and moved to the Ukraine in ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Mission Trips, World News

Going to Sochi sends a stronger message

February 6, 2014 by Optimist Editorial Board

The United States is a world power, there is no doubt about that. As the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia approach, many leaders, game supporters and even athletes are talking about boycotting the event. They claim the boycott would be purposed against Russia's stance in anti-gay laws and in their own protection from terrorists' ... [Read More…]

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The Optimist Print Edition: 01.31.14

January 31, 2014 by Optimist Staff

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Rwandan cyclists share with ACU

January 30, 2014 by Daniel Zepeda

Students and faculty got the opportunity to watch the remarkable story of how cycling legend, Jock Boyer, moved to Rwanda, Africa to help a group of struggling genocide survivors pursue their dream of forming a national team. Rising from Ashes, a documentary by T.C. Johnstone and narrated by actor and executive producer Forest Whitaker, brings to ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News, Showcase Tagged With: Chapel, Honors College, World News

Ukrainian riots resonate with students

January 30, 2014 by Brittany Jackson

Students who were in Ukraine a few weeks before riots broke out are keeping up with the developments as violence escalates. Ukraine protests arose in late November. Riots in Kiev have since formed, with protestors fighting to become part of the European Union. According to CNN, demonstrations began as a peaceful method of opposing ... [Read More…]

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Kim Jong-un picking unecessary fights

April 19, 2013 by Optimist Editorial Board

In 1948, a political disagreement in Korea caused a split between North and South. When the communist regime of the North attempted to conquer the right-wing South, the United Nations, led by the US, stepped in to stop the spread of communism. With hostility, North Korea has resented the intervention ever since. Just as permeable Western culture ... [Read More…]

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