The Optimist Print Edition: 02/26/2010
Weather cancels baseball series
Poor weather in the Texas Panhandle has canceled the baseball team’s weekend series with West Texas A&M.
The Wildcats were scheduled to play a four game series with WT starting Saturday at noon.
The Wildcats will be back at home Tuesday to take on St. Edwards at 3:35 p.m.
Anything but gray
The clock ticks as six students from the Department of Art and Design showcase their talent at the senior art show. The show, entitled Gray Matter, will open in the Shore Art Gallery on Friday.
Gray Matter is the part of the brain that routes stimuli from your senses in order to create a response.
“We wanted [...]
Cornutt joins six board members in departure
C. E. “Doc” Cornutt stepped down this month as chair of the Board of Trustees after three years as chair and 21 years as a trustee.
Cornutt’s five-year term does not expire until February 2012, but he said his early resignation is in the best interest of the university and the board. He reiterated his [...]
Illness takes life of beloved former student
Jenny Bizaillion, 31-year-old mother, wife, sister and daughter, passed away Monday afternoon at Baylor Grapevine Hospital.
Bizaillion, a former Ko Jo Kai member, was admitted to the hospital Feb. 4 with what was thought to be the flu but was diagnosed as pneumonia. This developed into sepsis, or an infection in the bloodstream, according to the [...]
Minority students combat prejudice
Although many consider higher education to be a noble pursuit, for minority students like Elroy Johnson, it is a struggle – a struggle he shares with students thousands of miles away.
The Roma people, sometimes called Gypsies, are an ethnic group that faces extreme prejudice in Europe, despite their wide dispersal across the continent. Roma students [...]
Construction increases Powell membership
While the Gibson Health and P.E. Center is under construction, Powell Fitness Center is saving students from putting on pounds.
Some members of what used to be the Gibson’s North and South Exercise rooms have transferred to Powell as the construction of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center continues.
Dr. David Dillman, professor of political science, used [...]
Car breathalyzer could avert death
Americans prize freedom. They keep their finger on the legal trigger in case anyone gets anywhere near their rights. But when individuals prize the right to inebriate themselves beyond coherency and then drive a motor vehicle through populated areas, something is wrong.
More than 11,700 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes in 2008, accounting for 32 [...]
Campus should function as open forum
ACU prides itself on inviting top-notch speakers to campus, but more importantly, it emphasizes its role as an open forum for discourse – and justifiably so.
During the past few years, ACU has invited authors, theologians, social activists and business leaders to speak at events of all kinds, from Summit to Lynay meetings. Students have gotten [...]
Men drop home finale to ENMU
The Abilene Christian men’s basketball team dropped its last home game of the season Tuesday night, which also happened to be Senior Night.
The Wildcats never held the lead against Eastern New Mexico, and with the loss, their record fell to 1-10 in conference play.
For the four seniors on the team – Kevin White, Riley Lambert, [...]
Morris examines success of Roma students in higher education
Although many consider higher education to be a noble pursuit, for minority students like Elroy Johnson, it is a struggle – a struggle he shares with a group of students thousands of miles away.
The Roma people, sometimes called Gypsies, are an ethnic group that faces extreme prejudice in Europe, despite their wide dispersal across the [...]
Video: Students enjoy second snow day in less than a month
For the second time in the month of February students were given a snow day from campus administrators.
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