Wildcats hold off rival Angelo State

The ACU Wildcats became the first ever winners of the State Farm Big Country-Concho Valley Shootout Saturday with a 33 to 20 victory over rival Angelo State.
Mitchell Gale was named the State Farm player of the game. Gale completed 27 of 41 passes for 377 yards and four touchdowns. He has thrown at least three [...]

Photos of the Week: 10.23.10

Photos of the Week: 10.23.10

The Optimist Print Edition: 10.29.2010

Video: ESPN broadcaster speaks to students pursuing sports media career

ACU’s Career Center held a sports career fair on Tuesday, October 26. Students interested in a sports media career received first hand advice from people active in the business. The headlining guest was ESPN broadcaster, Sean Adams.
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Video/editing by Ben Weaver

JMC Network Sportscast October 27, 2010

This week on the JMC Network Sportscast we take a look at a 53-14 win for the Wildcat football team that moved them to a perfect 8-0.
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Videography by: Ryan Cantrell, Brandon Tripp
Sports Director: Brandon Tripp

Abilene offers spooky scene

Everyone hide your kids and check their candy – it’s Halloween weekend.
The race is on to find the best Snooki or Antoine Dodson costume amidst the cluttered and disheveled aisles of costume shops, but community churches and organizations are offering alternative activities to the longstanding trick-or-treat-give-me-something-good-to-eat tradition.
A popular custom among churches is Trunk n’ Treat [...]

Wildcats host rival Angelo State in Big Country-Concho Valley Shootout

The Wildcats are looking to move to 9-0 this weekend when they host long-time rival Angelo State in the first ever State Farm Big Country-Concho Valley Shootout.
Despite its 3-4 record, Angelo State played well in its four losses. The Rams nearly saw a comeback against West Texas in their third game of the season, falling [...]

Kojies, Moonies take home intramural football championships

Four champions were crowned Tuesday at the Larry “Satch” Sanders Intramural Field as intramural football came to a close.
“The amount of teams was equal to the amount from last year, which is good because students are still coming out, and they are enjoying playing intramurals,” said Mark Jackson, assistant intramural director. “I think the championships [...]

Number one, not a safe place in 2010

By Brenna Jefferies
The past two years the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) national championship bowl has been pretty predictable, with Texas, Alabama and Florida circling like vultures for the number one spot. But this year that spot has been tossed from team to team like a hot potato – no one seems to want to be [...]

Halloween Costumes

The Funny Funnies by Morgan Davis
“HEY DAD, WHY IS MOMMY’S HALLOWEEN COSTUME SMALLER THAN MINE?”
Oct. 29, 2010
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NPR unjustifiably fires news analyst

NPR analyst Juan Williams’ contract was terminated two days after he made an inflammatory remark on Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor.
Controversy arose after Williams said, “If I see people who are in Muslim garb and I think, you know, they are identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried. I get nervous.”
His statements [...]

Costume gives festivities spirit

When I was four years old, my mom dressed me as a spider for Halloween. She handmade the intricate, black costume and rigged the spider legs to move whenever I moved. I’m not sure how long it took, but I doubt it was easy.
She dressed me in the costume and led me to a mirror [...]