Schubert: Work to outlive your life
Editor’s Note: Dr. Phil Schubert, president of the university, began the 106th academic year in Opening Chapel Monday. Below are excerpts of his address.
Welcome to this great occasion as we open the 106th year of ACU.
Today’s message is for our students.
We want you to know that while you were away this summer, a lot [...]
The Optimist Print Edition: 08.31.11
Video: Participants Shine at the 2011 Welcome Week Talent Show
A talented cast of freshmen and transfer students performed for a packed house at the annual Welcome Week Talent Show.
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video/editing by: Kyle Kramer
Ticket prices, packages announced for 2011
As ACU teams began their seasons, the Athletic Department officially announced new ticket pricing and packages for the 2011-2012 school year. While students and faculty members still get in free of charge with a university ID, season ticket packages have been restructured.
Ticket packages are now split up by season, creating separate Fall and Winter/Spring sports [...]
Big 12 is WAC
The Big 12 Conference could be seeing a change in scenery soon.
According to sources, Texas A&M University president R. Bowen Loftin talked with Big 12 Conference board chairman Brady Deaton on Monday night about A&M leaving the conference.
A&M stated its desire to join the South Eastern Conference before this meeting.
Two weeks ago, SEC presidents and [...]
Core revamps Cornerstone
The Cornerstone course required for incoming freshmen will take on a new look this semester in response to feedback from last year’s freshmen students.
Gregory Straughn, assistant provost for general education, said the new course would be focus on science, social science, art and theology and will have more cohesion with the topics discussed from week to week.
Straughn [...]
Depth key for ‘Cats in 2011
Last year’s season included a 17-3 record, a Lone Star Conference tournament championship, and constant re-writing of the record book. This season, the Wildcat womens’ soccer team may rightfully find living up to last year’s standard difficult. But, the 2011-12 Wildcats will rely on depth and experience to serve as catalysts this season in an [...]
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“Oh Dear, Christian College” – by Ben Miller
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August 31, 2011
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Call me old-fashioned, but I like talking to people.
In person.
This may seem “weird” or “ancient” or “individualistic,” but hear me out on this.
See, there’s something about face-to-face interaction that Facebook and texting just can’t quite offer. Computers and phones are all the rage right now (just wait till this Internet fad is over), but they [...]
What’s in a name? In mine, an umlaut
When I was a little kid, I was painfully shy.
I never wanted to be the center of attention, so I’d cry every time friends and family sang “Happy Birthday” to me. I was afraid to speak aloud in class, so my kindergarten teacher would let me whisper my answers in her ear. And my name? [...]
ACU welcomes new faculty
ACU staff added 18 new faculty members to their ranks this semester.
Eleven departments have made additions to their faculty. These new members have come from all over the country, and over half of the new additions previously attended ACU. According to some of these alumni, returning to ACU to work is like coming home.
The total [...]
Video: Freshmen move in to their new on-campus homes
Incoming freshmen and their families flock to the residence halls, as Move-in Day 2011 is in full swing.
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Video/editing by Farron Salley
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