Editorial Board should consider more endorsements
–Neal Coates, political science & criminal justice department chair Dear Optimist Editorial Board: I am writing as a faculty member to encourage you to consider a larger slate of endorsements each...
View ArticleIs free speech worth the challenges
-by David Kneip, associate professor of Bible. An oft-quoted saying with regard to free speech goes something like this: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say...
View ArticleLetter: Optimist columns show passion of authors
–by Thomas Richards Dear Optimist, I am a senior citizen and a graduate of the University of Texas Austin. I picked up your newspaper on a visit to the Welcome Center last week. I read Lauren Franco’s...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Students are inspiration for campaign
–by Lauren Wasson, SGA executive president candidate I would be remiss if I did not begin by thanking the Optimist for their endorsement of our campaign. Tsion and I truly and deeply appreciate this...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Optimist underestimates multicultural platform
–by Arnold Charles, SGA executive president candidate I was saddened that the Optimist was not able to endorse me this year, but I am comforted that I chose to rely on different measures that determine...
View ArticleThe university needs an African American history course
–by Alexandria Buller, a senior global studies major from Newton, Kansas. Minority histories are often-ignored pieces of the American story. I would like to address African American history in...
View ArticleBuller’s letter to the editor represents desire for inclusion
–by Jonathan Camp, Cliff Barbarick, Orneita Burton, Kelly Elliott, Doug Foster, Suzie Macaluso, Victor McCracken, Ronald J. (Ron) Morgan, Dan Morrison, Jerry Andrew Taylor Carl Spain’s 1960 speech...
View ArticleLetter: Capitol violence not comparable to summer protests
On Jan. 6, a horde of Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and QAnon cultists stormed the Capitol. But not just these. Many in the crowd were white Christian nationalists, carrying Christian flags, praying with...
View ArticleAlumni tuition discount announcement could be placed elsewhere
Thank you, ACU. For those who don’t know, ACU just announced that if you hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree from them, you now qualify for a 20% discount on graduate tuition to online programs. What...
View ArticleLetter: ACU should require wearing of masks
As the speechwriter for the grand opening of the Robert R. and Kay Onstead Science Center on Aug. 24, 2018, I interviewed a faculty member in the sciences and wrote the following remarks for them for...
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