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Keith Alewine
-.: H. Todd Thomas Managing News Editor
Lance Fleming Opinion Page Editor
" Editorial Board
'Keith Alowino John Borlow Brian Belt Melissa Endsloy Lance Fleming
:Bobby Gombort Deana Hamby Wendy Hornbaker Roger Massey Matt
McKinney Michael O'Connor H. Todd Thomas Levi Turner
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Tho Optimist is a twlco-a-weok publication of the students of tho Doportmont of Journalism
and Mass Communication of Abllone Christian University and servos as a Journalism labora-
tory for the department's students. Tho unsigned editorials are tho opinions of tho students
on tho Optimist Editorial Board and do not nocessorlly reflect the policies or vlows of the
unlvoralty. The slgnod columns cartoons and letters to tho editor ore tho opinions of their
creators and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Optimist Editorial Board or the Uni-
versity administration.
Bush should learn about country
fie wants to lead for another term
'hat time is it when a president has
no idea what a UPC symbol is? Time to
get a new president.
;;This will be the message of the
Democrats who according to a Feb. 17
lf.S. News & World Report article may
be using Bush's recent trip to a super-
market convention's mock check-out
counter to get the upper hand in the
presidential election. The president's
face turned to an alleged confusion at
the sight of a UPC scanner and its oper-
ation. JJut White House officials were then
quick to say that the president was
being polite about the scanner. His gen
ACU legacy can't be forgotten
When naming new AISD schools
Three prominent ACU figures have
been named finalists to have one of
Abilene 's five new schools named after
them.
.We think it would only be appropriate
f one of the schools were adorned with
the name of someone from The HilL
A few AISD School Board members
said some citizens have expressed a
desire the schools be named after local
figures. Why not ACU figures?
For years ACU has provided the
Abilene Independent School District
and the citizens of Abilene with fine
Jeachcrs and administrators. ACU
.figures have also gone on to successful
tylcAlister thanks ACU
for supporting sale
ho the Editor.
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: . I would like to thank everyone for the
.tremendous show of support (and
money) at last Friday's record sale.
Thanks to the students and staff at
ACU we were able to move out a lot of
our old albums and we hope we were
able to re-create some memories. Stay
tuned for another record sale coming
;soon to a campus center near you.
Kyle McAlister
Program Director
KACU-FM
Bean fashion show
prompts reaction
HTb the Editor:
Come one come all. Don't you dare
miss the ACU fashion show. Wait
there's more. This is not just a one-time
event it takes place once a week. The
Bean is the site for this great weekly
show and you too can participate.
' Every Sunday the Bean is full with
people in their finest Sunday clothes.
Now this is not a problem. There is
nothing wrong with wearing nice
clothes. The problem enters when the
pttitudes come along.
y We have heard on more occasions
than we dare to count someone asking
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Editor in Chief
uine interest they said was in an elec-
tronic pad used to verify check signa-
tures a technology Bush was unfa-
miliar with.
Whether Bush was polite or authenti-
cally surprised the incident should be a
lesson to the Bush camp not to let this
kind of incident happen again.
Just as with Dukakis Mondalc and
other candidates the way a candidate is
perceived through the media is vitally
important to political survival.
If Bush would just become a presi-
dent who recognizes his surroundings
another four years would be only an
election away.
careers in politics and have ably
represented the citizens of Abilene.
Two of the three finalists had a direct
influence on the educational system in
Abilene. One was the math coordinator
for the school district and the other was
a popularprincipal at Austin and Bowie
elementary schools. ""
The contributions to Abilene by ACU
alumni and students should not be
ignored ACU prides itself on the
"Caring Serving Excelling" motto.
Nothing would recognize our
dedication to that motto and the city of
Abilene more than naming a school
after one of our own.
another person who wasn't dressed up
why they did not go to church that
morning.
Our questions arc:
1) What does it matter to them?
2) Does not wearing church clothes
to the Bean mean one did not go to
church that morning?
3) Why do people find it necessary to
prove that they went to church by
showing up at the Bean in their "Sun-
day Best."
Personally my roommate and I do
not find it necessary to prove our Chris-
tianity by doing this. Even if the people
who are not dressed up did not go to
church the people who did should have
a Christian attitude. The Bible teaches
that you should be encouraging and
uplifting.
Our final point is that just because
people are not dressed up does not
mean they did not go to church. If it
did we would have been only two or
three times since we have been at ACU.
However we decided not to partici-
pate in this weekly fashion show.
Instead we sit back and laugh since our
"Sunday best" does not have Bean
sauce all over them.
The fashion show is rather enjoyable.
However my roommate and I prefer to
be mere spectators. So please do not
condemn us for not wearing our suits
and ties to the Bean every Sunday.
We believe in God too. See you Sun-
day. Robert Massie
Freshman
Computer science major
San Antonio
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... and along came the
Just when you thought this country was
changing.
People are fighting to save the environ-
ment. A president unites his country in
prayer to God. 11 ic United Nations lifts
itself to a pair of blood-drained feet.
Workers struggle for sexual equality in
the office.
People do care. They do want the
world to be better. They are trying to
improve themselves and their home
Then come the Olympics weeks
upon weeks upon months of the most
commercialized tragically unnccded fod-
der ever brought to life by man.
True the Olympics can be a source of
entertainment national pride and pcrsonr
al triumph. Even one of our own stu-
dents Wendell Edwards has a chance to
make it to the Summer Games. That's a
hearty goal to pursue and a good lesson
in preparation and planning.
The games also give less affluent coun-
tries a chance to compete on equal
ground with larger more well-to-do
countries
Unfortunately none of the competitors
seem to want the competition on equal
ground. They all want the edge.
A story in the Feb. 17 edition of U.S.
Why all the
The latest battle of letters in the Opti-
mist seems to revolve around whether
Moody Coliseum's Section F helps the
ACU men's basketball team win or
leaves die university looking like a mob
of obnoxious students.
The answer to me seems far more the
former than the latter.
Growing up in Illinois I longed for the
opportunity to attend the University of
Illinois and the chance to sit in Assembly
Hall and watch the Fighting Illini. But
circumstances beyond my control ended
those hopes.
Then my time at ACU coincided with
the downfall of the men's basketball pro-
gram. The program hit the bottom of the
barrel last year in my first year as sports
editor. Sure people attended the games
but when you're losing by 30 points
nearly every game what's to cheer?
But as everyone knows the crowds are
back which means more students and
more frivolity.
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So what's the problem? To some the to believe the crowds could be louder or
Business majors lead the
Because I changed majors twice before declared a major but will change it were
earning my first degree and because I've
also returned to school to study yet
another subject for another degree I
decided to find out what majors are most
popular among students. Paul Wilson
associate registrar provided the figures
which reflect lost fall's totals.
At ACU more students will receive
degrees in business than any other sub-
ject. Of a total of 597 students in the Col-
lege of Business of Administration the
largest number 280 are business admin-
istration majors.
Close behind are 166 accounting majors
followed by 60 marketing students 39
management majors and 52 more students
majoring in five other business fields.
The second-most popular ACU major
is "undecided" the designation of 299
students. This number undoubtedly
would be higher if all the people who've
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News and World Report reveals some of
the tactics that were used in East Ger-
many to gain an advantage including
brain-affecting hormones and aggressiveness-stimulating
nasal spray. Russians
reportedly used what US. News calls an
"oxygen cocktail" which would give ath-
letes a boost as the pure oxygen in it was
absorbed in the stomach.
"Wouldn't It bo nkx to
set a country drop Its
participation In the
Olympics to tpnd tho
money on hungry poo-
pie? Keith
Alewine
Piece of My Mind
At the very least most countries
intensely train athletes at more and more
sophisticated training facilities hoping to
put the winning edge in their participants.
But no matter what tactics ore
involved the bottom line is that too many
countries have too much money and time
flushed into a series of games the out-
turmoil over
denizens of Section F are overstepping their
bounds as fans by taunting opposing players
shooting free throws yelling at opposing
players and hounding the referees.
One letter to the editor recently asked
where all the fans were last year when
"Sure people attended
the games but when
you're losing by 30
points nearly every
game what's to cheer?"
Brian
Belt
Barely Fair
the Cats went 0-26. When a team sets
records for losing the natural reaction is
to stay as far away as possible.
I missed the glory days of the ACU
basketball program but I find it difficult
included.
Third most popular is -biology. ACU
has 261 future professors scientists doc-
tors dentists and pharmacists laboring in
"Not sure about your
verb tenses? One of
ACU'see English
majors can probably
set you straight."
John
Barlow
On My Mind
the halls of the Foster Science Building.
Next arc education students the future
teachers of our children. These 245 stu-
dents will teach English Spanish math
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comes of which seem to have more to do
with the accuracy of the timekeeping
than the skill of the players.
Yet manufacturers still love to redesign
their products' packaging to display the
words "A proud sponsor" of the U.S. so-and-so
team. Sponsors willingly pour their i
resources into the Olympic hopper happily "
rallying around the nation's pride a
chance to prove our worth as a country.
Wouldn't it be nice to see a package
that read "A proud sponsor of 10000
American children who would otherwise
have had to live in povcrty'7 How about
1000? Or 10?
How about one? - .
Wouldn't it be nice tpv see a country A
drop its participation in tlie Olympics to '
spend the money on hungry people?
Too idealistic huh. You're right. Prob-
ably the best thing wc could hope for is
everyone to have at least their own televi-
sion so they can feel the rush of pride the
Olympics can produce.
Can't you picture it? A crumpled
homeless old man squints through failing
eyes at a television beaming the image of
a high-tech speed skier winning a gold by
two thousandths of a second.
"That's my country."
Section F?
more frenzied than in the games with
Central Oklahoma and Angclo State. l'u
With more fans naturally some will act r
in ways the university finds offensive.
Especially at ACU actions of fans are
watched closely.
Maybe the only thing Section F is
guilty of is a lack of creativity. Mocking
the opposition usually leads to some kind
of trouble; just look at the West Texas
State game. Waving and hollering during
free throws is hardly ingenious and rarely
seems to work anyway. '
As much as students pay at ACU for an
education surely some erudite fans can
think of something more effective and
original yet at the same time is not
vulgar or offensive to the rest of the fans.
Opinion editor Lance Fleming always
likes to receive letters because then he
has fewer editorials to write But Section '
F should not be the instigator because no f
problem exists. Besides the student body
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junior high and high school students. .
They are joined by 149 elementary
education majors. All these students must
have lots of patience.
In fifth place are the psychology majors
at 147 strong. They will work in counseling
and related fields. So if you need someone
to talk to they're the ones to see.
Some 78 ACU students are studying
human communication not to be con-
fused with animal communication which a
nobody is majoring in. f
If you spend any time in the hospital in
the years to come you may run into one
of ACU's 76 nursing students.
Not sure about your verb tenses? One
of ACU's 66 English majors can proba-
bly set you straight. Space doesn't permit
me to continue but I noticed one other
thing Eighteen majors have one student j
They must get lonely in class
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