Optimist Overtime: Recent Episodes

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Optimist Overtime is a product of the ACU Optimist. The podcast is focused on news across Abilene Christian University and other important topics across the nation.

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As Black History Month comes to a close, how are you celebrating?

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ACU cracks down on COVID-19 on campus, pledging gets moved to January and election day is only 11 days away.


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The outbreak of COVID-19 at ACU is underway.


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The university is reporting record enrollment for the third-consecutive year; Freshman Follies goes for TikTok and the worst of COVID-19 in Texas seems to be well in the past.


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COVID-19 cases drop during the second week of classes; tears of joy and sadness pour out after the announcement that Gardner Hall is being demolished and the race to the White House tightens up in the latest polls.


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New cases are holding relatively steady during the first week of classes; Residence Life is in the early works of major projects and the shooting of Jacob Blake sparks new protests and riots across America.


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Freshmen return to campus as new COVID-19 cases emerge; Wildcat Week adjusts to the pandemic climate and it doesn’t always make sense.


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ACU students are required to get chapel credits during a worldwide pandemic; a return-to-campus plan is coming together and Joe Biden chooses his VP as the election season heats up.


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New COVID-19 cases in Texas start to flatten; the university continues to prepare for a fall semester; and many questions are still unanswered.


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