Athletics has decided to go in a different direction in men’s golf, making a leadership change as Tom Shaw is out after 12 years leading the Wildcats. The university announced the change Monday and ...

Nearly three dozen faculty and staff members, as well as others associated with the university and former and current members of the university’s Board of Trustees, have signed an open letter ...

When I first stepped into The Optimist newsroom, I was a curious, anxious and passionate 18-year-old. I barely spoke during story pitch meetings and nervously awaited feedback from my editors. By the ...

Four hundred seventy Students, alumni, faculty and community members signed up to race on Saturday in Galaxy’s 2026 annual Kirk Goodwin Run, which raised $38,000 to support the professional ...

Fifty seniors were recognized as University Scholars on Thursday, ahead of graduation. The university recognizes students every year for their hard work and scholarship. Dr. Aaron Robison, associate ...

Brothers Robbie and Gabriel Alatrash sought to provide service to cancer patients beyond monetary donations, so they created and now run the Tandem Initiative, fostering projects like Comfort Through ...

The Agricultural and Environmental Sciences club led its 70th annual intramural rodeo on Thursday at the Taylor Telecom Arena. The women competed in ribbon run, cow sorting, and goat tying, and the ...

The Wildcats are preparing to face off in the semi-final of the WAC Championship on Friday afternoon. The WAC Women’s Tennis Tournament features a four-team bracket. The Wildcats will play alongside ...

ACUPD responded to a traffic accident involving a golf cart and SUV at the intersection of Campus Court and EN 18th ST. Only minor injuries reported.

Graduation is just four weeks away, but certainty about landing a job is not. The March jobs report offers some reassurance, yet for the Class of 2026, it also shows a more complicated situation. On ...

U.S. Representative and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, in response to criticism from Pope Leo XIV, made a case for national borders and policies aimed at assimilating immigrants, based on an ...

It’s been just one season since the “Jazz effect” showed up in Abilene, and it’s already hard to imagine Wildcat basketball without it. To be more specific, her name is Jazmyn Stone. The redshirt ...