{"id":36655,"date":"2023-01-27T05:24:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T05:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/?p=36655"},"modified":"2023-01-27T05:24:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T05:24:39","slug":"students-share-excitement-apprehension-about-first-week-of-spring-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/27\/students-share-excitement-apprehension-about-first-week-of-spring-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"Students share excitement, apprehension about first week of spring semester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159357 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1693-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Trista Marcoe, s<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ophomore nursing major from New Braunfels<\/span> (Photo by Allie Jeffus)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI was most excited for my January short course, which was ministry and fam because my Bible classes have always been my favorite in the past.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI would say microbiology is one I am most apprehensive about because it is extremely difficult from what I have heard and it is a difficult topic.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159360 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/69613251414__EDB36163-164A-4455-89B7-B706413CF962-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Will Morgan, s<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">enior social studies education major from Dallas\u00a0<\/span> (Photo by Allie Jeffus)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn my last semester I am only student teaching, which I am excited about being able to get experience with.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am more apprehensive about being apart of the parent teacher conferences during my student teaching.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159358 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_2204-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lexi Flores, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">j<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unior child and family major from Fris<\/span>co. (Photo by Allie Jeffus)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBiomedical ethics is a class that I am excited about. I think it will challenge me a lot, because it will help me learn how to voice more of my opinions on things.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am most apprehensive about family communications because I am very unfamiliar with communications cl<\/span>asses at ACU.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159359 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1695-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Cooper Seidman, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freshman christian ministry major from Copper\u00a0<\/span>. (Photo by Allie Jeffus)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy favorite Class is my Bible 102 class with Dr. Amanda Pitman. It is my favorite because my professor teaches very well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m really not apprehensive about any of my classes. I am just ready to start the semester.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159311 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CA86C835-9E10-49F1-A89E-2812E13A5B4C-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Grant Cornett, senior engineering major from Amarillo (Photo by Athena Triantopoulos)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSignal Processing. It seems really interesting, and like something I can see the applications of, and can see how I would use it in a future career.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy senior clinic class just because we meet for the class, but it is a project-based class, and sometimes meeting for it seems a little redundant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159312 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/7162EE06-5D28-4A8B-BAFE-0784FCD99BEE-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Josh Springer, sophomore business management major from San Antonio (Photo by Athena Triantopoulos)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBusiness Law. I think it\u2019ll be fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarketing because I think it\u2019ll be boring.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159313 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/D40C96C3-2552-48A7-8E9B-1B2369285E66-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Christian Williams, senior criminal justice major from Fort Worth (Photo by Athena Triantopoulos)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think my Developmental Psychology class. My major is Criminal Justice, but I have a passion for psychology so I\u2019m excited that I get to take a bunch of them this semester.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cProbably my night class, constitutional law.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159314 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5547D1E5-3FF6-4460-A744-391F4C3A1AFD-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ashlee Burpee, sophomore middle school education major from Keller. (Photo by Athena Triantopoulos)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy special education class because we have learned a lot so far, and it is a subject I\u2019m not 100% knowledgeable about, but I want to be.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFigure Drawing this semester. My professor is strict about phones and technology use in his class, and it is a three-and-a-half-hour-long-class.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159423 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5007-e1674769313220-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5007-e1674769313220-150x150.jpeg?v=1674509026 150w, https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5007-e1674769313220-1014x1024.jpeg?v=1674509026 1014w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Grace Smith, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freshman middle school math education major from Euless.<\/span> (Photo by Mary Witty)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy intro to education class because I had an education class last semester and it was my favorite.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy Discrete Mathematics class because I\u2019m scared of the work being difficult.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159425 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5009-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alex Di\u2019Agostino, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freshman engineering major from Dallas.<\/span> (Photo by Mary Witty)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIntro to circuits because the class seems really fun.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCalculus II because it seems strict.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159424 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5008-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Meghan Moya, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sophomore mathematics major from Edinburg.<\/span> (Photo by Mary Witty)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy calculus class because it\u2019s my first math course and it seems really exciting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy programming class because the pace for the class is really slow.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159427 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5010-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kei Williams, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">junior electrical engineering major from Houston.<\/span> (Photo by Marry Witty)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPsychology class because the way the professor teaches the information makes it interesting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cProbably Spanish because it seems difficult.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159376 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5830-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bailey Hobbs, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sophomore animal science major from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Athens<\/span> (Photo by Zsofi Tamas)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am most excited about my English class because I love reading and writing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5772.heic\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-159365\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5772.heic\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Probably chemistry because math is really hard for me and this subject is also really boring to me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159366 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/69585530154__3A0AE8C3-6C8F-42EC-81FC-4F1FE7C0085A-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ben Smith, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sophomore criminal justice major from Euless<\/span> (Photo by Zsofi Tamas)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am excited for all of my classes, but I think the one I am looking forward to the most is Business Law. I am majoring in criminal justice and minoring in business, and though I am not required to take Business Law as part of my minor, it applies well to my major.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere is no class that is particularly daunting as I expect all of them to be challenging, but the material covered in Domestic Violence will be \u2018not fun\u2019 as my professor said on the first day of class.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159367 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5828-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Morozov, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sophomore kinesiology major from Riga, Latvia<\/span>. (Photo by Zsofi Tamas)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe class that I\u2019m most excited about is Lifetime Wellness because it covers aspects about your mental, social and spiritual wellness.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI would say my psychology class because I don\u2019t really think this is proven science.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159377 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5829-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jayden Scarborough, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sophomore political science major from Austin<\/span>. (Photo Zsofi Tamas)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am most excited for my Spanish class as I like to learn new languages.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would say my English class as it has a lot of readings and essays.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159438 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5096-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Noah White, sophomore business marketing major from New Braunfels (Sarah Housos)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBible because I have Ms. De Boer; she is a great teacher.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cProbably Statistics and B-LAW. They are tougher classes, tougher professors in some cases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159386 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230122_133256-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Shane Thompson, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sophomore kinesiology major from Austin<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span> (Photo by Olivia Cromis)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe class I\u2019m excited about is intro to bio 2 because there\u2019s a cool lab that I\u2019m looking forward to doing. There\u2019s a class about . . . dissecting pigs, that\u2019ll be fun.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cProbably Cultural Geography because I\u2019m not interested in that kind of stuff and I just had to do it because it\u2019s like a university requirement.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159387 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230122_133803-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mallory Sinquefield, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">junior social work major from Conroe<\/span>. (Photo by Olivia Cromis)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPolicy Analysis and Practice and then<\/span> Practice with Macro Systems. I\u2019m really excited about those because for policy we\u2019re taking a trip to Austin and presenting different projects and ideas to government officials and stuff at the Capitol.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy crime fiction class just involves a lot of reading like every day and I\u2019m already having to write a lot of papers. That one\u2019s a little skeptical, but I know she\u2019ll give a little bit of grace on those, so I\u2019m nervous yet excited about that class, too.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159384 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230122_133811-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nadyne Wilson, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">junior youth and family ministry major from San Antonio<\/span>. (Photo by Olivia Cromis)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy child abuse class . . . It\u2019s really exciting, it\u2019s like learning about all the history of child abuse and what we can do to prevent it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe child abuse class because of the material that\u2019s in it, just because it\u2019s all like pretty harsh topics but it\u2019s all fascinating and interesting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159385 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230122_135830-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Daryn Carruthers, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sophomore sports management major from Dallas<\/span> (Photo by Olivia Cromis)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI would say my ethics in sports management class because I\u2019m just really excited getting into my major classes and I think it\u2019s just a really important aspect of my field of study.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the past.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cProbably my Nutrition class because it\u2019s a lot of like math that goes into it. It\u2019s not my strongest subject but it\u2019s also a really important part.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159443 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_3731-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kylie Huff, senior nursing major from Houston (Photo by Austin Woomer)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cClinical, because we can actually give meds and IVs, and get to do a lot more stuff than last semester.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPharmacology, because it is a lot of meds to memorize and a lot of work.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159395 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_3730-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Stephanie Tran, senior biochemistry major from Keller. (Photo by Austin Woomer)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCapstone seminar, I never had this professor before and he\u2019s a great guy, and the class is writing intensive which is so different.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPhysical chemistry,\u00a0 because it\u2019s going to be really difficult and it has calculus and I haven\u2019t taken calculus since high school.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159389 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/unnamed-17-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Hervey, freshman youth and family major from Abilene. (Photo by Austin Woomer)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBible class because we\u2019ll be diving into letters from Paul.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIntroduction to Gender and Multicultural Studies, because it\u2019s online and hard to follow along with while it\u2019s online.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159392 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_3728-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Trent Lacewell, junior political science major from Fort Worth (Photo by Austin Woomer)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCriminal law because you can learn a lot and I like the professor.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cExtracurricular activities because they can be very stressful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159461 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/94CBF870-0B0C-4C39-80AC-A952AEAFB032-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kara Nichols, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sophomore english major from Redding, California<\/span> (Photo by Alaina Wilmon)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMost excited for World Cinema.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cApprehensive about American history.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159463 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/89286902-9039-418B-A7AD-3AFFF3CDB3F7-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tobias Cameron, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">graduate criminal justice major from GoldCoast Queensland, New Zealand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>(Photo by Alaina Wilmon)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMost excited for forensic science.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cApprehensive about domestic violence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159464 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/31430BAD-A831-46E5-BED8-1B906B70B649-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lexi Hotchkin, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">junior business marketing major from San Antonio, Texas<\/span>. (Photo by Alaina Wilmon)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMost excited about B-LAW.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cApprehensive about statistics.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159465 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/D0AA49F3-DFF5-4967-A3BC-5C0047A58504-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nathaniel Mckinny, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sophomore biochemistry major from the Bahamas\u00a0<\/span> (Photo by Alaina Wilmon)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNot excited for classes, but most excited for spring break.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cApprehensive about Organic Chemistry 2\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159426\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-23-at-3.25.37-PM-219x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-23-at-3.25.37-PM-219x300.png?v=1674509192 219w, https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-23-at-3.25.37-PM-747x1024.png?v=1674509192 747w, https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-23-at-3.25.37-PM.png?v=1674509192 802w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tyler Grinn, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">junior mechanical engineering major from Forney<\/span> (Photo by Vivi Banegas)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Math and Calculus because I find it an easier way to do and communicate more often with professor and also Bible because I had the Bible professor before and knowledge of the scripture I will gain.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am worried that I will have another semester without any connection with anyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-23-at-3.26.56-PM-225x300.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Shawnakay Dudley, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sophomore engineering major from Hope Mills, North Carolina<\/span>. (Photo by Vivi Banegas)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chemistry 2 because it looks like a puzzle and it really does looks like it. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chemistry excited to learn about it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m concerned over my Mechanics of Materials class since it\u2019s heavily linked to another class (Statics and Dynamics) I didn\u2019t do so well in.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-23-at-3.27.23-PM-223x300.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mirimo Nganizi Theodore, s<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ophomore engineering major from Kicukiro, Uganda<\/span>. (Photo by Vivi Banegas)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMachine learning because auto made and program.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English because I do not like writing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-23-at-3.27.46-PM-227x300.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Isabelle Brenning, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freshmen business marketing major from Parker, Colorado<\/span> (Photo by Vivi Banegas)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBusiness Law and Ethics because it is fascinating about situations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marketing. This is my major but the teacher and grading is going to be hard\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159428 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Emilyphoto-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Emily McDonald, senior global studies major from Sherman (Photo by Travis Poncho)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSurvey of Peninsular Spanish Literature; I love Dr. Walker and the Spanish culture.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cInternational Property Development, I think it will be a fine class, but I\u2019m just not good at economics so I\u2019m worried.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159431 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DrewPhoto-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Drew McLeod, senior digital entertainment technology major from Houston. (Photo by Travis Poncho)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d say I\u2019m excited about my capstone, ITC course, because it\u2019s the last course I need to get that credit to graduate. But I\u2019m also pretty excited about my German class just \u2019cause I think it would be cool to learn a new language.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d say I\u2019m most apprehensive about my Financial Accounting class just because it\u2019s like accounting. So I\u2019ve never taken a class like that before but I\u2019m still excited about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159432 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GracePhoto-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Grace Fedosky, s<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">enior kinesiology major from Dallas<\/span>. (Photo by Travis Poncho)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cProbably my Clinical Cardiology class because it\u2019s just going to be super interesting, moreso learning about different diseases and how they affect the body.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy Spanish class because we are learning about ancient literature; it\u2019s a little stressful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159435 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/BrycePhoto-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bryce Niedziejko, senior business management major from Houston (Photo by Travis Poncho)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cManagement Organizations because it seems interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cProbably my Leadership and Communication class because it seems kinda wack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159350 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-1204-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lettie Jane Myers, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sophomore engineering major from Franklin, Tennessee<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span> (Photo by Zach Vogl)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m most excited for Introduction to Circuits, there\u2019s a lot I don\u2019t know yet that I\u2019m excited to learn.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m excited for all my classes but some seem harder than others. I\u2019m taking Engineering Physics 1 which seems hard but I\u2019m still excited to get into it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159351 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-1205-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Camryn Siller, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">junior nursing major from San Antonio<\/span>. (Photo by Zach Vogl)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m most excited for clinicals because I\u2019m better at hands-on learning than I am in the classroom setting.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPathology because all my friends said it was hard so I\u2019m not looking forward to that at all.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159352 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-1206-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Averi Berry, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sophomore biology major from Clyde<\/span>. (Photo by Zach Vogl)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m excited for my sophomore English class with Dr. Steven Moore.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPhysics because I\u2019m not the best at it.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159353 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-1207-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ruben Thompson, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freshman computer science major from San Antonio<\/span> (Photo by Zach Vogl)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSince I enjoyed Jesus\u2019 Life and Teachings last semester, I\u2019m most looking forward to Life, Literature, and Community since it\u2019s a build off of that.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRight now it would be composition and rhetoric because it\u2019s not something that I\u2019m good at.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159317 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_2040-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kelton Porter, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freshman missions major from Lubbock<\/span> (Photo by Lauren Harvison)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m most excited for my Greek class because I love learning languages.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m most apprehensive for Greek class because it is my hardest class.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159318 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_2038-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ryan Gussert, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freshman biology major from Katey.<\/span> (Photo by Lauren Harvison)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m most excited for Bio 2 because it covers anatomy and animal science, which is what i\u2019m passionate about.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCalculus because I hated it in high school and I hate it now.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159319 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CC63623B-671C-40F7-9F59-72CA888E0B4C_1_105_c-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lanaya Johnson, freshman nursing major from Dallas.<\/span> (Photo by Lauren Harvison)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHistory . . . my teacher makes it fun so it\u2019s super interesting.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt has to be math, always math.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159320 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/B3797CF0-152A-46E3-9251-E2949C2FABDF_1_105_c-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Madelyne Arrowood, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freshman english and\u00a0 business double major from Phoenix, Arizona <\/span>(Photo by Lauren Harvison)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMedieval history. . . . I really love history, it\u2019s something I\u2019ve never really studied before.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFinancial accounting because I hate math.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159344 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image_50401281-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jackson Dodd, accounting finance major from Sweetwater<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span> (Photo by Madee Coats)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am most looking forward to Business Law because I get to read fun case studies and there are no actual assignments just tests.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m not looking forward to Principles of Marketing because it just sounds boring.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159342 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image_50445313-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Caleb Lloyd, freshman accounting major from Franklin, Tennessee. (Photo by Madee Coats)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited about my Finite Math class because it\u2019s going to be an easy A and I need the GPA boost.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not excited about my Intro to Family Studies class because I know nothing about it and it seems pretty boring.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159345 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image_50391809-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Aly Wingfield, sophomore animal science major from Houston<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>. (Photo by Madee Coats)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am excited for Horses and Horsemanship because it\u2019s an easy class and I get to be outside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span>I am not looking forward to Organic Chemistry 2 because it sucks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159346 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image_50422273-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kiara Carr, freshman accounting major from Lubbock (Photo by Madee Coats)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEntrepreneurship because it gives us an opportunity to get out there and sell things.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnglish because I don\u2019t like writing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_4423.heic\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159490 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_4423-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Luke Krkovski, junior liberal arts major from Sydney, Australia<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span> (Photo by Kylie Patton)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy Old Testament class because I recently took New Testament and to understand New Testament, I\u2019ve been told that you need to understand the Old Testament first.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGender Communication because as of right now it is a little about the women side, but going in with an open mind and willing to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159487 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_4425-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Gentry Lamberth, junior biology major from Keller. (Photo by Kylie Patton)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiomedical Ethics class because we get to talk about different medical issues and very sensitive topics, but view them from a Christian standpoint and it is very theological based.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPA application class because we are applying to our grad schools and it is very nerve-racking because everything is becoming real.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159359 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1695-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Emily Miller, junior nursing major from Plano. (Photo by Kylie Patton)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cClinicals because I am learning how to do IV\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cResearch because it seems to not interest me as much as my other classes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_4423.heic\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159489 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_4427-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Colby Vaughn, sophomore kinesiology major from Keller (Photo by Kylie Patton)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCanoe camping because I get to take a trip.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMicroeconomics because there is a lot of graphs and math.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159400 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1473-2-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Macey Schubert, sophomore art education major from Austin.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span> (Photo by Rebecca Dowell)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn my last semester I am only student teaching, which I am excited about being able to get experience with.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am more apprehensive about being apart of the parent teacher conferences during my student teaching.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159449 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1476-1-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Eboni Wescott, senior communications major from Roswell, New Mexico. (Photo by Rebecca Dowell)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am most excited about my Ethics class because Dr. (Vic) McCracken is the professor, and he does an amazing job at teaching and engaging with the students.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am most apprehensive about my Business Law because he does cold calls.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159451 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1482-1-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mason Hejl, sophomore business management major from Austin. (Photo by Rebecca Dowell)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am most excited about my Small Business Management class because it is a small class that is right up my alley. I will get to learn how to start a business and turn my ideas into reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am most apprehensive about my History of Computing class because it does not match my interests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159450 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1479-1-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tre Lewis, sophomore youth and family ministry major from Tulsa, Oklahoma (Photo by Rebecca Dowell)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am most excited about my Youth Ministry Design because it goes hand in hand with my major, and I care a lot about the content.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am most apprehensive about Greek because it is Greek. It is really hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159467 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8828-1-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Eva Mel Carrillo, junior social work major from Chiapas, Mexico (Photo by Caroline Helm)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDiversity, Power and Oppression. I\u2019m excited about this class because I get to learn how to better understand diversity and the culture of others.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMajor British Writers, because there is lots of reading. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I love reading, but just not when I get assigned what to read. I like the professor a lot, though I think he\u2019s very cool and makes the class easy to understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159468 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8830-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kourtney Raven, graduate counseling psychology major from Houston (Photo by Caroline Helm)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019m most excited about Theories of Counseling because I\u2019m really invested in learning more about the theories I\u2019ve gathered so far.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m least excited about Human Learning and Cognition because the concepts and theories can be a lot to comprehend.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159470 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/acuoptimist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8824-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Daniela Aceved0, political science major from San Angelo (Photo by Caroline Helm)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you most excited about for the spring semester?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am the most excited for Aerobics with Ruthie Swedlund because she seems like an amazing professor and the first class was already so good. She kept the class cheerful and made everyone feel comfortable and confident to have fun. Also, it\u2019s a great way for me to be active with such a heavy workload this semester.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3011%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>\u201cWhat are you apprehensive about for the spring semester?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiscussion, Dissent and Debate with Sheila Richie \u2013 very nervous. Sheila Richie is such a good professor, and I am so happy I get to have two classes with her this semester. 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