Author: Calvin Shepherd

Entertainment

Fans v Critics: Dawn of the DC Universe

MILD SPOILERS — “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” hit theaters last weekend, pulling both positive and negative reviews, mostly the latter. I, being a massive Batman fan, loved the movie. Of course, there were a few things that bothered me: Batman having no regard for human life for example, […]

Sports

Tyler Hinton Becomes First Finalist for Wrestling

Photo by Calvin Shepherd Over the course of only a few hours, the Kansas Expo-Center had moved from eight mats where brutal wrestling matches had been battled on for an All-American title to a center stage holding only one mat. As ESPN3 geared up to present their first NAIA Wrestling […]

Entertainment

5 Things to Know Before Seeing ‘Deadpool’

Pictured: Junior, Kaleb Furr on his second trip to "Deadpool" In its opening weekend, “Deadpool,” the newest superhero movie from Fox Studios, destroyed record after record along with being praised by the character’s fans and critics alike. There’s no denying that superhero films have become a genre of their own […]

Opinion

Taking on Tinder

Photo by Rodney Latham EDITORAL–“It’s like real life, but better,” is the popular slogan social app “Tinder” advertises before even entering the website. “Tinder” seems to be the little dark secret most college students hide on their cell phones and use in the dead of night without really talking about. Ever. […]

Sports

Men’s Wrestling 4th Best Team in Kansas

Left to Right: Tyler Hinton, Kevin Andres, Tyler Hinton Wrestling and Grant Hollingsworth. Photos by Calvin Shepherd OTTAWA–As the lights dropped over the Newman University gym for the Kansas Cup finals, four Ottawa Braves wrestlers prepared for their big matches. With Kaleb Furr, third place, and Mark Smith, fourth […]

Sports

Tyler Hinton Becomes All-American

The Ottawa Braves Men’s Wrestling team has gained their first All-American for the  program. Tyler Hinton, a wildcard, survived to the blood rounds of the NAIA  National Championships.    In wrestling, the blood round is the final round to become an All-American. A win in  the blood round guarantees a […]

News

The Ottawa University Winter Survival Guide

Photo by Sylvana Kelley Snow hit the ground of Ottawa University last week. Many students going to OU come from places like Kansas and Colorado, and know how to survive the bitter cold. Yet, the other students come from places like Texas or California are left shivering their way to […]

News

When a OU Student skips class

It is not uncommon to walk into a classroom at Ottawa University and notice that at least a few students had decided to skip class that day. Here, it is easier to find out because of professors taking role. So, what happens when a OU student skips class? Normally, every […]

News

Yik Yak

Ottawa University is no stranger to the new college gossip app, Yik Yak. The app is a completely anonymous social media app allowing the user to post anything 200 words or less within a 1.5-mile radius using all smartphone’s location services without creating an account of any kind.  The […]