Author: Nicole Pierick

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Profile of the Week: Jayden Feldman

Photo by Izzy Iardnios   Some of you may have seen Jayden Feldman around sporting events along the sidelines while he performs with the rest of the cheer team. You may have seen him in Communication and Psychology classes, as that is what he is currently majoring in. You may […]

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Single Vs. Taken on Valentine’s Day

Photo Courtesy of RedBubble.com The Single Side – Nicole February 14. Valentine’s Day. The day to stay off of all social media. If you want to see all the sappy paragraphs about how much they love their S/O and people just genuinely and completely in love, go look at Snapchat, […]

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What to Do on Valentine’s Day

Photo by Alaina Burris     The season of love, the day of chocolates and roses, Cupid’s arrows — they all mean one thing: Valentine’s Day. The high-pressure holiday is coming up quick, and being in college can make it tricky to figure out a way to celebrate. Whether you’re far […]

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Popular Tattoos

Photo Courtesy of http://bestsoylatte.blogspot.com Tattoos are something we get on our body that we look at for the rest of our lives. I personally have been wanting to get a tattoo for a while now, but a few things hold me back from committing. I ask myself before looking at […]

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CBD Oil

Photo Courtesy of CBDsense.com About three and a half years ago, I came to Ottawa for the first time. For some reason, I fell in love with it and decided I was going to move here. The town was simple: It had all of the necessities and the people were […]

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The Bad Habits of OU

Photo by Kylee Weber What is better for a college student: taking a nap or forgetting to eat? Trick question; they are equally bad for you. Students are developing many bad habits over their free time. These habits include, but aren’t limited to, forgetting to eat, taking naps throughout the […]

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Profile of the Week: Morgan Luttrell

Photo Courtesy of Morgan Luttrell Ottawa junior Morgan Luttrell was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma when she was four months old. Four months later, she became an amputee. This type of bone cancer is extremely rare, affecting about 200 children and young adults every year in the United States. “Each amputee […]

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Super Bowl LIII: Who Will Win?

Photo Courtesy of MGN   Super Bowl LIII brings us the Los Angeles Rams versus, once again, the New England Patriots. The Los Angeles Rams defeated the New Orleans Saints 26-23 in a controversial overtime game. Quarterback Tom Brady and his New England Patriots also emerged from overtime with a […]

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How to Curve Someone

Photo Illustration by Nicole Pierick We’ve all been there. We start talking to someone and a couple of minutes, hours, days, weeks (WHATEVER) later, we lose interest. They say or do something wrong, and all interest that we had is just lost. Now, let’s get something straight: The curving period […]

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Trends, Then vs. Now

Photo Illustration by Kylee Weber Social media, technology and athletic apparel all have one thing in common: They are constantly changing. Over the course of 2018, we have had new and popular trends occur on campus here at Ottawa. Compared to the past trends, such as Facebook, Beats and Nike, […]