Author: Cameron Young-Leggett

Sports

Ottawa wrestling COVID struggles

Photo courtesy of Ottawa University Wrestling Around this last time last year, neither our school year nor our athletic season looked very promising. During the time of the pandemic, the Ottawa wrestling team was facing adversity due to having to quarantine as both a team and also certain individuals. As we […]

Sports

Interviews with the Newbies

Photo by Matthew Hicks The Braves football team has some new faces on the coaching staff this year. But these faces may look familiar to many who have stayed loyal to Ottawa athletics over the years.   Wes Coomes, the new special teams coordinator for the Braves, was an all-conference linebacker […]

News

Braves Athletic Performance Center

Photo courtesy of Ottawa University Twitter Scheduled to be completed in January 2022, the new Braves Athletic Performance Center (BAPC) broke ground in July.    “It’s always an arms race in facilities in all of college athletics all the way up to Division-I and I think we’re about to set the […]

Sports

Esports takes Ottawa to the next level

Photo by Brian Longval If you know anything about Ottawa University, you will know about our rich sports culture here at the campus. What many people do not know is that there is a sports team that is almost completely blind to the naked eye. This one is the official Esports […]

News

A temporary fix

Photo by Joslyn Banta April 6, 2021, Ottawa student Sydney Raborn was having a normal team practice that started off just like any other. One of Raborn’s track and field teammates was getting ready in the cage, a safety area for athletes, to throw the hammer (a throwing implement for a […]

Entertainment

Having a pet in college

Photo by Alaina Burris As a senior, this is my first year living off campus. I have three roommates: my boyfriend and two of our friends. This past summer, I decided to add to our residence, and with the permission of all of my roommates, I got a dog. Then, not […]

Opinion

An Overwhelming Welcome

Photo by Matthew S. Hicks/ OttawaBravesPhotos.com The jump from your hometown to a university in a new state filled with strangers is a jarring one: your world turning from living with family, surrounded by childhood friends, to sharing a room and wing with new college students from across the states, […]

News

Get Fit in a Sip

Photo by Sarah Culie The city of Ottawa is moving in a direction of constant self-development, with new additions popping up left and right. Not only are the facilities at Ottawa University regularly improving, Main Street is also advancing businesses, with the newest one being Arrowhead Nutrition.    Located on […]

News

New Parking for Ottawa Students Amidst Construction

Photo by Brynden Grow It’s a new school year for Ottawa, and that means the age-old question of “Where am I going to park?” arises again. Over the past few months, the university started construction on the new Braves Athletics Performance Center (BAPC). This construction took over a portion of […]

Entertainment

A Guide for the Ultimate College Experience

Photo by The Campus Staff Welcome to or welcome back to Ottawa University! Having the ultimate college experience is important because it gives you lifelong memories, friendships and (lets just be honest) fun stories to tell in the future. Over the course of your years at Ottawa, you want to […]