Author: Terrance Polk

Sports

Kneeling For a Greater Cause

Photo by: Chris Carlson / Associated Press "The Star-Spangled Banner" was originally a poem written by Francis Scott Key on Sept. 14, 1814. It later became recognized as the country's national anthem on March 3, 1931. The purpose of the anthem is to illustrate the values, traditions and beliefs of […]

Entertainment

The Show Must Go On

Photo By: Ashley Alonzo The theater program at Ottawa University ceased over the summer, but that did not stop a plan put in place to continue musicals in the fall and spring for the 2016-2017 term. This fall, a group of roughly 20 students, faculty and alumni will perform“Fiddler on […]

News

Diversity Activities Board

Photo By: Ashley Alonzo With the purpose of “facilitating a shared knowledge of diversity and cultural understanding,” as its constitution says, the Diversity Activities Board, or DAB, brings opportunities to students in Ottawa University to get educated, be encouraged and to engage in all multicultural activities that not only culturally […]

Entertainment

‘Sully’ Review

Photo By: Ashley Alonzo Director Clint Eastwood’s style emerges even before one takes a seat in front of the big screen in his latest release “Sully.” A distressed jet airliner flies above the rugged masses of a forever scarred New York skyline, making the reference to 9/11 as present as […]

News

Applying for Graduate School

Photo By: Ashley Alonzo This upcoming Topic Tuesday, brought to you by the Adawe Lifeplan Center, is all about making sure students are ready to plan their next steps toward pursuing their dreamed academic careers. On Sept. 20, Dr. Amber Reagan-Kendrick, Adawe advisor, will present everything there is to know […]

Entertainment

Fall Art Events

Photo by: Ashley Alonzo Through the months of September to early December*, many events on and off campus provide artistic talent to be showcased. With the calendar packed with events, everyone can find something that fits their taste. Kicking off with an orchestra concert at 3 p.m. on Oct. 16, […]

News

Home Far, Far, Far Away From Home

Photo by: Ashley Alonzo The average student-athlete at Ottawa University resides 704 miles away from their hometown — an astounding distance! Globalization is at its finest and OU is at the forefront. The numbers says that female student-athletes have traveled farther than males with a mean distance of 806 miles, […]

Opinion

Library Headache

Photo by: Ashley Alonzo I don’t know about you all, but I need silence or instrumental music to be able to get inspired to write papers. Usually, the library is a great place to find that inner peace and for my muse to come down. Lately, however, trying to write […]

News

Food Pantry

Photo by: Ashley Alonzo Are you hungry? Do you feel like sometimes you don’t have enough money or time to grab food at the Bistro? Well, John Holzhuter, the university chaplain, has a program for students at Ottawa University who are in need of food and don’t have enough […]