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, […]
Author: Calvin Shepherd
Forensics 101
As forensics nationals approached, it became more and more obvious that people around campus (and to be honest, this is a nationwide problem) had trouble knowing what the forensics team actually did. Well, here is an explanation of what we do and how we do it. Let’s start by acknowledging […]
The Campus Talk: Episode 1
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Are you Inside Out?
Photo by Rodney Latham The Pixar movie “Inside Out” is about a little girl, Riley, whose emotions get all twisted around and she becomes depressed. Throughout the movie, her emotions work together to get Riley’s emotions back to normal. This movie was focused on mental health and became a nominee […]
Lurking Hurts Feelings
Photo by Ashley Alonzo First of all, “lurk” is defined as the act of remaining hidden to wait in ambush for someone or something. However, in the urban dictionary, “lurking” is defined as spying on people online while remaining invisible. Anyhow, who cares about the professional definitions, right? All there […]
The Hesston Shooting
The small town of Hesston, Kansas, faced a tragedy that was never imagined. On Feb. 25, a man entered an Excel Industries plant with a gun, killing three people and injuring 14 before he was shot down by authorities. As a town of less than 4,000 people, Hesston never saw […]
10 Road Trip Games for Entertainment
Anyone who has ever been on a competitive team knows the struggle of traveling to away competitions. Whether it is a sport, debate or music, almost all activities on Ottawa’s campus travel for one reason or another. While the competitions are great, the ride there and back can sometimes be […]
7 Things to Know Before Getting a Tattoo
Photo of Khalil Bryant by Ashley Alonzo Tattoos are painful yet fine pieces of art on a person’s skin; some people get tattoos with a meaning behind it, and others just because the situation is given. If you were thinking of getting a tattoo, make sure to read the following list. It […]
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 […]
Logic Comes to Kansas City
Few things have the power and impact that live music gives to a mass of people. Ask anyone who went to The Incredible World Tour at the Uptown Theater this weekend and they would tell you it couldn’t have been any better. Hip-hop artist Robert Hall, better known by his […]