Author: Ada Castro Madrid

News

Can a broken heart actually break your heart?

Photo by: Sylvana Kelley  People tend to say “he or she broke my heart” but… do they really mean it? Dr. Cynthia Thalk answered this question for the Huffpost Blog on February 16.  There is no doubt that being heart-broken is painful in both your mind and body. Sometimes we […]

Opinion

Why young adults should vote (and how to do it)

The government is a scary and complex entity. It controls us in ways we do not realize, but it also helps us more than we know. And the best part about it? We have a say in what goes on. Voting is a right that American citizens often take for […]

News

King and Queen of Hearts

Ottawa University celebrated it's annual King and Queen of Hearts ceremony on Thursday, February 12, 2015 with the crowning of two senior canidates. The canidates included: King and Queen, Sebastian Wittliff and Ashlyn Hermann Senior canidates, Curtis Dawson and Jasmine Brown, Dwight Dawson and Dylann Finley Junior canidates, Sammie Ford […]

Entertainment

Walking Dead

If you are a little behind in The Walking Dead, the mid-season premiere just aired February 8. The much-anticipated release of the first episode has had many people on campus, including myself, in a buzz.  With an agonizing two-month break in-between episodes everyone has been itching to see what the […]

Entertainment

Talking Barbie

Photo by: Mark Lennihan—AP On February 17 BBC revealed the breaking news for the toy world: a talking-Barbie project. The first prototype for the doll appeared in the New York Toy Fair this past February 14. The Barbie connects to the internet and it has two-way conversations with children. […]

Opinion

Wait…can I go home after graduation?

I’m about to graduate from college in less than 3 months… and I also am about to graduate and don’t have a full-time job yet or a place to live… I don’t think. I knew the real world was coming sooner than I anticipated, but does that mean that I […]

News

The very real occurrence of senioritis

Are you an academic senior? Are you in your fourth year of college or later? Do you often feel lazy or unmotivated? How about finding yourself wearing sweat pants and old t-shirts, and putting off homework more than ever too much? Do you just no longer give a damn? If […]

Sports

Dancing to the top

Photo taken by Libby Bettin Competition season is underway for the Braves cheerleading and dance teams. After a tryout and a team placement held in January, both groups began working on their routines for this season. The teams are scheduled to compete in February at Kansas Wesleyan and in April […]

Entertainment

A Review of 50 Shades of Grey

25/50 Shades of Grey.   The Twilight fan-fiction novel-turned film Fifty Shades of Grey was released to most theaters across the United States this Valentine’s Day weekend, gaining a whopping $90.7 million over those two days and attracting an audience of over 60 percent female. The film is an adaptation […]