The Ottawa University men's basketball team beat Friends University 73-72 on Thursday night in Wilson Field House. Junior guard Marshon Norfleet hit a jumper in the lane with one second on the clock to give the Braves a victory. The game started out slow with the Friends University Falcons leading […]
Author: Cody Vergara
Student athletes or athletic students
I think that we can all agree that there are a lot of ups and downs attending a small college. We have endless opportunities to get involved in sports, theater, music, clubs, on-campus activities, and more, which is great. The down side is finding a way to balance all of […]
Have you noticed the change on Snapchat?
Earlier this week, Snapchat updated their software, which eliminated the Best Friends feature…and a lot of people are freaking out. But that is the only element they seemed to notice. Before this software update, users could see which “friends” they snapped the most, but more important to some users, they […]
Fifty Shades of Grey: Excited or mad?
The erotic romance novel by E.L. James has created scandalous opinions since the release of the first book, Fifty Shades of Grey, in 2011. The story of Anastasia and Christian seems to drive women crazy. The novel entered the top 10 best-seller books list with approximately 100 million copies sold, […]
The ugly underbelly of Super Bowl Sunday
Super Bowl Sunday is very much a big part of the American culture. This years Super Bowl marked the most viewed matchup in history. However, some may or may not be aware of another surging trend that takes place on the same day, which is human trafficking. For such […]
When a OU Student skips class
It is not uncommon to walk into a classroom at Ottawa University and notice that at least a few students had decided to skip class that day. Here, it is easier to find out because of professors taking role. So, what happens when a OU student skips class? Normally, every […]
The Most Anticipated Films of 2015
Clint Eastwood’s “American Sniper” set off 2015 in the right direction for film. The year has plenty of promise with almost every genre, including the anticipated new Star Wars as well as the sequel to The Avengers. Romance, comedy, action and sci-fi genres have a lot coming this year […]
New TLC special brings controversy
The Learning Channel’s new one-hour special “My Husband’s Not Gay” aired January 11, 2015. The program follows Mormon men who are attracted to the same sex, but have denied the term gay. Many of these men are married to women and have families. After the first preview of the show […]
Colin Nichols: “I will make a goal of mine to play overseas”
Photo taken by: Brad Shaffer The dream of most student athletes is to continue playing their sports once they graduate from college. Senior Colin Nichols thinks the same way. He wants to continue playing basketball after graduation, and there is a specific reason for it: He wants to follow in […]
Salad Bar vs. Starbucks
Photo taken by: Sylvana Kelley With a new semester underway and the numerous additions to Ottawa University this past year, the students of OU were in for a lovely green and white surprise: a Starbucks in the cafeteria. The Starbucks, in addition to the island station, took the place of […]