Photo from https://www.ottawa.edu/ou/athletics/ We are halfway through the semester, already getting our midterm grades and feeling like we’re nearing the finish line. Campus is full of students grinding it out from the very beginning of the semester to now, balancing both schoolwork and their athletic season. All our fall season sports […]

Photo from https://pixabay.com/en/canned-food-cans-supermarket-food-570114/ World Food Day is celebrated worldwide on October 16 in honor of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945. This day was celebrated on campus by the Diversity Activities Board, with the theme “Our Actions are our Future.” On October 16, […]

Photo by Sydney Meyer The yearn to travel tugs at us all. The urge to see the world passes through our dreams at least once — for some it is stronger than for others. Traveling brings us great joy as we explore the unknown. Seeing new sites and meeting new […]

Photo by Nicole Pierick For the past two years, I have been guilted into being the designated driver. I’ve sat at the table at El Mez and watched my friends enjoy their dollar margaritas on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I’ve heard all about all the funny things the townies did to […]

Photo by Bruna Pacheco With Halloween approaching, students are getting in the holiday spirit by decorating their doors, carving pumpkins, planning the perfect costume or going out and buying all the candy they possibly can. Halloween can be exciting, whether you’re in it for the scare factor or the sugar […]

Photo by Bruna Pacheco Quick! Halloween is approaching! Are you going to dress up? Do you still need a costume? Are you in the mood to be scared? Would you rather go to a haunted house or stay in and watch scary movies? Do you want to carve a pumpkin? […]

Photo by Bruna Pacheco When you hear about a tennis match, you often think it’s something boring. You think the only thing that the players do is hit a ball with a racket and run from side to side. Once I heard someone say, “What do you mean you can […]

Photo by Bruna Pacheco He wades through the stack of to-do lists scattered on the floor, cramming dry cereal into his mouth as he digs through his homework, searching for his cleats. Sticky notes cover the walls, his over-stuffed backpack waits next to the door, and just as he prepares […]

Photo by Nicole Pierick Dear Mom and Dad, Remember in the summer when I was counting down the days until I was headed off to school? Or every time we got in a disagreement I told you I was an adult and to let me make my own choices? How […]

Photo by Bruna Pacheco The calendar has flipped to October and the MLB playoffs are nearly underway. The MLB regular season has been drastically different in each league. Playoff races in the American League were anti-climactic with three 100-win teams; the Red Sox, Yankees and Houston Astros easily secured playoff […]