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Shoulder Pads and Paragraphs

Photo by: William Owens For a number of years, Ottawa University has given back to the community by creating a lot of different programs and clubs focused on donating. Students and sports teams are involved in many of these programs. Different sports teams such as football, basketball and baseball have […]

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Finals Week Preview

Photo from: www.eastcentral.edu Monday (12/4) Finals Massages – from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. release some stress with some pre-finals massages located in the Scherich Atrium. Last Day of Classes – last time to get those important study questions in before finals begin on Wednesday. Also, the perfect time to sweet talk […]

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International Foods from Home

Photo from: https://www.pennmedicine.org It doesn’t matter where you are in the world, there is one thing that every single person is very passionate about: food. Each country has its own food traditions, which are unique and based on culture or agricultural production abilities. Some countries base what they eat on culture, […]

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My First Thanksgiving

Photo by: Sydney Meyer Thanksgiving — a food lovers favorite holiday. Originally, Thanksgiving was a day to celebrate a good autumn harvest by the Pilgrims in 1621. Since then it has evolved into a day of the 3 F’s: Feasting, Football and Family … and not forgetting giving thanks. This […]

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Whole Earth Club Visits Aladdin Café

Photo by: Jon Painter They didn’t ride a magic carpet, but on Nov. 12, 16 excited students and faculty of Ottawa University’s Whole Earth Club piled into school vans to visit the Aladdin Café in downtown Lawrence. The Aladdin Café is a Greek-Mediterranean restaurant buffet and hookah bar. Located on […]

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Ottawa Expects Greek Life in 2018

Photo by: Ashley Alonzo Coming from a small island in the Caribbean, all I knew about Greek life was what I saw on television. “Stomp the Yard,” wild house parties and hazing are all not officially what Greek life represents. After sitting down with Jill Stoumbaugh, the Area Residence Hall […]

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Say No To Domestic Violence

Photo by: Ashley Alonzo The issue is relevant. According to The National Domestic Violence Hotline, an average of more than 12 million people are victims of rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner over the course of the year in the US.  Domestic VIolence Awareness Week (Oct. 22-29) […]

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Field Trip to the Supreme Court

Photo by: Bruna Pacheco Hundreds of students, lawyers and community members turned out on a Tuesday evening for the first Kansas Supreme Court session in Emporia, hosted by Emporia State University. The event, held Oct. 3, was unusual due to the fact that Supreme Court procedures are not generally held […]

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Open Mic Night

Open mic night marks the return of student-run radio programming. An open mic night/variety show at 8 p.m. on Nov. 1 kicks off the return of the radio program to Ottawa University. The open mic will take place in the conference room above the library where students can showcase their […]

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National Hispanic Heritage Month

Photo from: https://www.browardprevention.org/diversity/hispanic-heritage-month/ From Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated. In 1968, the Heritage “month” lasted only a week, but due to the extensive history and culture, it was expanded. In between these two months, some Latin-Americans countries became independent. Countries such as Costa Rica, El Salvador, […]