Left to Right: Dough Radley,freshman, Jacob Baird, freshman  Photo by Ashley Alonzo-Bonilla OTTAWA–Ottawa University renewed the Gangwish Library to attract more students to a quiet yet colorful place where they can exercise their brains and complete their school assignments. The essential aspect for students to develop a decent interest in studying includes a place […]

Photos by Morgan Trupp   OTTAWA–For some people, graduating college can be exciting, while for others, it can be scary. For senior Curtis Dawson, life beyond graduation is scary.   “OU has given me a different type of education and a different perspective on life and has prepared me for my future,” Dawson said. Brooklyn Davis, […]

Photo by Rodney Latham   OTTAWA– With a mission to cultivate agents of change within the Ottawa University community, Bystander Intervention, the new club on campus, is searching for a place in students’ lives.   Bystander Intervention started on Sept. 2, 2015, and formally became a campus club on Dec. 2, 2015. It originated at Arizona […]

The not-for-profit organization, Communities in Schools (CIS) of Ottawa, has scheduled their Color Craze run for May 30 at 9 a.m on Main Street in Ottawa, Kan. to raise money for their organization.  CIS has programs all across the United States. These programs aim to keep students in school. They do so by implementing certain activities and […]

The Middle of Somewhere  Ottawa, Kansas is a very unique place. The community is full of a homogenous mixture of young and old people. The character of the town is rich with history but still keeps up with the times. Main Street is filled with little mom and pop shops that surround the […]

Greek Life has officially made its way to Ottawa University. Yes, you read that right. Our university officially has two fraternities and two sororities on campus. For those who aren’t familiar with the concept of Greek life, it typically seems to come with a negative connotation of parties, hazing, and […]

On Friday March 20 and Saturday March 21, the Ottawa University Campus Ministries hosted their annual event called Escape. The idea of Escape is to give college students a getaway and a refreshing of their faith. “It’s not just escape in that you’re getting away from your typical surroundings, but […]

Spring Break! Wooooooo! This is the battle cry of college students during the mid-semester week of bliss. Vacations and trips home provide a break in the monotony and grind of the school year. For many students, it is a time to unwind and relax when some prefer to get […]

Photo from http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_article_large/public/2015/03/19/starbucks-race-together.JPG?itok=X-klR5IT A great change is coming to 12,000 Starbucks locations across the country and it is not to the menus. Rather than attempting to correctly spell customers’ names on their cups Starbucks baristas will be writing “#RaceTogether” as they implement a new campaign. The new campaign encourages Starbucks employees […]

The Ottawa University cheer and dance teams recognized their graduating seniors during the last home basketball game against Kansas Wesleyan on Thursday, February 18. Graduating seniors include: Top row: Tiffany Anderson, Brylee Beiswanger, Jasmine Brown, Rachel Pierce Middle row: Bethany Cobbs, Dylann Finley, Aaron Vaughn Bottom row: Karita Geist, […]