The Ottawa University Men's and Women's basketball teams recognized their graduating seniors during their last home game against Kansas Wesleyan on Thursday, February 18. Graduating seniors include: Top row: Mikayla Skidmore, Mark Hatchett Middle row: Trey Brown, Bryan Newton, Colin Nichols Bottom row: Adam Hasty, Alex Lundry
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Braves Pride program offers reward system for loyal students
This past week, the Braves Pride program was launched. Braves Pride promotes upcoming events included sports, theater productions, musical events, student activities, and the like by giving coupons to some of the first attendees to show up. These coupons are good for “Braves Pride” gear. There are currently three styles […]
Alaska Legalizes Marijuana
According to a website called the Marijuana Policy Project, on November 4, 2014, 53 percent of Alaskans voted to end decades of ineffective marijuana prohibition. They voted to replace it with a system in which marijuana is taxed and regulated like alcohol. The initiative, known as Ballot Measure 2, […]
5 things to do on your birthday
My 22nd birthday is just around the corner. While trying to plan a fun night for my friends and I, I realized that I did not have any ideas about what to do! So I compiled this list hoping that it will help some of you in the future. 1.Boulevard […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Ottawa University Winter Survival Guide
Photo by Sylvana Kelley Snow hit the ground of Ottawa University last week. Many students going to OU come from places like Kansas and Colorado, and know how to survive the bitter cold. Yet, the other students come from places like Texas or California are left shivering their way to […]
Harper Lee Announces Sequel to the Classic Novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Last week author Harper Lee announced that she is in the process of publishing a sequel to the classic novel “To Kill a Mockingbird.” “Go Set a Watchman,” Lee’s sequel to the beloved “To Kill a Mockingbird,” is planning on being released in July of this year. The novel was […]
2015 student appreciation week kicks off
This week (February 8-14) brings in numerous events to give students a break from their studies, as the spring semester gets under way for the official Student Appreciation Week, which begins with the monthly free movie night at Crystal Plaza Theater, where Lucy and the Spongebob movie will be […]