Photo by Matthew Hicks “You see a nice green mountain. It’s beautiful and green; paradise,” says Akoni Ikaikaolakealoha Hamilton-Golis as he describes his home state of Hawaii.   Hamilton-Golis is a senior pitcher on the Ottawa University Braves baseball team. But for the Braves baseball team, he is more than […]

Photo by Izzy Iardnios   Some of you may have seen Jayden Feldman around sporting events along the sidelines while he performs with the rest of the cheer team. You may have seen him in Communication and Psychology classes, as that is what he is currently majoring in. You may […]

Photo Courtesy of Morgan Luttrell Ottawa junior Morgan Luttrell was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma when she was four months old. Four months later, she became an amputee. This type of bone cancer is extremely rare, affecting about 200 children and young adults every year in the United States. “Each amputee […]

Photo by Bruna Pacheco “Coach Polina was a great addition to our tennis program here at OU,” says Nicole Robbins, OU tennis player. “Personally, she has been instrumental in my successes during the fall season in singles and doubles. Without her advice, I would not have been able to win […]

Photo from: ottawabraves.com Receiving KCAC Pitcher of the Week twice during this season so far, OU softball player Rebekah Clinton is working toward attaining a KCAC championship. Clinton, a 23-year-old senior, is a Secondary Education major with a concentration in History. The Ponca City, Oklahoma, native started playing softball at […]

Photo by: Bruna Pacheco “No, I am not from Jamaica!” If you know Keiran President, this was probably one of the first sentences you heard him say. President is a junior at OU, marketing major and captain of the men’s tennis team. He comes from a small tropical island in […]

Photo by: Matt Haake Ottawa University is in the midst of welcoming a new Director of Student Activities. Jeina Stoumbaugh has embraced the challenge of overseeing multiple student organizations and many activities on campus. Stoumbaugh is originally from Colorado but wanted to branch out for her college experience and decided […]

Photo by: Keiran President & Bruna Pacheco Tom Sorensen is not your average volleyball assistant coach. He is a former Olympian. Now in his second year as an assistant coach with the OU volleyball program, he has helped coach two All-Conference performers and one conference newcomer of the year in […]

Reverend Julian Brown (Left) Once an Ottawa University student, Reverend Julian Brown’s journey brought him back to the university as a professor. After initial guidance from Dr. Richard Menninger, Brown is now independently teaching his third semester of The Gospels, interacting with anywhere from 60 to 80 new students a […]

Photo by: Jennifer Irwin Golf and running, what could be more challenging? OU’s Coach Eadaoin Cronin has conquered them both. Do you know Cronin? Unless you are on the golf team or a member of the Bantry Bay Golf Club in Cork, Ireland, as an undergraduate at Ottawa University you […]