This year was pretty good. Sure, bad things happened, but there were also good things for the nation, the world and us as individuals and as a staff. We don’t think any of us started 2010 planning all of the things that were going to happen, and there were positive […]

My New Year’s resolution for 2010 was to live in the present. So I made a list of things I wanted to accomplish for the year. Things I’d never done before – things I wanted to do. Some were simple. I swung in a tire swing, flew a Spider-man kite, […]

While it may be easy to drive to Kansas City to a mall to do your Christmas shopping, the experience and quality of products may be different than other options. The businesses in downtown Ottawa have much to offer when it comes to buying gifts for the holiday season. If […]

It is that time of the year. City streets glimmer with Christmas lights, snow covers the ground, families reunite and then there is that idea of holiday cheer. I know I am not alone when I say that knowing the end of classes is in the near future gives me […]

Everyone loves going shopping and catching all the sales, especially us girls. Black Friday is a shop-a-holic’s favorite day of the year. People stay up all night just to get a good spot in line before the doors open to their favorite stores. Then they pile in like a herd […]

It’s a privilege to pee. The Ottawa University theater department is putting on Urinetown: The Musical, a musical comedy with a message about sustainability. The set was well put-together, and the story was well-plotted but easy to follow. During a widespread water shortage, all water use becomes a privilege. Specific […]

This fall, Ottawa University’s enrollment numbers reached a record high. This has opened up the opportunity for more students to live off campus and enjoy the ups and downs of the off-campus housing. Senior Meagan Wilcox said she enjoys being on her own but still lives with her best friends. […]

This year there will be some Private Ears on campus. Private Ears, the faculty jazz ensemble, is new to the OU campus this semester. The group is being led by Director of Jazz Studies and Instructor of Saxophone, Todd Wilkinson. Wilkinson said most university jazz studies programs have faculty groups. […]

*Disclaimer: I cannot and will not speak for all women. I am just one sarcastic girl with curly hair. I am not to be taken seriously. The fact that I’m always right is just a technicality. Proceed. Every comedy movie has done the “Do I look fat?” line to death. […]

The Crystal Plaza Theater is the only movie theater in Franklin County. Currently, OU sponsors free movie nights at the Crystal Plaza where students can get in free with their student identification. Many students take advantage of this opportunity to see popular movies for free. Sophomore Matt Merrill said he […]