New year, new resolutions, new memories. Counting down the seconds until the ball drops, vowing for a new year that is full of changes. Friends, family gathered around, happiness is in the air. This is the moment when our priorities are questioned; making a mental list of things we’d like […]

December 21, 2012 will be the day that the entire planet holds a collective breath. I’m not even sure where to start with this. There are a billion reasons why there are things wrong with our world today; from the ozone to the ice caps melting, not to mention a […]

Something about the term ‘Black Friday’ just seems negative to me. It could possibly be the ominous idea of the color black. Just a guess, but if they wanted the day to be seen as something upbeat wouldn’t it be ‘Yellow Friday’? I like to sleep. Generally, I’ll sleep up […]

If you had asked me to write about religion just a few short years ago as a devout Christian highschooler, I would’ve been able to churn out some amazing – even thoughtful – approaches to biblical scripture. I know for certain that a few years ago I was convinced America […]

When Cyrus asked me to write a guest column for The Campus, I was both sickened and horrified, though not necessarily in that order and the former more so than the latter. After all, it had only been about six months since I crawled out of the coal mine that […]

For a night to hang out with friends downtown or an inexpensive date in Ottawa, there are many options for students to choose from without having to travel out of town. “Downtown I enjoy going to The Potter’s Wheel to meet up with a friend or have a quiet study […]

When the Halo games first came out, they were hugely popular. Well you can say the same for the newest edition of the very likable video game series, Halo ODST. The newest Halo game is just like all of the other ones, very graphic and unrealistic. If you are into […]

Radio and broadcasting at Ottawa University is undergoing a transformation this year. After being an analog radio station since its start, the broadcasting group will be making the digital leap to streaming internet radio. Shannon Dyer, the chair of the division of communications studies and interim adviser to the radio […]

Eva Edmands and Lou Frydman were forced at an early age to survive in unsanitary conditions, hunger and the possibility of death, all because of their religion. The two Holocaust survivors shared their story with Ottawa University students in the O’Dell Lounge of Martin Hall Nov. 2, as a part […]

Tattoos and piercings can be very personal; each can hold a meaning and memory. Most body piercings and tattoos happen in studios, however, some also are self-inflicted and done outside of a licensed establishment. Addison Wessbecker, first-year psychology major, has seven piercings along both of her ears; two of those […]