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ANNOUNCEMENT: H1N1 Update

We have had our first medically diagnosed case of the H1N1 virus. Based upon our recommendations, the student is self-isolating off campus while recovering from the flu in an effort to minimize the spread of the germ. Let me remind you that anyone diagnosed with the H1N1 flu should immediately […]

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Student contracts H1N1 virus

Jake Carter said he doesn’t know how he caught it. But the Ottawa University senior did catch it – a dangerous form of influenza, his doctors told him. “I just thought I had the flu,” Carter, who is from Overbrook, said. “I went to the doctor and he told me […]

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It’s all about opportunities

This time last year, I was watching members of the Braves football team move my precious junk into the dorms. I was pumped, and nervous, but excited to finally be on my own. I also came to OU last fall with a pretty solid grasp of what I wanted to […]

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Beers: Get involved on OU campus

First and foremost I would like to thank the student body for choosing me to help be their voice. This is something special to me; I take this seriously and want to help everyone I can. No matter what, the student body comes first because that is the voice I […]

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Discover downtown Ottawa

Coming to a new community for college can be difficult to adjust to. Getting to know the Ottawa community is not difficult to do. Even though Ottawa is small, it comes with an abundance of character. Our downtown Main Street businesses are housed in buildings that have been around since […]

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Online Exclusive: Eichner reflects on past 40 years and future

To all returning and new OU students, a hearty and enthusiastic welcome. We are glad you are here!Your faculty, staff and student leadership has been working diligently to prepare for the 145th year of operations at Ottawa University. You are the centerpiece of everything we do here. While we have […]

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Students roll into campus dorms

The number of students at Ottawa University is expected to stay around the same as a year ago. The fall 2008 semester brought in a total of 554 students. Housing at OU has been bursting the past few years. This year there are 345 students living in the dorms, all […]

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Ponyo captures imagination

It has been a phenomenal year for film audiences. I would dare say we’re en­tering a new golden age of cinema.An age covering all fronts with spectacular movies like Pixar’s Up and just recently Tarantino’s Inglo­rious Basterds. Still, the best movie I have seen by far this year is the […]

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Spammers crash social sites

This summer, millions were unable to Tweet what they were having for breakfast, or update their Facebook profile picture of their vacation in Hawaii. These popular social networking sites were targeted by “botnets” – computers infected by worms or Trojans, which are then taken over by hackers and brought into […]