“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” centers around the life of a teenage boy named Charlie (Logan Lerman) who is starting his freshman year of high school. Without friends and extremely introverted, Charlie struggles to find his niche until two seniors reach out to him and invite him into […]
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Football team wins fourth straight
The Ottawa University Braves extended their winning streak defeating McPherson College 38-14, the team’s fourth victory in a row. With this win the Braves reached first place in the KCAC, tied with Kansas Wesleyan University and Tabor College. The Braves’ defense had a good night, leading the McPherson Bulldogs […]
A golfer’s perspective: Why isn’t my sport as important as yours?
Although I’ve played golf my whole life, I never really realized how much it wasn’t exactly appreciated until I came to college, and especially as a girl playing golf. Many people look at golf as an activity, not a sport, but little do they know how much intense training […]
Cafeteria food prices exorbitant, more options should be given
The quality of student cafeteria food is a highly discussed topic. It seems that everyone has an opinion, and I’m no exception. I think the quality of the food is terrible and so does most everyone else. However, that’s not my main issue with cafeteria food. I was recently […]
Editorial: Student interaction with community important
Sometimes it’s good to just stop and recognize your surroundings. When was the last time you actually walked around downtown? Ottawa is clearly not a big city, but there are many ways to familiarize one’s self with the city in which they attend school. Years ago, there was a […]
Message of Faith: Seeing life through God’s glasses
Migraines have been an unwelcome part of my life recently. I’ve had as many as two or three migraines a week for the last month or so, and I have to say it hasn’t exactly been fun. It wasn’t until about a week ago when I tried wearing my […]
Upcoming Winter blues hurt college experience, can be helped
Now that winter is just around the corner, there are a few things that must change in order to adapt in this college environment. Now that you’ve been attending Ottawa University for about a month and a half, you should already have all your textbooks, know your way around […]
Colorado students remember summer shooting in Aurora
Seven minutes was all it took for James Eagan Holmes to wreck havoc at a Century movie theater in Aurora, Colo. Holmes set off tear gas grenades and shot multiple firearms into the audience, killing 12 people and injuring 58 others at “The Dark Knight Rises” premier in late […]
How do you deal: Handling schedules, time management
Ashlyn Hermann, sophomore: “No college student should go without a planner. As every student knows, the hours in our days fill up quickly. If you do not keep written track of what needs to be done, for me, something will end up being forgotten. It is also a matter […]
OU student enrollment up
Ottawa, Kansas – The enrollment numbers for Ottawa University’s fall 2012 semester are in. Census day for The College was Monday, September 24, and the official number of undergraduate and graduate students is 591, compared to post-census enrollment of 584 in 2011. Of the total fall enrollment, 196 are […]