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Through All Odds

In late July Matt Bollig, a junior quarterback on the football team, was lifting weights when his leg gave out and, as Head Football Coach Kent Kessinger phrased it, he sat down with the weight on his back. In the accident, Bollig dislocated and fractured his vertebrae and dislocated his […]

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Vision 2020 Shapes OU’s Future

Vision 2020, the strategic plan developed in 2008 by the Ottawa University administration, is in its fifth year of progression, and like any project, the process has been one of learning and change. “By 2020, we expect to be a rapidly expanding and distinctive institution of higher learning, known for […]

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Long distance relationships require time

Part of college is moving away from home, and from this came the evolution of long-distance relationships for college students. “It’s hard,” Senior German Madera said. “Don’t do it unless you absolutely have to.” Despite the negative reputation that the long distance relationship has received, students at Ottawa University seem […]

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Marolf: Relationships have good, bad points

Being in a committed relationship while in college has both good and bad moments. I have been in a relationship since before I started at Ottawa University. I do not think that being in a committed relationship while in school is a bad thing, as long as it is handled […]

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McMillian: Inclusive climates don’t just happen

As believers in the mission of a liberal arts education, it is important for members of our university community to consciously create an environment of inclusion by actively fighting hate and discrimination on our campus. Indeed, the world around us is moving forward, and as an institution whose goal is […]

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Sexting risky if not with the right partner

Sexting, or sending sexually explicit text messages, can have both negative and positive consequences. Sending sexually explicit images is not a new concept. The Internet is a place where sexually explicit images have been sent around for quite some time.Sexually explicit messages of many kinds have been around even longer […]

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“Facebook official” new term to describe relationships

The term “Facebook official” is becoming a regular term among Facebook users to describe the status of a couple. Part of social networking is people posting information about themselves and their everyday lives. Single, in a relationship, engaged, married, in a are all options that Facebook provides for “relationship status.” […]

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Lust, love deep questions for OU students

The question of love vs. lust is important to some people because couples want to be sure that their relationship is built on a good foundation. Junior Richard Hines believes that lust and love are two separate things. He believes that love is on a continuity that does not include […]

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Students choose an abstinent lifestyle

Junior Charley Worthey said he is waiting to have sex until marriage because he loves Jesus and wants to be obedient to him. “If sex is made for marriage as the Bible says, that is where it will be at its best,” he said. Freshman Erica Layton agrees with practicing […]

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Fulmer: Returning to school after having a child is hard

After being in a long-term relationship for six years, dealing with the struggle of paying a mortgage, a car payment, all the electrical bills, insurance….should I go on? I realized that the only way that I could better my life and financial situation was by returning to school. The only […]