By: Cyrus Oliver II

When it comes to movies I almost don’t have any preference to which method of madness to embark on for my escape from reality. I watch loads of movies in theaters every year, I have thousands of DVDs and I even have a few Blu-rays despite not having...

By: Amanda Roseberry

I can’t bear to watch a movie for the first time and give it back. Heck, I can barely leave a movie theater without wanting to immediately go back and buy another ticket. To me, a movie is so much more than something to watch. Each one means somethi...

By: Sara Humm

In today’s economy, there are very few things that you can pay a dollar for and get two hours of entertainment and enjoyment out of.  Redbox is the exception. Having five locations within Ottawa, Redbox is the most feasible option for watching ...

By: Marsette Harris

How could the United States of America be the richest of all countries and be the only one not providing universal health care? Have you ever wondered why the United States of America is the only industrialized nation that doesn’t have a universal h...

By: The Campus Editorial Board

Sports are about good hearted competition. We’ve all heard it isn’t about winning, or even playing the game. But, even as some of us are non-athletes, we know it’s not about fighting. A lot of teams have a history of fighting. With compe...

By: Sara Humm

For a few years I have wanted to try to eat only organic food for a week.  Realizing this would be more difficult and expensive than I originally thought, I changed my course of action. Vegetarianism. I decided that it might be easier to be a vegetar...

By: The Campus Editorial Board

A grade point average does not determine what kind of leader someone is. It does, however, show what kind of effort a student puts into their studies. As a representative of the university, there should be no problem maintaining a high GPA.  It shows...

By: Joshua Vail

Many of us are looking forward to spring break. This is normal. We want to spend some time out of school, maybe get away from our roommates, see our families, have some fun. We’re probably also looking forward to warmer weather. The problem with thi...

By: RICHARD MENNINGER

A book by James Sire opens with the following story. A young boy asks his father, “What holds the world up in space?” The father responds, “A camel.” This response satisfies the son for a while until he asks, “What holds up t...

By: Ceviona Taylor

Lights, camera, action… Being in the spotlight does something to many people; it creates self-awareness. It focuses you to edit yourself, improve and present your best. In life, exposure to new things can be a great experience. They help you see th...

By: Elisha Linton

Help stop discrimination on OU Campus.  Small school environments can offer a student many advantages when opposed to larger schools. Among these advantages are small class sizes, a better chance for playing multiple sports and joining student -run o...

By: The Campus Editorial Board

Giving isn’t a trait that one is born with. It’s learned and developed all throughout one’s life. For those who have graduated and given back to Ottawa University, we think it’s time to extend a long overdue nod of thanks. Alumni h...

By: Courtney Servaes

I’m not really into romance. Sure, it’s nice to be treated special every now and then. But I don’t need someone to woo me. I don’t need spark. I don’t need charm. And I definitely don’t need candlelight dinners or fresh...

By: Danielle Jurski

I do not have a Facebook. I think it’s logical reasoning on my part – I speak to my friends in person, via the phone or texting.  The people I want to talk to, I do. But I have a real question for those consumed by the site.  What&rs...

By: Marsette Harris

Talk show host Oprah Winfrey just recently launched an online pledge campaign on her Web site to get drivers to commit to ending the practice of texting and talking on the phone while driving. The pledge says, “I pledge to make my car a no phone zon...

By: Amanda Roseberry

My sister always told me she was a server. Not a servant. I don’t think I ever really understood what she meant until this year. She and I both worked at the same barbecue restaurant throughout our high school careers. The place had a total of 15 ta...

By: Amanda Roseberry

  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 Frid...

By: Joel Wright

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...

By: Jeremiah Allan

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 t...

By: Cyrus Oliver II

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...