By: Thomas Richmond

“If you do not support artists, there is no art.” An ad placed in The Pitch for Support ArtsKC.org read. This is so true, and what other great opportunity we have than to discover the local downtown galleries every first Friday of the month. E...

By: Cyrus Oliver II

There’s more than one way to watch a movie. Each OU student has a preference when it comes to watching films. For some, renting the most recent flicks is convenient. Such is the case with freshman Alex Thomas. “I rent through Redbox every Frid...

By: Marsette Harris

Burr! Ottawa University was “Frozen” on March 4, 5, and 6 in the student commons. The Ottawa University Theatre Department presented to the campus and community a play written by Bryony Lavery. Because of the spacing the student commons provid...

By: Danielle Jurski

Lauren Frazier always dreamed of being a Disney princess. It was a tough road, but through the theatre department at OU, her dream came true. “Opening week of ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ I was working out in the Hull Center and got a staph i...

By: Ceviona Taylor

The future plans of the Ottawa University choir is not just to solely recruit new faces, but implicate a mission to rebuild and restructure. Jeff Anderson, choir director, says that the music department is in the process of rebuilding what was once a stro...

By: Danielle Jurski

Sometimes battles bring us strength, make us smile, and restore hope in what we love. At the same time, those same battles also bring weaknesses.  Weaknesses we can’t sometimes help, or even describe. As for Andrew McMahon, lead singer of Jack&...

By: Cyrus Oliver

The best things in life are free. Luckily for Ottawa University students, one of those things is watching movies at the Crystal Plaza Theater. One Sunday night each month, OU students can watch a movie at the local theater free of charge. Normally, the fi...

By: Datoria West

The movie ‘Avatar’ has been nominated in nine categories for the 2010 Academy Awards. These categories in which the movie is nominated are directing, music (original score), art direction, cinematography, film editing, best picture, sound edit...

By: Thomas Richmond

James Cameron, director and mastermind of ‘Avatar’, has once again successfully immersed the entire movie going population into a new cinematic world. From the very look and feel of the characters, to the realistic setting of Pandora’s j...

By: Ceviona Taylor

A concert series will soon be hitting the college campus. “I’m announcing the first in our (hopeful) series of music events coming to the Campus,” Ryan Louis, Director of Forensics said.  “It’s very exciting to think abo...

By: Margutt Hill

Some students have found a way to combine what they love to do with their personal beliefs.  The Praise Band offers that relief for some Ottawa University students.  The Praise Band is a group of students who perform together before worship serv...

By: Margutt Hill

Some students have found a way to combine what they love to do with their personal beliefs; the Praise Band offers that for some Ottawa University students. The Praise Band is a group of students who perform together before worship services. This group of...

By: Crystal Snyder

The OU theater department are finishing off the fall semester with a Directing Extravaganza. The Production will be Dec. 4 and 5 at 7:30p.m. in the auditorium. “Directing Extravaganza” is a production put on by tstudents from a combination of ...

By: Marsette Harris

The first Twilight movie grossed over $350 million at the Box Office. This is the second movie release based on Stephanie Meyer’s novels about vampire romance. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” was released Friday on Nov. 20, and has broken ...

By: Margutt Hill

“And that’s another three point shot for the OU Lady Braves!” This is the voice of sport’s announcer Gary Bateman. His energetic voice keeps spectators at football and basketball games intrigued and informed. “I make sure fan...

By: Sara Humm

No matter how old you get, there will always be that band that you’ll never get over. There will also be those songs you can’t forget, either. For me, Motion City Soundtrack is that band, and I’ve seen them quite a few times. However, th...

By: Linda Poe, Cyrus Oliver II and Ronald Morton

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By: Joel Wright

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’...

By: Sara Humm

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 ...

By: Datoria West

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 psycholog...