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Nov 10, 20232 min read

Ohio Wesleyan’s 10th Annual A Cappellooza

This past Saturday, November 4th, Ohio Wesleyan University held its tenth annual A Cappellooza. The showcase featured performances from...

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Social media platforms continue to produce entertainment as well as mental health concerns for users

Meredith Bryant

Nov 10, 20233 min read

Social media platforms continue to produce entertainment as well as mental health concerns for users

Social Media has made a big influence on the world in the past decade. New platforms keep appearing while older ones disappear. The big...

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Max Baker

Nov 10, 20231 min read

Some Distractions are a Good Thing

Video games and cellphones serve as distractions from the perspective of most professors, but some aspects of OWU campus life revolve...

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Residential Life Hosts Spooky Singo to Celebrate Halloween

Maya Koob

Nov 3, 20232 min read

Residential Life Hosts Spooky Singo to Celebrate Halloween

Residential Life hosted its annual Spooky Singo event at Smith Hall on October 26th, 2023. This event is where students play bingo but...

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Yik Yak provides a fun but possibly harmful platform for student intercations

Trish DiLalla

Nov 3, 20232 min read

Yik Yak provides a fun but possibly harmful platform for student intercations

An Ohio Wesleyan student faces anonymous harassment from peers via the controversial social media platform Yik Yak. The app is popular...

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Banning phones in classrooms helps students focus

Mia Guscoff

Nov 3, 20232 min read

Banning phones in classrooms helps students focus

Students are addicted to their phones. This has caused professors to have a no phone policy or some type of rule when students are able...

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Paper and electronic notes provide unique benefits and drawbacks

Jack Vater

Nov 3, 20232 min read

Paper and electronic notes provide unique benefits and drawbacks

How does the way you take notes affect the way you study and learn? As education evolves, so does the way students engage with course...

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Persistent presence of smartphones impacts users academically and personally - 3 articles enclosed

owunews

Oct 27, 20235 min read

Persistent presence of smartphones impacts users academically and personally - 3 articles enclosed

Photo courtesy of iStock. Students use smartphones almost constantly, whether during classes as a tool for learning, to unwind at the end...

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Should I Apply For The New York Arts Program?

Ellie Harshbarger

Oct 27, 20233 min read

Should I Apply For The New York Arts Program?

This is the view from right outside the current students’ apartment. Ohio Wesleyan University’s New York Arts program is finishing up its...

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Women's Basketball shows President vandenBerg that it's never too early to get after it

Mia Guscoff

Oct 20, 20232 min read

Women's Basketball shows President vandenBerg that it's never too early to get after it

Ohio Wesleyan President Matt vandenBerg participated in a 6 a.m. lift with the Ohio Wesleyan Women's basketball team. The president got...

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The Smith Hall Late Night Dining Experience For OWU Students

Maya Koob

Oct 20, 20233 min read

The Smith Hall Late Night Dining Experience For OWU Students

Sometimes dinner isn't enough for the appetites of college students, therefore late night dining offered at Smith Hall allows those who...

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OWU Meditation Circle provides space for mindfulness

Ariyana Rimmal

Oct 20, 20231 min read

OWU Meditation Circle provides space for mindfulness

Interested in meditation? OWU has got you covered. The OWU Meditation Circle is a group that is aimed at promoting meditation on campus....

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School athletics at all levels provide valuable experiences for students

Sophia Rohr

Oct 13, 20232 min read

School athletics at all levels provide valuable experiences for students

Photo courtesy of owu.edu. Athletics are one way students are getting involved on Ohio Wesleyan’s campus this semester. “Playing a sport...

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Organizing in motion for 2024 Mock Convention

Trish DiLalla

Oct 13, 20232 min read

Organizing in motion for 2024 Mock Convention

Photo of 2020 Mock Convention courtesy of owu.edu. Ohio Wesleyan University will be holding a mock Republican nominating convention in...

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Removal of fraternity meal plan impacts brothers and well-loved cook

Jack Vater

Oct 6, 20232 min read

Removal of fraternity meal plan impacts brothers and well-loved cook

Hard-working cooks who have served many of OWU’s Greek Life students for almost a decade are going to lose their jobs due to meal plan...

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Students' Experiences with the OWU Connection Conference (Opinion)

Maya Koob

Oct 6, 20233 min read

Students' Experiences with the OWU Connection Conference (Opinion)

Photo courtesy of OWU Career Connection's Instagram. Hooray! A day of no classes, that’s the magic word students love to hear. Why is it...

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By Noah Gels

Sep 29, 20232 min read

The Best Team You Haven’t Heard Of

Despite a national ranking of 6th in the small college division, the Ohio Wesleyan Women's Rugby team is still fighting for recognition....

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SAGAN Academic Resource Center provides meaningful resources

Meredith Bryant

Sep 29, 20232 min read

SAGAN Academic Resource Center provides meaningful resources

Whether or not you are struggling in any of your classes, the SAGAN Academic Resource Center has got you covered. Located in...

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Change in parking accommodations impacts students' options to get around campus

Max Baker

Sep 29, 20232 min read

Change in parking accommodations impacts students' options to get around campus

Accessibility is an area in which OWU is not incredibly progressive; at least not in the way we used to be. Parking passes for medical...

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Ellie Harshbarger

Sep 22, 20233 min read

The Scoop On Bradford Milligan Hall

This school year marks year three of Bradford Milligan Hall housing students. With it still being such a new space on campus it is highly...

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