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Humm continues to climb the ladder

Humm picked as Ottawa’s mayor pro-tem

Ottawa University student Sara Humm was sworn in as mayor pro-tem for the city of Ottawa on April 15. “It’s a huge honor to be mayor pro-tem,” Sara Humm, communications major, said. “If you would have told me 3 or 4 years ago that I would be mayor pro-tem at age 20, I wouldn’t believe it. After being elected to the city commission only three days after turning 18, Sara Humm reached the next stage in her political career. Deb Henningsen, who encouraged Humm to run for city commission two years ago and was mayor and mayor pro-tem twice herself, thinks that Humm will do great in the position. “As a mayor pro-tem you need to go out into the community and she is very well connected to a lot of people here at Ottawa,” Henningsen, who served with Humm on the commission in 2007-08, said. Full story

Dead flies a change of scenery

Art student bound for California

“I’m pretty sure art doesn’t exist,” Walt Ohnesorge-Fick, senior, said. As Ohnesorge-Fick is an art major, this strikes one as an extreme and controversial statement but his views—not just of art—generally seem to be just that. Full story

Convictions come down in Krystiniak Case

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GRAND RAPIDS -- If it weren’t for the victim’s mother, two men who pled guilty in the beating death of Jonathan “Jono” Krystiniak would lead far different lives in the future, a Kent County Circuit judge said Tuesday during the sentencings. Full story

Lady Braves’ season comes to end

OU softball finished third in the KCAC after final loss

The Ottawa University softball team’s overall record is 18-14 and 6-2 in conference, and the team hit seven straight wins by knocking off Southwestern College on April 18. The streak helped Amber Koons, senior elementary education major and third baseman, pick up her 100th career softball victory as a Lady Brave. Full story

Actors learn versatility on, off stage

The OU Theater department has put on their last show for the school year, going out with a bang. The cast dominated the musical aspect of the show while introducing some new faces. The play Violet is based around a young woman that has a scar on her face due to an ax incident. Full story

Online classes aiding laziness or ability in students

Life is short and time only goes forward with no pause button available to take a break and think things through. Our economy strives to make more time free for more to be accomplished and to obtain more experiences in life through the mass production of anything that brings convenience to one's life. Full story