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A decapitated laptop with only three buttons on its keyboard. An iPod, with a screen dim enough to make one wonder what fruit represents “Apple Inc.” A Giga Pet. Those are all things people have tried to sell me at Ohio Wesleyan University. I run a business at OWU called Universitronics™, where I buy...
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The Benes Rooms were filled with frequent gasping, shaking of heads and laughing last Monday. As part of celebration of Women’s History Month, “Miss Representation,” a documentary about gender inequality, was shown to students. Men and women filled the Benes Rooms to view the film. Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Miss Representation...
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To know Say Anything’s music is to know Max Bemis’ life story. The prolific frontman’s songwriting is always deeply personal, and the band’s discography chronicles every aspect of his life, positive and negative. The sexually frustrated teenage Bemis emerged on “Baseball,” Say Anything’s debut; the sophomore “…Is A Real Boy” brought his struggles with...
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Softball split their doubleheader, non-conference games against John Carroll on Thursday, March 22 at Margaret Sagan Field. In the opening game, the Bishops lost, 2-0. John Carroll’s pitcher–Brittany Danilov–and OWU right-hander, sophomore Dani Haley, went head to head in a pitching battle. John Carroll quickly took the lead in the top of the second...
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The Ohio Wesleyan Men’s Ultimate Frisbee Team took second place in a frisbee tournament over spring break. The Firedogs were invited to the Hightide Frisbee Tournament, which went on from March 13 to March 16. They competed with 36 teams from across the country. The tournament took place in St. Simons, Ga. The team...
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Hundreds of members of the Ohio Wesleyan community gathered outside the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity Sunday evening for a candlelight vigil in remembrance of Jake Von Der Vellen, who died in a car accident Friday morning. Junior Marshall Morris, president of Phi Delta Theta, was a chief organizer of the vigil. Morris said that...
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Every year, Ohio Wesleyan students embark with professors to explore and experience the world. During spring break, travel-study programs dazzle students with sights, sounds and events. While students may never forget their time in Costa Rica or Ireland, they are not as lucky as the professors who lead the trips. For Dr. Edward Burtt,...
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Mixing words, performance, music and style, slam poet Andrea Gibson speaks intimately with her audience about issues of gender, identity, bullying, social justice and love. On Monday night Gibson delivered her second performance ever at Ohio Wesleyan – in Phillips Auditorium. She is the first winner of the Women’s World Poetry Slam and has...
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With a mix of good offense and even greater defense the Bishops doubled St. John Fisher’s score, 10-5 on March 7 at Selby Stadium. “Our goalie played a phenomenal game,” said sophomore midfielder Spencer Schnell. Ohio Wesleyan’s goalie, Ryan McMahon, denied the St. John Fisher’s Cardinal’s repeated scoring attempts with a season high of...
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