On Sept. 17, I turn 22, which means you’re most likely reading this on my birthday. I’ve had a lot of birthday gifts, but being able to share quality journalism with Doane and having people excited to read the stories the Owl staff and I write makes my day. I want to take this moment […]
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Suicide Prevention Week was held between Sept. 9 through 12. The week aimed to help students and staff become more aware of suicide, to destigmatize mental illness and to hopefully make Doane a safer, healthier and kinder campus to those struggling. “Suicide Prevention Week is important to highlight because it spreads awareness of mental health
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As the Paralympics come to a close, one Doane alum comes back to America with a silver piece of hardware. Natalie Schneider competed on the Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team in the 2024 Paris Paralympics and returns to the United States as a silver medalist. She is a five-time Paralympian and four-time medalist, winning two golds,
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This senior year, I am working diligently to be more mindful, present and overall in touch with myself and what is around me. That means listening to more music outside my comfort zone, being more willing to take risks, finding time to meditate and overall being more connected. In doing that, I finally realized
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Leaving the country is often an opportunity that most students or staff never get the opportunity to do, but the English Department is leading a faculty-led trip to London from May 20-29, 2025. “I am very excited about this,” Assistant Professor of Practice in English Melanie Ritzenthaler said. “The English Department has not gone on
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Doane Student Congress is releasing its minutes and what they discussed as part of an initiative to keep students and staff in the know about what Student Congress is proposing and discussing. Student Congress hopes that in doing this, Doane students will have an easier time knowing what is happening on campus and will be
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For many students, paying for college is a daunting task. Whether it be securing scholarships or struggling to build community, there’s a multitude of reasons students fail to get access to a college education. These financial and social burdens are often felt even stronger by minority and LGBTQ students who often lack the resources of
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Last week, Doane experienced a stretch of excessive heat. Multiple practices including football, soccer and cross country got either canceled or rescheduled due to the heat. There were reports that students were bordering on heat exhaustion at the Lake Day event hosted by SPB and Delta Kappa Pi on Aug. 25, and players were cramping
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Mindfulness. It’s something we see plastered everywhere on social media: how to be more present, how to visualize yourself being more successful, how to find yourself in the quiet moments. We see it everywhere as some sort of super skill that turns you into the most productive and well-organized person on the planet. I think
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Doane Football opened their 2024 season on their home field against Graceland University on Aug. 31, losing the game 11-49 and opening their season with a 0-1 record. After Graceland took the opening position to the endzone, Doane responded quickly with a 40-yard kick return by freshman Andrew Brown. Following a succession of plays, freshman
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