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5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1

Statistical Analyzer:

I worked for the Admissions office for a bit while I attended ONU, and I now regret how many high school kids I tried to convince to come here. I love ONU my first year, but that was it. I saw the university (including the Chaplain when I attended, Benson) get more and more fundamentalist and legalistic. If you consider yourself a liberal Christian, be prepared for a fight. Some of the people who attend this university are groomed to think that women belong in the home, and not as leaders in the Church. If you are tolerant of homosexuality, women's rights, women in church leadership, or are politically liberal… if you have ever considered evolution to be a plausable theory… get used to fighting for what you believe in; you will be the minority.

I attended all four years at ONU, but my brother left after a year because he just couldn't deal with it. My now sister-in-law attended all four years, but left ONU with a very hard heart towards Christianity.

If you find your personal theology to line up with the emerging church, you will find many people who simply think you are heretical, or at the worst, going to hell. I'm not exaggerating. Not everyone is like this, but many, many are, and although dialogue can be awesome at ONU, it can also be very disheartening.

I felt like my class was very proactive with social justice and helping the poor, but I haven't heard much about the continuation of this since I have left.

There is a definite double standard at ONU, which works in your favor if you're a guy, but can be difficult as a women. I had a male friend of mine follow me into my on-campus apartment hallway; I did not realize he had followed me, and I was telling him to leave just as my RA saw him. He was about 7 feet inside the building, and not in my apartment. I told her that I did not invite him, but nevertheless, I was forced to speak with my RA as well as my RD about the matter. I was told that it was possible that I may be thrown out of my apartment and forced to move back into the dorms. I was also told I may need to have a meeting with the Dean of Students. When I asked what was happening with my male friend, and what his punishment was, I was told that

it wasn't my business.

Another example of the double standard: a friend of mine was married (at a very young age, barely 19) to a religion major. He was in his senior year when she found out that he was cheating on her with another female student. She left him and went back home to be with her family. I spoke with Chaplain Benson about it with another friend of mine. My friend's husband was only a semester away from completing the pastoral/theology program at ONU and would be ordained as a pastor, although he had cheated on his wife. Chaplain Benson said that it wasn't really his place to speak to the student, but that he appreciated that we were concerned for our friend.

If that doesn't convince you about how backwards this school can be, perhaps this will: although ONU says that it has high academic standards, I knew several freshmen who were admitted with ACT scores of less than 16. If you read many of the reviews for ONU, you will see that spelling and grammar are not exactly top priorities at ONU. I sailed through school, rarely having to study for tests. In fact, I read more for pleasure in college than I ever have; it was easy to make time when you don't have to study.

I do think ONU can be fun if you are looking for a university that treats you like a child. Some people are not ready to 'leave the nest' and I honestly do think that ONU is probably a very protective, loving place for them. If you want to be challenged on what you believe and how to live, don't go here. You'll just get frustrated. And for many of my friends who professed a belief in Christ, they have now entered the "real world" and no longer believe. I guess it's easier to believe in God when all the answers are spoon fed to you and your belief doesn't have to be your own. It's easier to believe when your beliefs are not challenged.