Valley Conference (OVC).
== Student life ==
=== Arrow student newspaper ===
The Arrow is the university's student newspaper. The second editor of the Capaha Arrow was Rush Limbaugh Sr., who became a nationally recognized Missouri attorney and practiced law in Cape Girardeau until just before his death at the age of 104 in 1996; he was the grandfather of the media personality Rush Limbaugh. After the university changed its mascot from Indians/Otahkians to Redhawks, the newspaper dropped Capaha and is now known as simply The Arrow. It is still run by students in the Department of Mass Media and publishes a biweekly newspaper distributed throughout campus. Microfilm and print copies of the Capaha Arrow dating back to the first issue are available at Kent Library and Special Collections and Archives, and some stories are also put on The Arrow website.
== Notable alumni ==
1941 Velmer A. Fassel, scientist
1955 Kenneth Dement, football player, lawyer, and local community leader
1960 Dick Hantak, football referee
1960 …
