Archive | November, 2007

Newsletter to be revived by Senate

Several years ago a student newsletter was produced by Student Senate for the campus community. While the reasons why the newsletter was discontinued are unknown, Senate President Jeff Garner has called upon the organization to revive the newsletter as a way of communicating with the student body. Tweet

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Holly Jolly CAB Christmas Party

The Campus Activities Board is hosting its annual Christmas party Monday, Dec. 3, in Evans Student Center. Tweet

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The Web offers fast study tools

As students draw ever-closer to the end of this semester and all that it brings—stress, incredibly long papers, final exams—many may wonder where they can go to get help with their growing mounds of homework. Tweet

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Speer Writing Center offers hands-on writing assistance

The Speer Writing Center is a place where students can go for assistance in writing. The center has tutors who are qualified to help students in all aspects of writing. Tweet

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Infection threatens colleges, simple precautions advised

During the past few months, there have been several outbreaks of an infection called Staphylococcus aureus, commonly known as “staph infection.” Usually found in healthcare facilities, this infection has developed a drug resistant form called Methicillin-Resistant   Tweet

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Organizations team up, prepare food basketsfor Arkadelphia families

The Elrod Center is partnering with the Red River Baptist Association and Sodexho Catering to provide Thanksgiving food baskets for needy families. Tweet

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Ouachita develops Film Society to view, discuss, critique films at a “deeper level”

Movies are no longer only a source of entertainment, but are becoming a field of academic study as well. Because of this shift, a group of professors at Ouachita has recently started a group called the Film Society, dedicated to investigating this burgeoning field. Tweet

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Flippen residents handle fire “well”

As the ladies of Flippen-Perrin Hall stood in the 50 degree night air around 10:45 last Wednesday, Oct. 24, red and blue police car and fire truck lights lit up the facades of the surrounding buildings. A charred refrigerator and microwave sat in the orange-yellow light of a street lamp and every one was asking [...]

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Kluck Student Enrichment Grants awarded to seven clubs, programs

Since 1998, Ouachita student organizations have had the opportunity to apply each semester for Kluck Student Enrichment Grants, or KSEGs. These grants, which average between $250 and $300 per organization, are used to maximize student involvement in the community and to enhance student growth. Tweet

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Faculty collects student surveys student surveys

Yesterday marked the deadline to complete the student satisfactory survey sent to students through tigermail. As the e-mail states, the survey is used to measure the attitudes of all Ouachita students toward academic and administrative activities of the university and identify areas in which the university has opportunities to improve. Tweet

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Ouachita names several new staff members for spring 2012 semester

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—With the spring 2012 semester under way, several new staff members have been named to positions at Ouachita Baptist [...]

Girl’s Rush Spring 2012 Slideshow

Girl social clubs decorated and practiced skits in preparation for almost 200 prospective pledges during rush week. Pictures by Kristen [...]

Boy’s Rush Spring 2012 Slideshow

The Spring semester started off busy with rush week for social club members and prospective pledges. Pictures by Tanner Huffman, [...]

Video: Cheerleaders Discuss Their Seventh-Place National Finish

Video shot by Lindsey Upshaw. Video edited by Leah Garavelli. Tweet

OBU cheerleading team earns seventh-place finish in national competition

By Josh Fink, Sports Information Director ORLANDO, Fla.—Earning the squad’s highest national finish in school history, the Ouachita Baptist University [...]

OBU Tiger Day on Dec. 9 Geared to Prospective Students

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Student-faculty ratios, collegiate atmosphere and fitting in are many factors that prospective college students consider whenchoosing a university to [...]