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Students bring Thanksgiving to people in need

Ouachita students, faculty and staff have an opportunity to serve the community this Thanksgiving. The Elrod Center is hosting a Thanksgiving basket ministry. Tweet

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Suspicious campus activity leads to Oct. 22 arrest

Three men entered Ouachita’s campus around 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22 with suspicious intentions. They gathered in the Evans Student Center game room, and Campus Security observed the men. Eventually, the men ventured out from the game room and started walking around the area outside of the student center and Anthony Hall. Tweet

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‘Polaroids’ captures issues of homeless living on the street

For nearly two months, the Motion Picture Production class has been working hard on their latest film, “Polaroids,” which is the working title for the movie. Students Chloe O’Connor and Danny Brown are the directors of the film and 13 of their classmates have been helping them as actors and crew members. Tweet

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Little Italy offers authentic food with friendly prices

I’m always wary of trying Italian restaurants. It’s hard for me to sit through Italian ‘imitation’ meals when I know what the real thing tastes like. Tweet

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Resident assistants building relationships with students

Whether you realize it, many things go on “behind the scenes” to make dorm life work smoothly. Much consideration goes into the regulations of resident life. This year, one of the biggest changes concerns the residental assistants (RAs) and their relationships with the students. Tweet

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Map tests ensure geographic literacy

The American heritage and contemporary world map tests are an important part of Ouachita’s curriculum. “It probably goes back a quarter of a century,” said Dr. Tom Auffenburg, R. Voyt professor of history. “This is not just an OBU phenomenon. It’s nationwide.” Tweet

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The Signal expands with multimedia

The Signal has been a primary source of news on Ouachita’s campus for 117 years. This semester it welcomes a multimedia online edition at www.obusignal.com that brings important stories and updates to a whole new audience. “There aren’t a lot of colleges that are doing everything we’re doing,” said Dr. Jeff Root, dean of the [...]

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Inside The Battle of the Ravine

Everyone knows the importance of the “Battle of the Ravine“. It’s the Good Guys vs. The Bad, the Tigers vs. [...]

Skeet shooting with Steve

Ever heard of shooting skeet? It is a sport you may have seen while flipping through the channels on TV, [...]

Jody Persson earns Children’s Literature Association award

Jody Persson earns Children’s Literature Association award

  Ouachita student Jody Persson has been awarded the 2012 Carol Gay Award for her essay “Take It to the [...]

Kinesiology students teach local children at river

An honors seminar focused on developing a place-based education course around the Ouachita River was presented many years ago, sponsored [...]

A first for everything: Covering an NBA game press-side

Tension, anxiety, and raw excitement could all be words used to describe the initial feelings I had when covering my [...]

Feel the chemistry: students present at national meeting

Students from Ouachita’s American Chemical Society (ACS) student chapter went to the 243rd ACS National Meeting at the San Diego [...]