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Theatre presents ‘Eurydice,’ a ‘timeless love story’

The Theatre Arts Department will present Eurydice March 1-5 in Verser Theater. Tweet

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Slideshow: International Food Festival

The International Club and the Daniel and Betty Jo Grant Center for International Education hosted the 2012 International Food Festival on Feb. 21 in Walker Conference Center. The festival was a fun way for the international students to educate their fellow peers on their culture through food, dress and music. There were stalls set-up to [...]

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Slideshow: Miss OBU 2012

The 2012 Miss OBU Pageant was held Saturday, Feb. 25, in Jones Performing Arts Center. Seventeen women competed for the title, along with awards for lifestyle and fitness, private interview, poise and presence in evening gown, talent and onstage question. Tweet

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Slideshow: McBeth Collection

Dr. W. Francis McBeth was an internationally acclaimed composer and conductor and former professor of music at Ouachita who passed away in January. McBeth’s wife Mary has been working with Dr. Ray Granade, director of library services, to donate many of the documents and books that record McBeth’s life as a composer, professor and person. [...]

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Slideshow: Christian Focus Week

Ouachita’s hosted its annual Christian Focus Week from Sunday, Feb. 12, through Friday, Feb. 17. The week’s events included a concert by Phil Wickham, speakers Steven Weathers and Justin Hardin, worship led by Jarrod Morris and an Art and Worship activity. Tweet

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Student suggestion prompts extended library hours

Riley-Hickingbotham Library has changed its hours for the spring semester in an effort to more effectively meet the needs of students. Tweet

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Cultures Combine at International Food Festival

Talk around campus is dotted with different accents, representing the diversity of students walking the halls. On February 21, international students will have the chance to present their cultures in a different way. Tweet

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Annual Shambarger Competition Will Recognize Top Singers

Ouachita’s Vocal Studies Program will hold its 14th annual Mary Shambarger Competition for Singers on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 2 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. Tweet

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Arts Center features local Black History Month exhibit

Throughout the month of February the Arkadelphia Arts Center is hosting an exhibit on Black History Month featuring local black artists, celebrities and authors. Tweet

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Pruet School hosts pastors’ counseling workshop, invites students

The Pruet School of Christian Studies, in partnership with Henderson State University and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, will host “Caring for the Caregiver,” a conference on issues in Christian counseling, on Friday, Feb. 24. Tweet

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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 [...]