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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 first NBA basketball game a week ago in Memphis, Tenn. as the Grizzlies played the Cleveland Cavaliers in the penultimate game of the 2012 NBA regular season. A classmate of mine, Katie Vaughn, also went [...]

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Tiger Basketball Exceeds Preseason Expectations

The ball found its way into the basket, a perfect three, as the crowd cheered. The Ouachita Tigers had done it; they had proven the other coaches wrong. Tweet

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Men’s Basketball Falls to Arkansas-Monticello in Regular Season Finale

The Ouachita Tigers (15-11, 8-8 GAC) have officially locked up the fourth seed in the Great American Conference after falling to Arkansas-Monticello (20-6, 10-6 GAC) on Saturday afternoon. Tweet

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Lady Tigers Clinch Third Seed in GAC Tournament with Arkansas-Monticello Victory

After downing the Cotton Blossoms of the University of Arkansas-Monticello (11-15, 7-9 GAC), the Ouachita Lady Tigers (17-9, 10-6 GAC) have officially locked up third place in the Great American Conference. The Lady Tigers posted an impressive offensive performance in the 92-67 victory, including six players who finished with double figures. Ouachita’s seniors played their [...]

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Tigers Complete Season Sweep of Harding

The Ouachita Tigers (13-10, 6-7 GAC) posted a solid performance at Rhodes Field House in Searcy on Thursday night, stealing a road victory in one of the most difficult environments to do so. Tweet

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Special Olympics basketball events held in Sturgis

“Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” Tweet

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Lady Tigers Down Harding On the Road

After being down by a point at halftime, the Ouachita Lady Tigers (15-8, 8-5 GAC) posted a spectacular second half performance, downing the Lady Bisons of Harding University (16-7, 9-4 GAC) by a final score of 76-60. Tweet

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Tigers Fall To Southeastern Oklahoma Due To Shooting Woes

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.- A 40.4 percent game from the floor was not enough to steal a game from the Southeastern Oklahoma Savage Storm (9-15, 5-7 GAC) on Saturday afternoon, as the Ouachita Tigers (12-10, 5-7 GAC) fell to SEOSU by a final score of 71-55. Tweet

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Lady Tigers Improve Conference Standing With Victory Over Southeastern Oklahoma

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.- An 11-of-14 performance from the free throw line and a total of 24 points for senior Tamara Robinson proved to be the difference, as the Ouachita Lady Tigers (14-8, 7-5 GAC) downed Southeastern Oklahoma (9-13, 5-7 GAC) by a final score of 88-82. The Lady Tigers held a 15 point lead at one [...]

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Ouachita Tigers Steal Road Win vs. Southern Arkansas

The Ouachita Tigers (12-9, 5-6 GAC) looked to snap a four game losing streak against Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia on Thursday night, and were able to do just that. Stealing a road win and moving to 5-6 in GAC play with a 70-57 victory over the Muleriders. The Tigers were led by a rebounding [...]

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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 [...]