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Hunter Brown

From Fort Smith, Arkansas with dreams of New York and Broadway, senior, musical theater major Hunter Mackenzie Brown uses his love for music and theater to guide his life. “When I was younger I saw a production of a local high school musical and I…

Judy Duvall: A Career of Serving Her Community

On Saturday, Sept. 24, over 745 Ouachita students went “Into the Streets” to serve the Arkadelphia community. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Tiger Serve Day, 94 teams performed 110 different projects with one goal: to make a difference. The woman behind the event—Mrs. Judy Duvall.…

McClellan Rotunda remodel provides new study space

The McClellan Rotunda has undergone a transformation process into a study area for students. It now includes three locations for various forms of studying while maintaining many of the original artifacts that remained in McClellan Hall since it was built in the 1970s. Each year,…

Ouachita introduces rowing club, welcomes new members

Last year, Ouachita held an informational meeting for students interested in forming a rowing club. The club would be for students willing to train harder than the group-oriented intramural sports, but it would also be a step down from the intensity of NCAA college athletics.…

Pancakes versus Waffles

SOCIAL MEDIA POLL RESULTS: Waffles: 196 Pancakes: 145 The case for pancakes “Pancakes are better than waffles because they’re easier to make, allow for more variety and taste better—and my kids have loved them for 27 years,” said Dr. Ben Sells, Ouachita’s sixteenth president and…

Refuge Leaders: Senior Damaris Garcia

Refuge leader Damaris Garcia quite literally ‘dances through life.’ “I love to dance,” Garcia said. Damaris loves the fact that she can dance at Ouachita; however, that is just one aspect she enjoys. Garcia’s favorite feature about Ouachita is the people. “I think it’s always…

SEC: Same As Every Conference

For years, one conference has ruled over the rest. No conference in the last 10 years has won as many national championships and had two teams featured in one at the same time. Since I’m writing this piece in Arkansas, it’s no mystery which conference…

Tiger Serve Day celebrates 20 years

This Saturday, Tiger Serve Day will kick off a year of celebration, marking 20 years since the Elrod Center founded the event centered on community service. The event occurs once every semester and sends teams of students into the Arkadelphia community to assist with individual…

Waking up to the roar of lions

Sisters Abby and Eden Putterill are not your typical Ouachita students. In fact, many consider them to be quite out of the ordinary for various reasons, the first being that they were both born on January 24, 1997. You guessed it. Abby and Eden are…

Adam Wheat: Writer, Experience-Maker

“Sometimes I feel inside that I’m really a large black woman,” said Fine Arts Administrator and Resident Director, Adam Wheat. A trip to his office in JPAC resulted in not only many laughs, but also the telling of an eventful and unique Ouachita experience and…

Students connect and grow at CM Fall Retreat

After a fun, music-filled car ride with lots of laughter and much anticipation, you pull up to a somewhat desolate camp in the hills of Paron, Arkansas. Getting out of the car, you make the long trek with all of your luggage for the night…