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Ouachita Men’s tennis ranked No. 6 in nation

The national and regional tennis rankings for the fall have been released with the Ouachita men’s tennis team ranked No. 6 in the nation and fourth in the South Region. The Tigers are one of three Gulf South Conference teams ranked inside the top-10, with…

Soldier, professor keeps faith during duty

Carrying out the orders of President Obama in Iraq and teaching two online college courses in Arkansas usually do not go hand in hand, unless you happen to be Terry DeWitt. At Ouachita, DeWitt is known as the associate professor and director of the Athletic…

Tiger tennis finishes fall season strong

The Ouachita men’s tennis team wrapped up their fall campaign on Saturday, Oct. 31 at the Apache Invitational hosted by Tyler Junior College at the JoAnn Medlock Murphy Tennis Center. The tournament field of singles consisted of five flights and 80 players and in doubles…

Expectations high for young team

The Tigers are building a foundation for the future, and after two exhibition games, first year head coach Mark Price and assistant coach Sean Rutigliano are confident in the team’s direction. “We want to bring an unselfish team style of basketball,” Price said. “We want…

Pulitzer Prize winner visits campus

About this time last year, Andrew Stephens, a graduate of Ouachita, demanded that Dr. Johnny Wink, professor of English, purchase Douglas Hofstadter’s book “Le Ton Beau de Marot: In Praise of the Music of Language.” Dr. Wink obeyed and was soon in awe of both…

Bubble Briefs: Inside

Ouachita Singers is sponsoring a movie poster sale in Verser Theater on Monday, Nov. 23, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Ouachita’s SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) club is sponsoring a Ethics Week this week. As part of this event a seminar on academic integrity…

Lady Tigers defeat Philander Smith

The Ouachita women’s basketball team got back on track Monday with a 100-70 victory over Philander Smith College in the non-conference home opener at Bill Vining Arena in Arkadelphia. Ouachita (1-1) led 44-33 at half, and never looked back in the second half, finishing the…

Ouachita Baptist signs four student-athletes for baseball program

Ouachita Baptist University Head Baseball Coach Chris Moddelmog announced the signing of four student-athletes to National Letter of Intents to begin at Ouachita Baptist in the fall of 2010. Joining the team will be Davis Ward (Little Rock Christian High School), Danny Aday (Arkansas Baptist…

Player Profile: Josh Raine

Michael Joshua Raine is a senior business management and marketing major from Little Rock. He is a member of the Tiger basketball team. Single or Taken: “Single and ready to mingle.” Favorite team not at Ouachita: “Atlanta Braves.” Favorite pizza: “Meat lovers.” Favorite Sonic drink:…

2009 Ouachitonian yearbook earns Gold Medalist Award

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Ouachita Baptist University’s 2009 Ouachitonian yearbook received a Gold Medalist rating, the highest rating given by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association in New York City. The yearbook was judged in concept, design, writing, coverage and photography. “I am proud of the staff for achieving…

Tape On The Wall

What could one do with one week, one blank wall and a roll of black masking tape? Students in this semester’s visual fundamentals classes used those elements to create art. Visual Fundamentals Tape Project [podcast]https://www.obusignal.com/podcasts/visfundtape.mp3[/podcast] The visual fundamentals classes are taught by David Bieloh, chair…