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Sale raises money for scholarships

On Friday, May 1, the Ouachita Student Foundation will be hosting its first annual rummage sale from 1-4 p.m. in the courtyard, weather permitting. The purpose of the sale is to raise funds for OSF to reward scholarships to deserving upperclassmen. “The rummage sale is…

Theater presents ‘Millie’

The theater department’s spring production “Thoroughly Modern Millie” opens tonight, April 23, at 7:30 in the Jones Performing Arts Center. The musical is set in the year 1922 and centers on the main character Millie Dillmount who moves to New York City in hopes of…

Students help to support Relay for Life

Relay for Life’s 25th annual event in Clark County has students and faculty putting together teams for a cause they believe in. The event, sponsored by The American Cancer Society, will take place at Henderson’s football field on Friday, April 24 from 6 p.m. to…

Theater presents ‘Millie,’ spring musical

Click On The Video To Start Play Tap dancing typists in “Thoroughly Modern Millie” [qt:/video/typists.mov /video/typistsposter.mov 320 240] The theater department’s spring production “Thoroughly Modern Millie” opens tonight, April 23, at 7:30 in the Jones Performing Arts Center. The musical is set in the year…

Yearbook makes 100th book, recognized by Scholastic Press

The Ouachitonian hit two milestones this year. It won numerous awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for last year’s yearbook and is currently putting together the 100th edition of the book. In addition to receiving a Gold Medalist rating, the Ouachitonian also received seven…

OBU Concert Choir to perform Handel’s “Messiah”

The Ouachita Baptist University Concert Choir will perform George Frideric Handel’s magnificent oratorio Messiah on Friday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jones Performing Arts Center on the campus of OBU. The 125-voice chorus is conducted by Dr. Gary Gerber, Director of Choral Activities…

Scholars’ Day Schedule for Wednesday, April 22

SCHOLARS’ DAY Wednesday April 22, 2009 1:00 – 7:00 p.m. Evans Banquet Hall McBeth Recital Hall Hammons Gallery McClellan Hall Young Auditorium Purpose Scholars’ Day enables fellow students, faculty, and family to see and hear the original undergraduate research taking place at Ouachita. Acknowledgements President…

Cranor ready to lead

World War II hero General Omar Bradley said, “The greatness of a leader is measured by the achievements of the led. This is the ultimate test of his effectiveness.” It takes a great leader to be a successful field general. The same goes for a…

Students to showcase work, discoveries at Scholars’ Day

Scholars’ Day starts at 1 p.m. on April 22, and will feature senior honors theses, poster projects, an art juried show and a fine arts recital. Dr. Amy Sonheim has been helping put the event together and said more than 150 students are scheduled to…

The case for baseball’s Pete Rose

The rock band Poison had it right – every rose has its thorn. For Pete Rose, that thorn was the vice of gambling. With the start of the Major League Baseball season and Pete Rose’s 68th birthday on April 14, I felt motivated to briefly…

History, science, business majors present research

All over campus spring has sprung and so has the season for regional conferences and presenting senior research projects in front of the U.S. Congress. During the months of April and May three different student groups have been scheduled to attend several different conferences, competitions…