The archive
During spring break a group of seven Ouachita students went to Salt Lake City to present research projects at the American Chemical Society Convention. These presentations are part of their bachelor of science degree requirement. Seniors Drew Cason, Kenley Singleton, Matthew Clarkson, Sara Jane Love…
DreamWorks new animated movie “Monsters vs. Aliens” had a ginormous opening this past weekend, and it’s not surprising why. The movie, offered in 2D and 3D, opened on Friday and pulled in more than $58 million, the highest grossing film of the year so far.…
ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—J.S. Garrett, a senior music theory and composition major from Garland, Texas, will present his senior composition recital on April 8 at 8 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on the campus of Ouachita Baptist University. Garrett was the first recipient…
ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Matthew R. Duckworth, a senior music theory and composition major from White Hall, Ark., will present his senior composition recital on April 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on the campus of Ouachita Baptist University. Duckworth personally composed…
After 46 years as a chemistry professor, Dr. Alex Nisbet is stepping in to the world of retirement. Since coming to Ouachita in 1963, Nisbet has taught numerous chemistry classes as well as sections of Physical Science, “for those who hate science,” he said. West…
Ouachita Baptist University Chancellor Ben M. Elrod and his wife, Betty Lou, were honored March 12 with the dedication of a new university entrance and boulevard on the Ouachita campus. Dr. Elrod, Ouachita’s 13th president, served in that role from 1988 until his retirement in…
During spring break, I presented two papers at an international convention for the English Honors Society Sigma Tau Delta, and that is all Dr. Amy Sonheim’s fault. Sonheim, professor of English, is loving and silly, yet challenging and brilliant. Most of all, however, Sonheim is…
During spring break, I presented two papers at an international convention for the English Honors Society Sigma Tau Delta, and that is all Dr. Amy Sonheim’s fault. Sonheim, professor of English, is loving and silly, yet challenging and brilliant. Most of all, however, Sonheim is…
Ouachita Baptist University’s board of trustees voted during their March 12 board meeting to honor longtime university professor Alex R. Nisbet and fellow trustee John C. Ward. Dr. Nisbet, who will retire after 46 years as a faculty member at Ouachita, has been named professor…
ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Award-winning piano duo Naomi Sanchez and Stephen Varney, known as Pas de Duo, will present a free concert at Ouachita Baptist University as part of an effort to raise music education awareness in the Arkadelphia community. The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m.…
ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—The Ouachita Baptist University Symphonic Band and Friends concert will be held on April 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jones Performing Arts Center on Ouachita’s campus. The symphonic band is under the direction of Robert Hesse, associate director of bands. The group will…
The Signal’s Web site has been named a finalist for the prestigious Pacemaker award from Associated Collegiate Press (ACP). Ouachita’s newspaper was one of the smallest schools represented in the non-daily category. Others vying for the award in the category include University of Missouri-Columbia, Tulane,…
