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Mass comm students capture the holy land

Kevin Barnard, a junior mass communications major from Hot Springs, Nate Wallace, a senior mass communications major from Arkadelphia, Alex Blankenship, a sophomore mass communications major from Little Rock and Ethan Ward, a senior mass communications major from Benton, La., were asked to travel with…

Mysterious structure beneath historic downtown Hot Springs

In between two small mountains in the Ouachita Mountains lies the small city of downtown Hot Springs. There, small, unique businesses thrive, tourists enjoy the many attractions and the history that makes Hot Springs a relic remains active in the forms of old bath houses,…

Fender and Walker: fairy godmothers in training

Hannah Fender and Kayla Walker are both senior musical theatre majors, but that’s not the only thing they have in common. While they happen to be best friends who share similar experiences here at Ouachita, they are also both about to embark on their most…

Say cheese: a day in the life of a photographer

“Say ‘cheese.’” This is something everyone has heard before, whether it be in a church directory photo shoot or at a family event with that one relative who feels the need to document every second. In any case, there is always a photographer behind the…

Bethany Long

We all have passions and things we enjoy getting involved in, but some are not as noble as others. Junior, speech communications major, Bethany Long found a passion for helping others, specifically those in the adoption and foster care system. With roughly 5,000 children waiting…

A spirit of excellence: the men of Beta Beta

On December 8, 1941, twelve ministerial students from Ouachita gathered together to pray over the Pearl Harbor attacks that occurred the previous day. This group of twelve men would later form a club and become the men of Beta Beta. The founding members had to…

From Arkansan to Aussie: Hannah Dixon abroad

Ouachita, like many other colleges, offers a wide variety of opportunities to study abroad. Through the Daniel and Betty Jo Grant Center for International Education, Ouachita students can choose such diverse locations as The Hebrew School in Jerusalem, the University of Pelita Harapan in Indonesia…

Learning through teaching: Dr. Mark McGraw in Italy

In a liberal arts education, it is recommended and often required that students learn a second language in a formal, classroom setting. For a certain professor at Ouachita, he has recently learned his third language and is starting to teach classes on it. Dr. Mark…

Club History Series: Chi Mu

Ouachita is host to various social clubs on campus: EEE, Tri Chi and Chi Delta being some of the oldest. However, in the fall of 2015, a new social club was formed by four girls with a new idea. Chi Mu was formed when a…

Easy ways to make memories in the Natural State

Spring is just around the corner. That means less time stuck inside your dorm watching Netflix and more time in the great outdoors or hitting the town. For those who have been in Arkadelphia awhile, things start to seem like they are in a time…

“Survived Boston without a coat 2k17”

“OK, where do we want to go?” Over Christmas break, Gail Lange-Smith, a junior dietetics and nutrition major from Zimbabwe and AJ Stambolie, a junior mass communications and psychology major, also from Zimbabwe, explored the historic northeastern city of Boston, Mass. Thanks to the “buddy…