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Faculty recital presents Dr. Lei Cai

Dr. Lei Cai, associate professor of piano at Ouachita Baptist University, will present a piano solo recital on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall of Ouachita’s Mabee Fine Arts Center. During the faculty recital, Dr. Cai will perform two Beethoven sonatas…

Men’s tennis ready to begin season

It is almost spring and with the change of seasons come the men’s tennis season. To fans it seemed as though last year was a successful year, but Head Coach Craig Ward viewed it differently. “I am glad that our fans see us as having…

OBU Baseball to honor World Series Runner-Up Team

Ouachita Baptist University will honor and recognize the 2008 NCAA Division II World Series Runner-up team prior to the start of Saturday’s home opener against Missouri Western. The Tigers, who won a school-record 51 games and reached the World Series Championship for the first time…

OBU presents J.M. Synge’s “The Playboy of the Western World”

Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts will present John Millington Synge’s groundbreaking comedy “The Playboy of the Western World” on Feb. 19-21 at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 22 at 2:30 p.m. and again Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Verser Theatre on OBU’s campus. The…

OBU soccer announces new signing class

The Ouachita Baptist University men’s soccer program announced four players have signed national letters of intent during Wednesday’s National Signing Day. The Tigers signed three players from Texas – Austin Lewis, Jason Cantwell and Sergiu Postolache. Meanwhile, the Tigers got one player from Canada –…

Support group creates safe place for men seeking pure lifestyle

Dan Jarboe, university counselor, and Michael Cox, director of resident life, are co-leading a men’s group being formed to help guys who are struggling with an addiction to pornography. [podcast]https://www.obusignal.com/podcasts/jarobegroup.mp3[/podcast] “OBU is a normal school and in any normal school, there’s going to be guys,…

Tigers expect to stay on top

Many Ouachita students pursue a ring by spring. Ouachita baseball players are pursuing a bigger ring by summer. The Tigers set a school-record 51 wins last season en route to winning the South Central Regional Baseball Championship and finishing as National Champion runners-up. However, for…

U.S. Navy Band to perform on February 25

The United States Navy Band from Washington, D.C. will present a free concert at Ouachita Baptist University’s Jones Performing Arts Center on Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. Under the baton of Captain George N. Thompson, the band will present a variety of popular and classical…

Holmes lifts Steelers over Cardinals in Super Bowl

Super Bowl XLIII at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. was one that will not be easily forgotten. The Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers gave viewers all across the country a look at history in the making. The stakes were high; Pittsburgh would be…

OBU football signs 27 during National Signing Day

The Ouachita Baptist University football program announced Wednesday its second straight big signing class as the Tigers had 27 players sign letters of intent on National Signing Day. Ouachita, who had 26 players sign during last year’s National Signing Day, had 13 players sign from…

On-campus bio-diesel project seeks to use cooking oil as a low-cost energy resource

Plans are being made to develop a biodiesel program for Ouachita’s campus using used cooking oil from the cafeteria and Chick-fil-A. Dr. Tim Knight discusses the new bio-diesel program [podcast]https://www.obusignal.com/podcasts/biodieselknight.mp3[/podcast] Besides being an environmentally friendly way to recycle the used cooking oil, the program will…

On-campus bio-diesel project seeks to use cooking oil as a low-cost energy resource

Plans are being made to develop a biodiesel program for Ouachita’s campus using used cooking oil from the cafeteria and Chick-fil-A. Dr. Tim Knight discusses the new bio-diesel program [podcast]https://www.obusignal.com/podcasts/biodieselknight.mp3[/podcast] Besides being an environmentally friendly way to recycle the used cooking oil, the program will…