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Red cap. Rosy cheeks. Big, bushy white beard. A sleigh pulled by reindeer (one with a shiny nose) carrying a bag filled to the brim with toys. We’ve all grown up with some image of Santa Claus, who was introduced to us through the stories…
While international students make plans to celebrate Christmas stateside, they recall their important family traditions There are few times more important to Ouachita students than Christmas. Everywhere you look, you’re reminded of the season, from the garland in the student center to the trees that…
There are many traditions that we simply look over as just another part of life, something we have just always done. No meaning, no purpose, but I was pondering some of these unknown traditions and thought, “Julie, perhaps you should know what this means.” The…
Christmas time is filled with many traditions! Every family has something unique that they do over the holidays. One of those traditions for my family is watching old Rankin Bass Christmas specials. Rankin Bass Productions made holiday specials in the 1960s and 70s, using traditional…
Being from Northern Ireland, moving around a lot and not coming to America until the age of 16, it is no surprise that one of junior Esther Atkinson’s favorite things to do is travel. Coming from a family of six, Atkinson is the youngest of…
Forget the turkey coma, it’s time to get in the Christmas spirit at Ouachita. The School of Fine Arts has been working diligently since the first week of fall classes to produce the annual anticipated event, A Festival of Christmas. The traditional production will include…
The Hickingbotham School of Business offers an invaluable opportunity for students to connect with other students, as well as academic and business leaders on an international level through entrepreneurial-based projects. This organization is called Enactus, Entrepreneurial Action Us. “Our goal at OBU Enactus is to…
Some may consider philosophy to be a quest for wisdom, or a pursuit of knowledge. In reality, it is simply the act of thinking. At Ouachita Baptist University, this ancient activity is encouraged by the Philosophy Club. The organization, which is open to all Ouachita…
Career Services will be hosting a career-networking event, “Missions Throughout Your Career,” on Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. in the Alumni Room. Career Services has invited Justin Young, director of new store openings for Tacos 4 Life, and Kristen Young, to speak at the event. Justin…
Emily Bradley boarded a plane in September that would send her on the adventure of a lifetime. Her aerial journey ended in a place she would call home for four months: Liverpool, England. Bradley traveled to England to continue her study of English language and…
To anyone else, black tarps and garbage bags are nothing to get excited over, but for Ouachitonians they represent one of the oldest traditions on campus. When the entrances of Ouachita Baptist University and Henderson State University are decorated with an armor of plastic and…
A Chewbacca mask toy paired with four minutes and four seconds of laughter was all it took for Candace Payne to become an overnight internet sensation. After posting a Facebook live video sharing the delight she found in the toy, the video began to accumulate…
