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Ouachita student honored at 7th annual INBRE

Abby Brumley, a senior at Ouachita Baptist University, received the second place award in chemistry and biochemistry at the seventh annual Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) awards in Fayetteville, Ark., on Nov. 8. The competition included 120 undergraduates from universities throughout Arkansas.…

OBU baseball to hold skills camp

Ouachita Baptist University will a baseball skills camp Saturday, Dec. 6 at Rab Rodgers Field. The camp will include one day of fundamentals of the game from the NCAA Division II World Series Runner-Up coaching staff and players. The camp will include instruction on pitching,…

Ouachita Jazz Band presents fall concert

The Ouachita Jazz Band will present a fall concert under the direction of Dr. Craig Hamilton on Monday, Nov. 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Jones Performing Arts Center on the campus of Ouachita Baptist University. The concert is free and open to the public.…

Story in progress: Shooting on edge of OBU campus, suspects arrested

10:05 p.m.: Click here for story posted by Fox16 News. 8:29 p.m.: Click below to listen to Arkadelphia Chief of Police, Al Harris, provide information about today’s shooting in Arkadelphia. [podcast]https://www.obusignal.com/podcasts/alharris.mp3[/podcast] 6:25 p.m.: According to KTHV, Al Harris, Arkadelphia Police Chief says the Henderson State…

Shot fired near Henderson University’s Newberry dorm

A shot was fired yesterday afternoon at a Henderson student in the parking lot of Henderson State University’s Newberry dormitory from the western edge of Ouachita’s campus. The shooting suspect was described by Al Harris, Arkadelphia chief of police, as a man from Memphis who…

Boys and Girls Club provides a place to belong

As I ascended the concrete steps into the sprawling building, I couldn’t help but notice a sign hung that said, “Enter ye leaders of tomorrow.” I walked in and was promptly greeted at the front desk by a woman named Miss Lucy. I can still…

OBU men’s basketball holds off LeTourneau

Jaranimo Marks scored 26 points, including the final two at the free-throw line to reach the 1,000-point plateau as the Ouachita Baptist University men’s basketball team held off LeTourneau, 83-70, Tuesday night at Bill Vining Arena. Marks, who had 17 points in the season opener…

OBU women’s basketball routs Central Baptist

The Ouachita Baptist University women’s basketball team opened the season by giving head coach Garry Crowder his 200th school victory Tuesday night as the Lady Tigers routed Central Baptist, 111-51, at Bill Vining Arena. Ouachita (1-0), which led 60-21 at the half, trailed just once…

Breaking down film and racial barriers

This weekend I was sitting in my dorm room, about to start my chapter 11 reading for sociology. The topic was race and ethnicity. I turned on Turner Classic Movies, as I tend to do when I’m reading for sociology. Just starting was the 1967…

Knitting quickly becoming more popular hobby

Step through the door of Knit Unto Others and you find yourself transported to another world. Warm colors and soft yarn greet you from every corner of the small shop, whether draped over a rod or fit snugly into cubbies. There is a book corner…

OBU men’s basketball rallies to defeat St. Edward’s

Jaranimo Marks scored 12 of his team-high 24 points in the first half and the Ouachita Baptist University men’s basketball team rallied from an early 15-point first-half deficit to knock off St. Edward’s, 81-74, Sunday evening to conclude play of the St. Edward’s Shootout Classic…