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OBU’s Marks and Ledbetter tabbed to St. Edward’s All-Tournament Team

Jaranimo Marks and Rowan Ledbetter were named late Sunday night to the St. Edward’s Shootout Classic All-Tournament Team. Marks, who was selected the tournament’s most valuable player, averaged 20.5 points in two games as the Tigers split the Classic games, falling to Texas A&M-International Saturday,…

OBU’s Henry selected to All-GSC first team

Ouachita Baptist University senior Meredith Henry was named Wednesday to the All-Gulf South Conference West Division Volleyball First Team. The native of Little Rock, Ark., was the only Ouachita player named to the first or second teams. She finished this season with 278 kills, 70…

Operation Christmas Child: Toys needed for project

Through through Nov. 18, the Elrod Center will collect toys and other items to put into shoe boxes for this project. Don’t forget to support your dorm to win the dorm competition! If you live off campus or in apartments please contact Amber Lee or…

OBU men’s basketball falls to Texas A&M-International

The Ouachita Baptist University men’s basketball team couldn’t recover from a 16-point first-half deficit in falling 74-63 to Texas A&M-International Saturday afternoon at the Recreation and Convocation Center on the campus of St. Edward’s University. The Tigers, who shot just 26 percent in the first…

Ouachita hosts art exhibit by Louisiana College professor

Rondall Reynoso, assistant professor of art, art department coordinator and Weathersby Fine Arts Building Gallery director at Louisiana College in Pineville, La., will be exhibiting a portion of his artwork in Ouachita Baptist University’s Hammons Gallery. The show will run from Nov. 17 through Dec.…

Thirty students earn honors at NATS auditions

Ten Ouachita Baptist University students were named finalists at the Southern Region National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) conference and auditions, held Nov. 6-8 at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, La. In addition to the 10 finalists, 29 Ouachita students were named semi-finalists in…

Democrats take majority in the House and the Senate

Illinois Senator Barack Obama won the presidency in last Tuesday’s election. The Democratic Party captured the majority in both the House and Senate. Final tallies gave Senator Obama 364 electoral votes and his opponent, Senator McCain, 163 votes. While Missouri is still “too close to…

Hitting the books as a team

Some people think swimming is an individual sport. I used to think like that before I started to swim in college. However at Saturday’s meet I had one more example that swimming is a team sport. I was ready to swim my event. I was…