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Refuge Leaders: senior Emma Riley

Loving the outdoors, music, and her Tri Chi family, senior Emma Riley is a very involved Ouachitonian. From directing the winning Tri Chi Matches Tiger Tunes show to speaking weekly at Refuge, Riley loves the environment of the school she had no intentions of attending.…

Refuge Leaders: Senior Dillon Thomas

From Tiger Tunes and sports to the Ouachita community and students in general, Refuge leader Dillon Thomas loves many aspects of a school he was not originally planning to attend. “I did not want to come to Ouachita at all. My cousin went to Southwest…

Perspective: There’s no place like home

“Ouachita was always our playground. We used it for walks, or games, or playing tag with the neighbors’ kids. I remember coming up and riding around the plaza when we were little, picking up acorns and putting them into a bucket on the back of…

Getting Involved With the Prison Ministry

“Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.” (Hebrews 13: 16) Seeking to live out this commandment, Paul and Jennifer Sivils established a prison ministry through Park Hill Baptist Church to help reach the…

Homecoming unites both past and present Tigers

Ouachita has invited alumni to return to campus for Homecoming festivities for more than 70 years now, and Homecoming week is lauded as one of the school’s most iconic traditions. This weekend, thousands of Tigers past and present will gather on campus for football, OcTiger…

Learning the ropes of JPAC

Stephen Myers, a member of Ouachita’s 2006 graduating class, is now taking on a major role as the technical director of Tiger Tunes. Myers is facing challenges, this being his first year to participate, to live up to the great expectations Tiger Tunes has set…

Ouachita’s flag plaza: A global connection

Ouachita’s flag plaza stands proudly in the central area of campus. It flies a total of nine flags, three of which are taller and remain standing permanently and six smaller flags that are rotated out every Monday. Located on the corner of campus, the flag…

Things change, feathers fall

Andy Henderson, junior mass communications major from Royse City, Texas, has a bird on his left arm. The bird is not of a specific breed; rather, it contains elements from several different types of birds. If you look closely, you can see that the bird…

Hunter Brown

From Fort Smith, Arkansas with dreams of New York and Broadway, senior, musical theater major Hunter Mackenzie Brown uses his love for music and theater to guide his life. “When I was younger I saw a production of a local high school musical and I…

Judy Duvall: A Career of Serving Her Community

On Saturday, Sept. 24, over 745 Ouachita students went “Into the Streets” to serve the Arkadelphia community. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Tiger Serve Day, 94 teams performed 110 different projects with one goal: to make a difference. The woman behind the event—Mrs. Judy Duvall.…

Refuge Leaders: Senior Damaris Garcia

Refuge leader Damaris Garcia quite literally ‘dances through life.’ “I love to dance,” Garcia said. Damaris loves the fact that she can dance at Ouachita; however, that is just one aspect she enjoys. Garcia’s favorite feature about Ouachita is the people. “I think it’s always…