The archive
The idea of a strike usually conjures up an inspiring image of oppressed workers making their voices heard by their higher-ups. Put “Hollywood” in front of that word, though, and the image fades. A picket sign doesn’t look so noble when it’s sticking out of…
It’s already in the air. The Christmas stuff is already cluttering the garden center at Wal-Mart. Some of the smarter families are already starting their shopping. There is already a Christmas tree in the Arkadelphia Cracker Barrel, and that can only mean one thing: the…
Ouachita has an honor code, intelligent and knowledgeable professors and now it has Turnitin.com. Turnitin.com is a Web site with the goal of preventing plagiarism. The company behind this Web site, Paradigms, was started in 1996 with the aim to “monitor the recycling of research…
Big changes are in store for Ouachita’s visual arts department. After losing two faculty members and gaining two more in their place in the past six months, Dr. Scott Holsclaw, dean and acting chair of the department, has decided to use this transition period wisely.…
The Ouachita cross country team placed third Saturday morning in the Orange Crush Invitational hosted by Hendrix College. The Lady Tigers finished with 69 points as Southern Arkansas won the meet with 33 points. Arkansas Tech was second with 55 points. Following Ouachita was Hendrix…
As usual the football teams of the Gulf South Conference are off to a roaring start. With three teams in the top 10 the conference looks to be on track to once again have possibly the best conference in America. The teams in the top…
An event marking one of the greatest changes in America celebrated its 50 year anniversary in Little Rock, Arkansas, today. On this day in 1957, nine African Americans entered Central High for their first day in an integrated school. Although the day progressed peacefully, the…
Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee delivered a lecture about the integral role of the arts in the education system on Monday afternoon in Jones Performing Arts Center. Huckabee, a 1976 Ouachita alumnus, spoke on behalf of Ouachita’s new Center for Education…
A group of Ouachita students have organized a Facebook group that aims to change the current open dorm policy. This measure aims to have this privilege available all week, as well as extending the meeting time. The administration has looked at the online petition, but…
•The #25 Lady Tiger soccer team won Sunday against Northeastern State, 5-0 and out shot the Riverhawks 21-9. Senior Joyce Hansen had a hat trick for the Lady Tigers, with sophomore Alicia Marshall scoring one and junior Paige Ross heading in sophomore Sarah Reed’s corner…
Last season three new shows, “30 Rock,” “Brothers and Sisters” and “Friday Night Lights” came out of the gate with strong critical fanfare but were met with the sound of crickets. All three managed to develop rabid fan bases, leading to second season renewals, though…
With only a few weeks to go until the regular season ends, Ouachita’s intramural football season is in full swing with 24 teams and a total of 350 students participating. Ten of the 24 teams are women’s teams, and the other fourteen are men’s teams.…
