Humans of OBU: Cone Bottoms
“A lot of what we do is online now, but we used to do registration in the bottom of the cafeteria. I think about three years ago, there was a bank robbery at US Bank in town. So they completely shut us in. We were…
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Humans of OBU: Cone Bottoms
“We get our sass from Mama Jan, she’s our mom’s mom. My mother is nothing like her, though. The sass skipped a generation. She’s just a hoot and the older she gets, the less she cares about what people think. But I feel like Sadie…
Humans of OBU
“Whenever your spending all day, everyday- early morning workouts; you have classes with these guys and then you go to meetings and practices for four hours after that. Going to dinner and then we have study hall. You build relationships and bonds that are stronger…
Ouachita’s 38th Tiger Serve Day set for April 2
“Service: the action of helping or doing work for someone. Synonymous with favor, kindness, good turn, helping hand.” On Saturday, April 2, an expected 700 Ouachita Baptist University students will gather to live out this word in the community of Arkadelphia. They will join together…
Humans of OBU
“So I heard you could go on the Mormon.com website and ask for Mormons to be sent to your house and explain the Book of Mormons, etc. They end up giving you a copy of the book. I was talking to David and we thought…
Humans of OBU
“It was really amazing growing up in Haiti. It was really easy there, easy way of living. Love the people, love the culture. Very slow-paced. Then coming to the States it was just a culture shock I had never experienced. The move from Haiti to…
Humans of OBU
“It’s not that I look back and remember specific soccer practices. It’s the team dinners, the road trips to games- those are the things I look back on and love about being apart of the team.” Sarah Fish, Sophomore. Business Administration major. San Antonio, TX…
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“Let me sum up my college/Ouachita experience. First week I get here I see Hannah for the first time. That was one of my first memories, it was awesome. Then I was like, ‘She’s smokin’ hot.’ Write that down, are you writing this down? Second…
Humans of OBU
“I’ve gotten used to it but eye contact was a big difference for me. In America it’s appropriate when you’re talking to someone to look into their eyes for a long time but for me and back home it’s disrespectful- especially if it’s an older…
Humans of OBU
Rachel: “So we had been matched ‘potluck.’ We had talked a few times on Facebook, but she was in Colorado and I didn’t care enough. So we met on move in day. I got there really early.” Treslyn: “And I got there really late.” Rachel:…
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“Ouachita to me as a kid was the perfect place on earth. It was where all my role models lived. I wanted to grow up and be a Ouachita student, like I didn’t see life past Ouachita. If you asked me what I wanted to…
Humans of OBU
Kelsey: “I took him on an outing to Nashville and he had to skip opening day of duck season.” Jake: “Which is a huge huge sacrifice.” Kelsey: “But he still came.” Kelsey Hogue, Junior. Speech Therapy major. Little Rock, Arkansas Jake Knight, Sophomore. Business major.…