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Biology, music, adventure: Manning does it all

By MacKenzie Hall, News Editor November 28, 2021 From biology labs to jazz band to Recreational Life adventures, freshman Camryn Manning does a little bit of everything. A biomedical sciences major from Russellville, Ark., Manning takes full advantage of the community Ouachita has to offer.…

Olatunji sees God at work in journey to OBU

By MacKenzie Hall, News Editor October 14, 2021 from Volume 130, Issue 3: October 14, 2021 For Ben Olatunji, coming to America was something of a dream. Olatunji is a junior international transfer student from Northwest Arkansas. His story, however, begins 6,546 miles away, an…

Fancyful parties make dreams come true

By Wyatt Ashlock, Arts & Entertainment/Opinions Editor September 25, 2021 Many children dream about their favorite princess or superhero coming to their birthday party. Fancyful in Little Rock makes those dreams come true, one party at a time. The current owners of Fancyful, Timothy and…

Humans of TSD: Service impacts local community

Students and faculty line the streets preparing for the busy day ahead. Student volunteers distribute T-shirts, Sodexo employees serve breakfast and groups gather the tools needed for their service projects. It is an early morning, but Tiger Serve Day (TSD) volunteers are ready, smiles unwavering.…

Humans of OBU: Emma Smith

“This summer I filmed a short film that I’d written back in December. I have had ideas floating around in my head for so long and I’d been pretty confident in my theatre ability. But, I wanted to challenge myself to get more acquainted with…

Humans of OBU: Hannah Martin

“This summer was not supposed to be a big summer for me, I planned on working, tanning by the pool, seeing some friends and hanging out with my family. But, it turned out to be so much more than that. Last Christmas, my parents decided…

Humans of OBU: Lydia Dean

“Throughout my seven weeks in Morocco, I made friends with the locals, and I was able to see how life is lived in Middle Eastern culture and Arab culture. I got to be fully immersed in their traditions and customs, experiencing the religion and just…

Humans of OBU: Molly Mai Borneman

“I met a teenager who was basically just abandoned. He found himself at Family Life Missions which is a Christ-centered organization. When I arrived in Catacamas, Honduras, I was told that he was very angry and frustrated with where he was and he had been…

Humans of OBU: Reese Chesshir

“This summer, I did Botany research with Dr. Jim Taylor at Ouachita Baptist University. Dr. Taylor and I worked to determine the effect of different wavelengths of light and gravity on Physarum growth. Physarum is a slime mold in the genus of mycetozoan and the…

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Ouachita provides opportunities for women in STEM

by Madeline Martin, Staff Writer September 2, 2020 According to the 2018 data from the National Science Board, women only account for 28% of the STEM workforce. STEM refers to the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. Females are systematically pushed away from these fields…

Barrett, Spence use skills to minister to college students

by Katie Kemp, Copy Editor September 1, 2020 Ouachita students Zebadiah Barrett and Ashton Spence saw the need for professional quality audio and visual services increasing, so they decided to launch a business to meet those needs and specifically tailor it to college students. A2Z…