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Hammons Gallery to feature Arkadelphia public schools Feb. 15-25

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Ouachita Baptist University will present artwork from the Arkadelphia public schools in the Hammons Gallery Monday, Feb. 15, through Thursday, Feb. 25. The gallery will display artwork from all grade levels of Arkadelphia’s public schools. “We the art teachers of Arkadelphia have enjoyed doing…

OBU softball wins 1-0 over Southwest Baptist

ARKADELPHIA- The Lady Tigers rode the arm of junior Kristen Rigsbee to a 1-0 shutout victory over Southwest Baptist in the final game of the 2010 OBU Classic in Arkadelphia. Ouachita Baptist 1, Southwest Baptist 0 Ouachita (4-1) recorded their fourth-straight victory against SBU, led…

Tigers fill needs with 2010 Recruiting Class

ARKADELPHIA- Ouachita Baptist Head Football Coach Todd Knight announced the signing of 19 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent to begin in the fall of 2010. Ouachita, which had 27 players sign during last year’s National Signing Day, had 13 players sign this year from…

Men’s tennis team defeats Harding, 9-0

It was another clean sweep for the sixth-ranked Ouachita Baptist men’s tennis team as the Tigers defeated Harding University, 9-0, Wednesday afternoon at the Heflin Tennis Center. The Tiger’s, who improved to 2-0 on the year, have yet to allow a loss in either doubles…

Baseball begins season with strong team

The Tiger baseball team is looking to continue a tradition of winning in 2010. After a fourth-straight trip to the Gulf South Conference tournament and just missing a third-straight regional appearance in 2009, Head Coach Chris Moddelmog is confident in this year’s squad. “We really…

‘Champions’ gather for Winter Olympics

Muhammad Ali once said, “Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them — a desire, a dream, a vision.” Athletes from around the world will converge on Vancouver, British Columbia from February 12-28 to prove that they…

International Food Festival, Club shares culinary differences

The International Club (IC) along with the Daniel and Betty Jo Grant Center for International Education host the annual International Food Festival (IFF). This event is essentially a small representation of the breadth of countries represented at Ouachita by the international students, who come together…

iPad revealed: Apple reinvents tablet computing

For years now, people have been on their toes waiting for the release of Apple’s new revolutionary computing tablet. After much speculation and excitement, the device has finally arrived: The Apple iPad. Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, revealed the iPad on Wednesday, Jan. 27, and gave…

Jason Wells named to OBU’s TRIO Hall of Fame

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Ouachita Baptist University’s Academic Enrichment Center (AEC) has named Jason Wells, a senior social studies major from Gurdon, Ark., to the TRIO Hall of Fame for his participation in the Student Support Services (SSS) program. Wells will be honored Friday, Feb. 12, at the…

NFL faces potential lockout

The pageantry of Super Bowl XLIV has ended and football’s world champions have been crowned. Now that the lights in Sun Life Stadium in Miami have dimmed, what will dominate most of the talk in NFL circles? Any other year, all of the focus would…