The archive
By MacKenzie Hall, News Editor September 30, 2021 from Volume 130, Issue 2: September 30, 2021 This academic year brings new leadership to the Pruet School of Christian Studies and Sutton School of Social Sciences. Both schools welcomed new deans, Dr. Jeremy Greer, dean for…
By Caroline Derby, Staff Writer September 9, 2021 from Volume 130, Issue 1: September 9, 2021 Ouachita plans to break ground on a 144-bed and $12.6 million apartment complex that will be completed in 2022. This new apartment complex is part of Ouachita’s “Project Foresight,”…
by MacKenzie Hall, Staff Writer February 1, 2021 In a world that has experienced much hurt and heartache in the past year, Christian Focus Week (CFW) brings a time to revive and renew the weary hearts of the Ouachita community. Campus Ministries (CM) hosts this…
by Langley Leverett, Arts/Entertainment and Opinions Editor September 5, 2020 The students of Sigma Tau Delta and the Multicultural Organization Reaching Equality (MORE) joined each other on Sept. 3 in Young Auditorium from 7 to 8 p.m. to discuss the graphic novel “Hot Comb.” This…
by Gabby Davis, Staff Writer September 2, 2020 Smiling eyes peer over an assortment of colored masks. Hand sanitizer stations abound, bolted to walls on every corner. From desks spaced six feet apart to new seating arrangements in the cafeteria, it’s an understatement to say…
by Kenzie Burks, Staff Writer August 31, 2020 Uncertain, but thankful. These words best describe the recent Campus Ministries Fall Retreat. This year’s retreat theme was “The Good Shepherd.” It included breakout sessions such as: “Trusting the Good Shepherd with Your Finances,” “Following Jesus in…
by Madison Cresswell and Ashly Stracener, OBU News Bureau August 19, 2020 ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—Thirty-two students from Ouachita Baptist University will be included in the latest edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. The students were chosen by Ouachita’s faculty, staff and…
by Sara Patterson, News Editor August 11, 2020 As students arrive on campus this week, they will begin adapting to the many changes implemented by Ouachita’s Health Monitoring and Action Team (HMAT) to keep the community safe in the midst of COVID-19. Freshmen students will…
Like making videos or writing? Want to contribute to a campus discussion about HONESTY? Enter the Campus Integrity Project! Produce a video or write an opinion piece on honesty. A panel of OBU alumni will judge entries. Best video receives $600 for the team ($300…
Ouachita Baptist University’s International Club and the Daniel and Betty Jo Grant Center will host the 2020 International Food Festival this Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 5:30 p.m. in the Walker Conference Center. The food festival has been held on Ouachita’s campus for four decades as…
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia announced today that Sarah Huckabee Sanders will speak on March 2 as part of the university’s Birkett Williams Lecture Series. The lecture will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center on Ouachita’s campus. Sanders…
William D. Downs Jr., Ph.D, formerly of Arkadelphia, passed away on April 20, 2019. He was born January 30, 1932, in Calico Rock, Arkansas, to the late William David Downs and Ann Hudson Downs. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean Estelle Downs…
