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Ouachita Students Honored For Their Work Published In "Assayers 31", Kaitlyn Stoddard, Kaelin Clay, Ouachita News Bureau

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The Department of Language & Literature in Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Humanities honored nine students for their academic and creative writing featured in “Assayers 31,” the department’s annual academic journal used for instruction in all Composition I classes. The students were recognized during a fall awards ceremony at the Elrod Center for Family & Community.

Ouachita Students Honored For Their Work Published In "Assayers 30", Mackenzie Hall

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Three Ouachita Baptist University students received awards for their nonfiction work featured in “Assayers 30,” the annual publication by Ouachita’s Department of Language and Literature.

The top three winners from this year's publication are Cora Saddler, a senior English and Spanish double major from Cabot, Ark.; Sydney Motl, a sophomore English major from Arkadelphia, Ark.; and Sabaoot Esho, a junior graphic design and psychology double major from Erbil, Iraq. Their work was chosen by a panel of faculty members led by Dr. Doug Sonheim, professor of English and holder of the Clarence and Bennie Sue Anthony Chair of Bible and …

Composing The Story Of Us, Kevin Motl, Ouachita News Bureau

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Whose story gets told, and who gets to tell it? These questions and others lie at the heart of my flagship course History of American Women, which I am fortunate to teach this semester. As an historian of women and gender, I eagerly anticipate every opportunity to teach the class – and not just because it speaks directly to my scholarly expertise.

Ouachita Baptist University’S Stepping Up For Ouachita Luncheon Honors Cathryn Berryman, Rachel Moreno, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University honored alumna Cathryn Berryman of Dallas, Texas, during its ninth Stepping Up for Ouachita luncheon on Friday, Nov. 16, at the Benton Event Center. Berryman, a 1988 Ouachita graduate, currently serves as a shareholder in Winstead’s Intellectual Property Practice Group in Dallas, which focuses on domestic and international intellectual property licensing and transactional work.

Ouachita And Henderson To Co-Host “What Were You Wearing?” Sexual Assault Survivor Art Exhibit April 2-20, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University and Henderson State University will simultaneously host the traveling art exhibit, “What Were You Wearing?” The exhibit, which will be located in the McClellan Rotunda at Ouachita and on the first floor of Huie Library at Henderson, will run from April 2-20 for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. An opening reception will be held Tuesday, April 3, from 4-6 p.m. at the Captain Henderson House. The survivor art installation is free and open to the public, and viewers are cautioned that some may find the exhibit’s content disturbing.

Ouachita Accounting Professor Bob Webster Earns National Research Award, Haley Martin, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University Professor Emeritus Robert L. Webster received the American Accounting Association’s 2016 KPMG Best Paper Award from the Gender Issues & Work-Life Balance (GIWB) Section of the AAA.

Ouachita’S Department Of Theatre Arts To Present “Lord Of The Flies” Nov. 5-10, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Theatre Arts will present Nigel Williams’ “Lord of the Flies” based on William Golding’s original novel of the same name. Performances will be held in Verser Theatre on Ouachita’s campus Nov. 5-7 and Nov. 9-10 at 7:30 p.m. as well as a matinee performance on Nov. 8 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased at www.obu.edu/boxoffice.