Month: October 2018
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OBU student’s work featured in downtown art show
By Kendra Johnson, Arts Editor While most art majors host art shows on campus for academic purposing, one OBU student is holding her first show off campus. More than 30 of junior art major Leighla Beteta’s art pieces are on display and for sale at the Gathering Place on Main Street Shawnee until Oct. 25.…
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“Freshman Follidays” to welcome holiday season
By Kendra Johnson, Arts Editor The OBU Campus Activities Board will host the annual Freshman Follies freshman class talent show during homecoming weekend, Saturday Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. This year’s follies will be directed by CAB members and OBU seniors Kelton Mims and Matthew Sanders. The theme is centered around all the holidays that…
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University Chorale successfully completes first performance of the season
By Morgan Jackson, Assistant Arts Editor Sunday Oct. 7, the University Chorale gave their first performances of the semester at two churches in Oklahoma City. In the morning, they performed at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, and in the evening, they performed at Quail Springs Baptist Church. At their evening performance, the University Chorale offered…
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SGA encourages students to vote
By Ashton Smith, Assistant Features Editor Two weeks ago, SGA manned a table in the GC for students to register to vote for the general elections coming up in November. The table was set up for an entire week but is no longer available to students, although the link is still available to register, said…
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Students conquer honors thesis projects
By Jonathan Soder, Features Editor Come fall semester of junior year, students, particularly honors students, are at the point where they must decide whether or not to write a senior thesis. For those who do, the process will span the last three semesters of their college career and involve extensive research into a specified topic…
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Former professors are chess mates
Jonathan Soder, Features Editor On any given Tuesday or Thursday afternoon, former OBU political science professor, Dr. Tony Litherland, might be found in the GC focusing intently on the chess board in front of him. Litherland’s next move in the hopes of defeating former OBU adjunct professor of Design, Brad Price, once more. All the…
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Family Day Weekend this weekend, Oct. 12-13
By Loren Rhoades, Assistant News Editor After more than a month of starting new classes, gaining friends and enjoying OBU’s many on-campus activities, it is understandable to want to share the new experiences with family. Luckily this coming weekend will allow students to do just that. Oct. 12 thru Oct. 13, OBU will be hosting…
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Debate team starts with success
By Kedrick Nettleton, Contributing News Editor This weekend, Oklahoma Baptist University took part in an academic tradition that stretches back thousands of years. The OBU debate team traveled to the University of Arkansas at Monticello for an invitational debate tournament, the first tournament of the new academic season. The team, which is led by coach…
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Lady Bison soccer win third and fourth consecutive match
By Michael Stewart, Assistant Sports Editor The Oklahoma Baptist Women’s soccer team moved to a perfect 4-0 start in the Great American Conference after defeating Southern Nazarene University Tuesday, Sept. 25 and East Central University on Thursday, Sept. 27. The Lady Bison defeated Southern Nazarene University on Tuesday, Sept. 25 and East Central University on…
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