Freshman year reflections
My freshman year of college is almost over, and I can’t believe it. Over the past two semesters, I’ve learned so much, not only…
Lessons learned from summer 2016
The past year has been full of crazy and beautiful, shocking and mesmerizing news. The summer months leading up to this year of our…
So long, farewell
“As our editing staff stewards this publication, it is my goal that we be thoughtful when crafting and editing articles and encourage the staff…
“Ball in Fight”
Ever since the middle of this past week, I’ve found myself intermittently mumbling to myself a phrase from a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins…
Reflections from a 1945 grad
Editor’s Note: The following is a letter just received from 1945 Ouachita graduate Wilma Helen Phillips Curnutt. As commencement approaches, her letter indicates the…
‘The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou’
“The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” (2004) is a quirky comedy with an underlying tone of sadness and loss throughout the film. Directed by…
Political polarization hurts everybody
I used to think the world was black-and-white. It’s how I’ve always thought, and gray areas were simply escape routes for indecisive people in…
‘This Is Us’ faces real family issues head-on
Being a TV fanatic, I thought I was fulfilled with all the different television and Netflix shows that I watched. I didn’t think I…
‘Logan,’ a fitting sendoff for Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine
“Let’s go see the new ‘X-Men’ movie,” your girlfriend suggests as you pull up to Tinseltown in Benton. While at first surprised that she…
‘If You’re Gonna Be Dumb,’ a word to the wise
When I was twelve, I heard the song “If You’re Gonna be Dumb,” by Roger Allen Wade for the first time. The song gets…