October 2004 Stories and Features
Student Newspaper Claims High Honor
October 29, 2004
The spring 2004 staff of The Bison, Oklahoma Baptist University's student newspaper, earned a top-level Gold Medalist ranking from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, officials announced recently. Under the association's semiannual…
Initial Women's Soccer Season Closes with Loss
October 27, 2004
The first Oklahoma Baptist University women's soccer season came to a close Friday with a 1-0 loss at No. 23 Northwestern Oklahoma State University in the first round of the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament. Goalkeeper Maira Negri kept the…
Bison Drop Regular Season Finale to SNU
October 27, 2004
Oklahoma Baptist University's Bison soccer team dropped its regular season finale Thursday with a 2-0 loss to Southern Nazarene University at the Bison Soccer Complex. The loss places the Bison at 2-4 in the Sooner Athletic Conference and in…
OBU Theatre Presents The Orestia: The Legacy of Agamemnon
October 26, 2004
Oklahoma Baptist University's Theatre Department will stage The Orestia: The Legacy of Agamemnon in three evening and three matinee performances in Craig-Dorland Theatre Nov. 4-14. Written by Aeschylus and edited by OBU's Joyce Spivey Aldridge…
OBU Basketball Teams Earn Preseason Rankings
October 26, 2004
Both the men's and women's basketball teams of Oklahoma Baptist University found themselves in the NAIA's Preseason Top 25 poll released Tuesday. The Bison, coming off a fourth consecutive national quarterfinal run, are ranked fifth in the…
Kelly to Lead Winter Bible Study Clinic Friday
October 25, 2004
Oklahoma Baptist University's annual Winter Bible Study Clinic, "Studies in the Book of Mark," begins at 9 a.m., Friday, Oct. 29, in the Geiger Center. Led by Dr. Bobby Kelly, Ruth Dickinson associate professor of Bible, the clinic is free to…
OBU Surrenders 3-1 Loss to SNU
October 21, 2004
In their worst defensive effort since the season opener, Oklahoma Baptist lost to Southern Nazarene 3-1, dropping to 0-4-1 in conference action. SNU put 12 shots on the OBU goal with Maira Negri able to stop nine. The Lady Bison took a…
Annual M&Ms Concert Hits Raley Oct. 28-29
October 21, 2004
The 21st annual M & M's Pops Concert featuring the OBU Symphonic Band under the direction of Dr. Jim Hansford, professor of music and director of bands, and the Bison Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Mr. Kevin Pruiett, assistant…
Bison Golfers Claim Rhema Title
October 19, 2004
For the first time ever, OBU golf has scored back-to-back golf victories with the women, then men. One week after the women's team won the South Central Kansas Fall Invitational, the Bison won the Eagle Invitational at Battle Creek Golf Club…
OBU Women's Golf Team Gaining Reputation
October 19, 2004
Coming off a fall-season ending victory at the South Central Kansas Fall Invitational, the Oklahoma Baptist University women's golf team scored an impressive off-course win Oct. 18 with the Golfstat rating. Golfstat, along with Region rankings,…
Kaumba Topples NCAA Foes Again
October 19, 2004
Defending NAIA cross country champion Mirriam Kaumba toppled the NCAA Division I competition again on Saturday, winning the University of Arkansas' prestigious Chile Pepper Festival. A week after beating the NCAA competition at Oklahoma State…
OBU Mourns Loss of Long-Time Friend Laura Belle Geiger
October 18, 2004
Laura Belle Geiger, a long-time friend and 1938 graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University, died late Sunday night, Oct. 17, in Tulsa. She was 88. Funeral Services were Thursday, Oct. 21, at First Baptist Church Tulsa, 403 South…
Cross Country Women Win Mid-States Invitational
October 17, 2004
The Oklahoma Baptist University women's cross country team won the NAIA Mid-States Invitational Friday without the services of national champion Mirriam Kaumba, who took the race off. OBU won that 19-team meet by 25-points, besting the top…
Gumballs
October 15, 2004
I recently told our 3-year-old son a bedtime story about two friends& It was a lazy summer day. The hard metal of the railroad by their house seemed to burn red from the sun's heat. Peter's mom had brought out lemonade. He and his friend…
Oklahoma: The Experience
October 15, 2004
<i>Its name first in English was Indian Territory, and then, for a short time, it was called two territories, Indian and Oklahoma meaning both the same thing, a redundancy and then, again, it is one. The land took and…
Sent to Sin City
October 15, 2004
This is Reno, Nevada. Half the population is single. The median age is 35 and the median salary is 42k. The gambling industry is the largest employer, with the majority of its business being conducted on weekends. Camping is year-round. Less…
OBU Nursing Program Receives $1 Million Grant
October 15, 2004
Oklahoma Baptist University's School of Nursing was one of three Oklahoma nursing programs recently awarded $1 million grants payable over five years. The grants are being funded by an anonymous donor through the Communities…
Living Out the Love of God
October 15, 2004
In May, Caleb Harris, '02, graduated from Eastman School of Music with a master of music degree with a concentration in piano performance. This past summer, he recorded a CD and traveled throughout Asia as pianist with the Eastman Wind…
Economics of Jesus
October 15, 2004
As an economist and a business professor I spend much of my time teaching students about the virtues of capitalism, the profit-maximizing firm, and the benefits that accrue to society when individuals are given the freedom to own property and…
Celebrate A Bison Hill Homecoming Nov. 12-13
October 15, 2004
For four years (more or less), Bison Hill was home for OBU alums. Relationships were built; lifelong friendships formed; memories created through shared experiences, academic challenges, and a collection of adventures. Homecoming 2004, Nov.…
Carrying the Lamp
October 15, 2004
"It may seem a strange principle to enunciate as the very first requirement in a Hospital that it should do the sick no harm," writes Florence Nightingale in 1859. In a house just off of May Avenue in Oklahoma City, another nursing pioneer,…
The Phases of a Cross Country Athlete
October 15, 2004
A college cross country race may last about 25 minutes, but what the fans see is only the tip of the running iceberg that is cross country training. Nutrition, weight training and lots and lots of running are involved. "It is satisfying to…
A Talent is Born in Sarkeys Studio "A"
October 15, 2004
When the clock hits five o'clock in the evenings, many Tulsans who appreciate sports tune into KOTV Channel 6. Perhaps you are among them. If you don't catch the five o'clock news, the six or ten o'clock broadcasts will also provide a good…
OBU Women Claim South Central Golf Title
October 14, 2004
The OBU women's golf team had its best non-dual match ever Tuesday, finishing first in the South Central Kansas Fall Invitational with the top three medalists. The men's team finished third. Maggie Cole and Jennifer Mann shot second-round…
2004-2005 Cheerleaders
October 14, 2004
The OBU Cheerleaders for 2003-04 are, from left, (first row) Erin Reiser, Meredith Smith, Kim Deitrick, (middle row) Robyn Pratt, Becka Weber, Jessy Hodges, (back row) Rachel Metheny, Lisa Wade, Sammy Jo Turner, Kinsey Henson, Jennie David,…
Music Therapy Seminar Set Oct. 16
October 13, 2004
The Music Department of Oklahoma Baptist University will host a seminar on music therapy, Saturday, Oct. 16. Music therapy has many scientifically-tested and proven applications. Some of these are lowering blood pressure; needing less…
OBU Netters Have Strong Collin County Showing
October 11, 2004
Several of Oklahoma Baptist University's tennis players won early round matches before rain halted the Collin County Fall Tournament Oct. 8. Jared Haley, in the first flight of men's singles, dusted Daniel Quinones of Temple, 6-0, 6-3, and then…
Jupin Signs With OBU
October 10, 2004
Washington High School senior Jennifer Jupin signed scholarship agreements recently to play basketball at Oklahoma Baptist University, beginning the 2005-06 season. The 5-9 guard was First-Team All-State as a junior, as well as First-Team…
Women Take Down Southwestern Kansas, 8-1
October 7, 2004
The OBU women's tennis team had no trouble knocking off Southwestern Kansas in a fall match, 8-1, sweeping the doubles matches and winning five singles matches in straight sets. Lauren White won in No. 2 singles, 6-2, 6-1, over Kellie Stinson.…
Bison Lose Conference Opener, Women Tie
October 7, 2004
Oklahoma Baptist University's men's soccer team lost a heartbreaker to USAO 2-1 in their first-ever Sooner Athletic Conference game after the women's team tied 2-2 Thursday. The Bison saw their win streak end at eight games. A scoreless tie at…
OBU Women Third at SNU Golf Invitational
October 5, 2004
Jennifer Mann shot a two-round 161 to lead Oklahoma Baptist University's golf team to a third place finish at the Southern Nazarene University Invitational Tuesday at Rose Creek Golf Club in Oklahoma City. Mann shot an 81 and an 80 for fifth…
McBeth to Lead Lecture, Band Clinic Oct. 11
October 4, 2004
Dr. Francis McBeth, professor of music, resident composer and chairman of the Theory-Composition Department at Ouachita Baptist University, will deliver the Pi Kappa Lambda lecture at 10 a.m., Monday, Oct. 11 in Raley Chapel. He also will lead…
Gans to Perform at OBU Vocal Honors Academy
October 4, 2004
Oklahoma Baptist University's Division of Music will host the third annual Vocal Honors Academy Oct. 14-15, with select high school choral directors invited to send two of their most outstanding vocalists to this free workshop. The workshop is…
Magallon Wins SAC Honor
October 3, 2004
Oklahoma Baptist University freshman Daniel Magallon earned Sooner Athletic Conference and Region VI Women's Soccer Player of the Week honors Monday for the week Sept. 26-Oct. 2. Magallon, a freshman forward from Sao Paulo, Brazil, scored three…
OBU Sweeps Sterling Soccer Squads
October 1, 2004
Oklahoma Baptist University improved to 4-0 on its swing through Kansas Saturday with a men's-women's doubleheader sweep of Sterling College. The OBU women beat the Knights 6-1 before the Bison captured an 8-2 victory. Daniela Magallon…
Bison Bounce Back, Kaumba Cruises
October 1, 2004
Mirriam Kaumba competed on another level and the Oklahoma Baptist University's men's cross country team flexed some muscle Saturday at Oklahoma State University's Cowboy Jamboree Saturday. Kaumba didn't run with her teammates in the…