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05/04/2022

Of the 88 positions proposed for elimination (or 37 percent of the 237 total positions in spring 2022), 21 are currently unfilled positions. Of the remaining 67 positions being cut, 44 are tenured faculty members. 23 professors are without tenure. [...]

Some students are planning a protest Wednesday afternoon where they will march from the quad to the Chancellor’s house. [...]

“We didn’t really have many options,” explained Chancellor Chuck Ambrose. He said in order for University to survive he had to look at primarily three things: which programs cost the most, have the lowest graduation rates, and are in demand for today’s workforce."

- Courtesy of Neale Zeringue at KARK 4 News

Henderson State University (HSU announced deep cuts to its undergraduate degree programs. They would do away with many of the undergraduate programs and professors to save the school almost $5.5 mi…

04/30/2022

2022 has been a great year so far for Reddie Baseball. The team started the season on a school record of a fourteen game winning streak before they would drop their first game of the season. After a big series win over Arkansas Tech, the Reddies are in a position to possibly possess the two seed in the upcoming GAC Tournament in two weeks at Hot Springs. To top it off, Head Coach Cody Hooten won his 300th consecutive game as head coach of the Reddies. It should also be noted that Hooten is currently the winningest head coach in Reddie Baseball history.

Read the full article by Aaron Weatherford on HSUoracle.com
https://hsuoracle.com/15901/sports/reddie-baseball-looking-to-finish-the-regular-season-strong/

2022 has been a great year so far for Reddie Baseball. The team started the season on a school record of a fourteen game winning streak before they would drop their first game of the season. After a big series win over Arkansas Tech, the Reddies are in a position to possibly possess the two...

04/30/2022

It is not often a school gets to witness two of their teams be successful at the same time. It’s also uncommon to see either team ranked inside the top seven as one of the best teams in the state. Ouachita is witnessing both the baseball and softball teams play at a high level. Scorebook Live (SBLive Arkansas) is taking notice as well. This sports media company is the only outlet in the state of Arkansas that creates a ranking system for baseball and softball. It is also a well credited outlet that has received good attention throughout this past basketball season. At the beginning of the season, the Warriors were actually in the preseason Top Seven softball rankings. Since then, they have managed to hold a spot inside those rankings for the last two months without sliding out.

Read the full article by Aaron Weatherford on HSUoracle.com

https://hsuoracle.com/15906/sports/ouachita-baseball-and-softball-ranked-in-the-top-seven/

It is not often a school gets to witness two of their teams be successful at the same time. It’s also uncommon to see either team ranked inside the top seven as one of the best teams in the state. Ouachita is witnessing both the baseball and softball teams play at a high level. Scorebook...

04/28/2022

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04/16/2022

Under Jones’ leadership, Henderson’s board was deeply divided. Arnold and a fellow trustee, Brown Hardman, often split with the other trustees, who tended to side with Jones.
“Glen Jones should never have been hired,” Arnold said. “He just didn’t have the qualifications at the time to be a college president.” The board tended to “rubber-stamp” Jones’ decisions, Arnold said. [...]
Listopad, the journalism faculty member, said he feels the board of trustees didn’t do its duty and failed to get to the truth of what was happening.
“Everybody knows and accepts that the causes of all of our problems [date to] the previous administration, Jones and Powell,” Listopad said. “They hid the school’s finances” from the public, he said.
The governor said trustees have a difficult job overseeing “such large and complex organizations,” and he declined to criticize Henderson’s former board.
- Courtesy of the Arkansas Nonprofit News Network
https://arknews.org/index.php/2022/04/08/program-cuts-coming-to-cash-strapped-henderson-state/

Three years ago, Henderson State University was on the brink of insolvency, its balance sheet loaded with millions of dollars in uncollectible student accounts. Only an emergency $6 million loan from the state in 2019 allowed the small Arkadelphia school to keep its doors open.Today, a new chancello...

04/15/2022

Arkadelphia city offices and Clark County offices will be closed Friday, April 15, in observance of Good Friday.
Sanitation routes will not run and will resume on their next regularly scheduled route.
Arkadelphia Public Schools will not be holding classes on Friday, which is scheduled as a teacher flex day.

Arkadelphia city offices and Clark County offices will be closed Friday, April 15, in observance of Good Friday.

04/14/2022

04/07/2022

Arkadelphia and Bismarck both came into last week unranked. At the start of this week, that completely changed.
After their wins, both teams are now in the top ten or just outside. The Badgers sit at number six in Class 4A, while the Lions are likely one more big win away from jumping into the rankings.
https://hsuoracle.com/15881/sports/local-teams-teams-take-down-top-ranked-opponents/

Arkadelphia and Bismarck both came into last week unranked. At the start of this week, that completely changed. Last Tuesday, the Badgers headed down to Southwest Arkansas to face the Nashville Scrappers in a big conference matchup. Nashville is coming off of three straight state titles from 2017 to...

04/07/2022

Check out the latest issue of the Oracle: Community Edition online. More contents are available on our website HSUoracle.com
https://issuu.com/reddiemedia/docs/oce-2022apr07
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In this issue of April 7th, 2022:
• Taylor, Bowman, Robles assist in Missouri bat census
• Bye-bye Brownfield
• Pinnacle of The Natural State
• Ouachita's Elrod Center hosts 50th Tiger Serve Day
• Obituaries
• Local teams take down top ranked opponents
• Water tower painting, Gum
• Springs water plant up for talks
• Have springtime fun with these 10 things to do in Arkadelphia
• ADC: 5 Clark County inmates eligible for parole in AprilIn this issue of April 7th, 2022:
• Taylor, Bowman, Robles assist in Missouri bat census
• Bye-bye Brownfield
• Pinnacle of The Natural State
• Ouachita's Elrod Center hosts 50th Tiger Serve Day
• Obituaries
• Local teams take down top ranked opponents
• Water tower painting, Gum
• Springs water plant up for talks
• Have springtime fun with these 10 things to do in Arkadelphia
• ADC: 5 Clark County inmates eligible for parole in April

In this issue of April 7th, 2022: • Taylor, Bowman, Robles assist in Missouri bat census • Bye-bye Brownfield • Pinnacle of The Natural State • Ouachita's Elrod Center hosts 50th Tiger Serve Day • Obituaries • Local teams take down top ranked opponents • Water tower painting, Gum • S...

04/06/2022

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04/05/2022

“It throws a lot of people off that I have long hair and tattoos and I’m a dentist and that I’m the mayor,” Byrd said. “And they’re like ‘you don’t look like any of that.’ So I usually thank them for telling me.”
Though Byrd has made quite the name for himself here in Arkadelphia, his current life is not what he had originally planned for it to be. Before dentistry, he had considered going to medical school. According to him, he had even swore he would never become a dentist. However, after being convinced to shadow, his viewpoint on the profession had completely changed.
https://hsuoracle.com/15790/features/scott-byrd-mayor-dentist-biker-army-vet/

Some know him as their dentist, others as the mayor of Arkadelphia. No matter your connection with Scott Byrd, it is clear that he is not the average man. While this combination of professions may be unexpected, he claims that many are thrown off simply by his appearance. “It throws a lot of peopl...

04/01/2022

Check out the latest issue of the Oracle: Community Edition online. More contents are available on our website HSUoracle.com
https://issuu.com/reddiemedia/docs/oce-2022mar31
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In this issue of Mar 31st, 2022:
• Scott Byrd: Mayor, dentist, biker, Army vet.
• More to Sigma Tau Delta
• State and local law enforcement plan steppedup enforcement of distracted driving laws
• End COVID travel restrictions
• Attorney General Alert: Rutledge joins
• Arkansas banks in warning of latest scam
• Obituaries
• HSU announces new turf field at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium
From the Arkadelphian:
• 13 pounds of m**h discovered in drug trafficking arrests
• Dispatch Desk: Monday, March 28
• HSU professor gets grant to share chocolate's role in U.S. history

In this issue of Mar 31st, 2022: • Scott Byrd: Mayor, dentist, biker, Army vet. • More to Sigma Tau Delta • State and local law enforcement plan steppedup enforcement of distracted driving laws • End COVID travel restrictions • Attorney General Alert: Rutledge joins • Arkansas banks in w...

03/30/2022

Congratulations to our recipients of the 2022 Alumni Awards! Henderson State University will honor eight alumni at the Alumni Association’s annual awards banquet April 1. Learn more about our recipients below!
https://bit.ly/HSUAlumniAwards22

03/20/2022

Perhaps you’ve seen the flyers around campus. They’re sort of obscure and vague. A little bit of artwork, a few words and a QR code that takes you to a Spotify page of a local artist called Illusory Entities.
https://hsuoracle.com/15704/features/opinion/reddie-radar-illusory-entities/

Perhaps you’ve seen the flyers around campus. They’re sort of obscure and vague. A little bit of artwork, a few words and a QR code that takes you to a Spotify page of a local artist called Illusory Entities. There is not much info on the artist, as all of their bios are left blank....

03/18/2022

In the top of the seventh inning, Haskell increased their lead, bringing in two more runs making it 5-0. The Lions tried to make a comeback, getting one run for a score of 5-1. That was all they could muster, though, as a groundout would end the ball game.
For more information on Bismarck Athletics, check out the Bismarck Lions Athletics or check out their high school website.https://hsuoracle.com/15701/sports/lions-split-games-with-haskell-harmony-grove/

Baseball and Softball season are in full swing here in the Clark County Area. Teams that were missing players due to basketball season have now gained those back and are easing into the groove of being back on the diamond. Conference play began last week, and fans were able to catch some action betw...

03/18/2022

Check out the latest issue of the Oracle: Community Edition online. More contents are available on our website HSUoracle.com
https://issuu.com/reddiemedia/docs/oce-2022mar17
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In this issue of Feb 24th, 2022:
• Losing Listopad: HSU Oracle says goodbye to adviser
• Effective ways to land an internship
• Reddie Radar: Illusory Entities
• If you're going to drink to St. Paddy; Plan a safe ride home
• Showing appreciation to our law enforcement officers
• Obituaries
• Lions split games with Haskell Harmony Grove
From the Arkadelphian
• Dispatch Desk: Monday, March 10
• School board to revisit stipends
• Clark County Dems to host
• Jay Martin as speaker
• There’s gold in them there eggs! Local attorney’s egg hunt includes cash prize

Check out the latest issue of the Oracle: Community Edition online. More contents are available on our website HSUoracle.com https://issuu.com/reddiemedia/docs/oce-2022mar17 ---------- In this issue of Feb 24th, 2022: • Losing Listopad: Oracle says goodbye to adviser • Effective ways to land an ...

03/14/2022

What is Reddie Red? For that matter, how do you even distinguish a color from another? You can’t really describe a color without showing somebody. It sounds like a silly question, but what I’m really asking is, has Reddie Red always been the exact same shade and has Henderson always been the hom...

03/12/2022

Basketball season in Arkadelphia came to an end last Friday when the men’s basketball team fell in overtime in the first round of the state tournament. While one season ended, another two began the next week. Softball and Baseball are now in full swing, literally.
Checkout the Baseball and Softball schedules on the Badger Athletics page, or head to arkadelphiaschools.org.
https://hsuoracle.com/15691/sports/arkadelphia-baseball-and-softball-back-on-the-diamond/

Basketball season in Arkadelphia came to an end last Friday when the men’s basketball team fell in overtime in the first round of the state tournament. While one season ended, another two began the next week. Softball and Baseball are now in full swing, literally. Both squads had mediocre seasons ...

03/11/2022

Check out the latest issue of the Oracle: Community Edition online. More contents are available on our website HSUoracle.com
https://issuu.com/reddiemedia/docs/oce-2022mar10
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In this issue of Mar 10th, 2022:
• New scoreboard to honor Coak Matthews
• Seeing Reddie Red
• Dawn Coffman crowned Miss HSU 2022
• Travels Through the Concept
• Arkansas's Support for Ukraine
• Ouachita’s All Night Theatre Festival March 12
• Obituaries
• Badgers back on the diamond
From the Arkadelphian:
• Hostess using $2M from local tax for infrastructure, equipment
• CALL Ball open to all
• March clovers cue to help 4-H
• Dispatch Desk

In this issue of Mar 10th, 2022: • New scoreboard to honor Coak Matthews • Seeing Reddie Red • Dawn Coffman crowned Miss HSU 2022 • Travels Through the Concept • Arkansas's Support for Ukraine • Ouachita’s All Night Theatre Festival March 12 • Obituaries • Badgers back on the diamo...

03/08/2022

Comic by Blanton Matthews

03/05/2022

The university will also be reviewing its contracts with vendors that in recent years the school used to outsource its food preparation, Sodexo, and maintenance, SSC.
The Arkansas State University System will also be aiding Henderson in evaluating its real estate assets and continue to pursue the possibility of reissuing bonds tied to long-term debt.
Read the full article at https://arkadelphian.com/2022/03/03/henderson-saving-3-2m-in-furloughs-other-cuts/

Chancellor Charles Ambrose sent a campus-wide email Thursday afternoon, calling the next four months “critically important” as the university focuses on improving its debt and making “strategic dec…

03/04/2022

Check out the latest issue of the Oracle: Community Edition online. More contents are available on our website HSUoracle.com
https://issuu.com/reddiemedia/docs/oce-2022mar03
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In this issue of March 3rd, 2022:
• Summer in the spotlight
• Davis & family win big on "Family Feud"
• "A college that works for all students"
• Behind The Revolutionists
• Governor Hutchinson condemns Russia’s attack on Ukraine; Calls for 3 days of prayer, review of Arkansas business ties
• Obituaries
From the Arkadelphian:
• Badgers headed to State Tournament
• February marriage licenses filed
• February divorces filed, decrees granted
• Manchester UMC: Small church doing big things
• City Board to consider Fire Station slab work, hire new sanitation head

In this issue of March 3rd, 2022: • Summer in the spotlight • Davis & family win big on "Family Feud" • "A college that works for all students" • Behind The Revolutionists • Governor Hutchinson condemns Russia’s attack on Ukraine; Calls for 3 days of prayer, review of Arkansas business t...

03/03/2022

The winning streak has come to an end.

https://hsuoracle.com/15652/uncategorized/simpson-family-wins-family-feud/

The winning streak has come to an end for Arkadelphia native Vernon Davis and his wife, two stepsons and sister in law, playing under the Simpson name, on “Family Feud.” Their third and final appearance came down to a sudden death round, in which their competitors, the Warf family, had the bette...

03/02/2022

The Badgers also moved on and secured a spot in the state tournament. In round two, Arkadelphia was matched up against its toughest opponent of the season, taking on the Magnolia Panthers, who are the number one team in Class 4A.
The Badgers were down one after the first quarter and went into halftime down 32-26. Magnolia, though, exploded in the second half and defeated Arkadelphia 67-32.

https://hsuoracle.com/15649/sports/badgers-headed-to-state-tournament/

Badger Basketball made its way back to regionals last weekend in Nashville for a chance to head to the state tournament. After winter weather postponed the tournament back a day, Arkadelphia faced the three seeded Monticello Billies in round one. The Badgers got out front first before Monticello end...

03/02/2022

On the second day appearing on the hit TV show, “Family Feud,” the Simpson family won the $20 thousand prize with a final score of 266. Their first day on the show, they fell just short of the prize money, earning only $745. Arkadelphia native Vernon Davis and his family, playing under the Simpsons name, will appear again tomorrow night. Davis’s wife Daphne and son Sage answered the questions in the Fast Money segment of the game show on both episodes.

02/25/2022

EDIT: On the second day appearing on the hit TV show, “Family Feud,” the Simpson family won the $20 thousand prize with a final score of 266. Their first day on the show, they fell just short of the prize money, earning only $745. Arkadelphia native Vernon Davis and his family, playing under the Simpsons name, will appear again tomorrow night. Davis’s wife Daphne and son Sage answered the questions in the Fast Money segment of the game show on both episodes.

“My wife, she’s amazing, and she knew I always wanted to meet Steve Harvey,” said Davis. “And we watch “Family Feud” everyday at my house anyways. So, she submitted our family for an audition.”
Vernon Davis, from Arkadelphia, will appear on the hit TV show "Family Feud" (Familyfeud) with his wife and family on Feb. 28. They will be competing under the last name Simpson in honor of his wife’s late father. To find out if Davis and the Simpson family won the prize money, tune in on Feb. 28.

There will be some familiar faces on “Family Feud” in just a few weeks as an Arkadelphia native’s family takes on another family on the popular game show in an upcoming episode. The episode is set to air Feb. 28. Vernon Davis, who will be representing the Simpson family in honor of his late wi...

02/25/2022

“I will stay here,” said Darya, a university student from Cherkasy, Ukraine. “I have nowhere to run. I will not fight.”

https://hsuoracle.com/15643/news/battleground-ukraine/

*NAMES IN THIS ARTICLE HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO PROTECT THEIR IDENTITY* When the crisis on the border of Ukraine heated back up last October, many in the countries involved did not believe we would be sitting at the brink of WWIII several months later. Today, there is so much up in the air as Russian...