The smooth, mellow sounds waft across campus serenading all who are close enough to hear the music in the coolness of the evening. The golden tones come from the saxophone of senior music education major Austin Thompson. The mournful melodies bring to mind old fashioned street performers sharing their gifts. In Thompson’s second semester at… Read More
“Twelfth Night” highlights SAU Theatre talent
When it was time to cast for Southern Arkansas University Theatre Department’s performance of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” Director Clayton Guiltner found a perfect match for the lead character, Feste. He also didn’t have to look far for a qualified prop designer. River DeCanter, a freshman from Van Buren, had just the right talent, vocal quality… Read More
Gray goes pro for the summer
For an athletic trainer, a chance to work on the gridiron sidelines as part of a professional football team is akin to finding a needle in a haystack. Mulerider Darrell Gray is not much different from that proverbial needle. The senior education major – a farm boy from the outskirts of Marshall, Texas – seized… Read More
SAU sets stage for Phillips’ success
Attending Little Rock’s large Central High School, Patrice Phillips learned early the importance of finding her niche and expanding on it. She found hers in music and performance. “It’s a large school, but you find your area and it becomes home,” she said. Music and performance have been a part of her life for as… Read More
SAU Writing Contest winners announced
Winners of the 2012 Southern Arkansas University Writing Contest were named on May 1, reflecting a diverse and talented pool of writers on campus. According to Dr. Shannin Schroeder, Associate Professor for the Department of English and Foreign Languages and Director of the SAU Writing Center, each category is critiqued by three different sets of… Read More
Capturing Concrete
It’s not often that college students have the chance to learn how their skills and education apply in real-world applications while they are in college, but the Southern Arkansas University photo team did. George Butler, Jessica Davis (blonde), Jessica Davis (brunette), Julie Menne, Tyler Orsak and Austin Thompson participated as a team as part of… Read More
George Butler: Ambassador from across the pond
His accent isn’t the only thing that makes George Butler stand out on campus. The 23-year-old Coventry, (Warwickshire) England native has phenomenal artist talent that has garnered him numerous recognitions and awards. Butler studied at Chelsea College of Art and Design in London before stumbling across a comical YouTube video of Southern Arkansas University featuring… Read More
Daniel Kasper: Gothic goals
A passion for literature and writing sparked in his high school English class led Daniel Kasper to enroll in Southern Arkansas University, but the inspiration and influence of the professors have further fanned the flames of his passion into a desire to teach. The 21-year-old English major from Forney, Texas has already been accepted to… Read More
Art student’s work will help shy children “come out of their shells”
Several years ago, Kerri Ochs, an elementary school counselor, stumbled upon an adorable snail puppet at a counseling conference. Seeing the value it would have in helping her shy students, she snatched it up, but in spite of an exhaustive search, she could never find a book suitable to use with the puppet. Since incorporating… Read More
Mulerider Movie Makers
The next breakthrough big-screen blockbuster film director could be a Southern Arkansas University Mulerider, according to SAU’s Digital Cinema professor Marek Dojs. “Technology has leveled the playing field for filmmaking,” said Dojs. “People no longer need to go to Hollywood to make films – they can do it in Magnolia, Ark. For all we know,… Read More