Student Stories
ORU's Issac McBride: Discovering a Purpose Bigger than Basketball
Feb 25, 2025
Two stories could be told about ORU's Issac McBride. One is a basketball story featuring a highly sought-after recruit from Arkansas who chose ORU over some of the top-rated programs in America.
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Creativity from Adversity: How Life's Challenges Made ORU's Victoriya Ruffin a Better Filmmaker
Nov 26, 2024
Experiences, whether good or bad, can influence our creative expressions. For ORU senior Victoriya (Tori) Ruffin, life's difficulties have been a source of her creative growth; they've also been a tool for healing and connection.
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Running on Faith: ORU's Avery and Deborah Mazzei Discuss their Championship Mindset and ORU's Growing Track/Cross-Country Program
Nov 25, 2024
Running on Faith: ORU's Avery and Deborah Mazzei Discuss their Championship Mindset and ORU's Growing Track/Cross-Country Program
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From Pulpit to Spotlight: ORU's Josiah Johnson Discusses Theatre and ORU's Joie Ink Comedy Group
Nov 21, 2024
In narratives of faith, there can be a misconception that "God's calling" is limited to ministry or missions work. God's call transcends narrow categories, reaching into diverse fields and purposes.
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From Surviving without a Home to Finding Her Destiny: The Story of ORU's Charity Gibbons
Nov 19, 2024
C.S. Lewis said that "Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny." For ORU sophomore Charity Gibbons, this quote couldn't be truer.
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Why College Is Better when You Choose to Lead: Cruz Williamson Discusses Servant Leadership at ORU
Nov 14, 2024
Effective leadership begins with the courage to step forward and begin to lead. This, however, is only the beginning because leadership isn't a one-and-done decision. To become a great leader tomorrow, you have to lead again and again today.
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ORU Women's Basketball: It's a Family Legacy for Senior Tori Ware
Nov 14, 2024
People who inspire, they often lay down footsteps for us to follow. In choosing ORU, senior Tori Ware followed in the footsteps of her mother who attended ORU in the '90s.
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Adding Gospel to Your Playlist: Souls A'Fire Vocalist Joshua Andrade Says Stronger Faith Comes from Diversity of Worship
Nov 13, 2024
ORU's Joshua Andrade comes from a family of singers. With parents and a sister who can all sing, music is in his DNA, but it's also a talent he's been developing for years. Since the 7th grade, he's been leading congregations in worship.
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Leaving the College Bubble: ORU's Ellie Ransdell Discusses Homeless Outreach and How It's Changed Her Life
Nov 12, 2024
Every university is, in a sense, a bubble. Walk onto any campus in America, and you'll find housing, dining, entertainment, and security. In a limited space, a student has everything they might ever need.
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