Bluffton University

Women shut down Quakers 58-39

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 24, 2018 - 11:28pm

January 24, 2018
By: Colton Steiner, sports information assistant

BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University women’s basketball squad welcomed the Earlham College Quakers for a fierce conference battle on a cold and snowy Wednesday, Jan. 24. Turnovers were the major factor as Bluffton’s tenacious defense helped pave the way for a 58-39 victory. The win pushed the Beavers to 13-5 (8-3 HCAC) on the season, while Earlham dipped to 3-15, 3-8 HCAC.

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Men fall short at Earlham 76-63

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 24, 2018 - 11:27pm

January 24, 2018
By: Colton Steiner, sports information assistant

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RICHMOND, Ind. - The Bluffton University men hit the road to face off against the Earlham College Quakers on Wednesday, Jan. 24. After a solid first half, the Beavers struggled to knock shots down in the second stanza as they fell to the Quakers, 76-63, to drop to 8-10 (5-6 HCAC) on the season.

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Students share Guatemala, D.C., experiences

Cross-cultural Forum Feb. 6

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 24, 2018 - 2:54pm

Fourteen Bluffton University students will report on their 2017 cross-cultural experiences during two Forums on Tuesday, Feb. 6, in Yoder Recital Hall.

At 11 a.m., eight students who lived in Guatemala and studied at CASAS (Central American Study and Service), a program affiliated with the Guatemalan Mennonite Church, will present. During this experience, students took classes and lived with a host family in Guatemala City for the first half of the semester and finished the experience completing a five week volunteer field experience in various locations across the country.

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War and sex

Feb. 2 university Colloquium theme

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 24, 2018 - 2:53pm

Dr. Martina Cucchiara, associate professor of history at Bluffton University, will present the Colloquium, "Saving the Nation: War, Sex and Pious Women in Catholic Magazines for Girls and Women in Germany from 1885 to 1920,” at 4 p.m. on Feb. 2 in Stutzman Lecture Hall.

According to Cucchiara, during World War I, women’s increased mobility, employment and autonomy in the absence of men gave rise to widespread anxieties about the supposed sexual and moral transgressions of German girls and women.

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Beaver basketball is a family affair for Bluffton sophomore

Andrew Renner, university sophomore, and his dad, '94 grad

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 23, 2018 - 3:14pm

For Andrew Renner, a Bluffton University math major with an adolescent/young adult education licensure, the saying like father like son applies to his college experience.

The sophomore basketball player from Cairo, shares not only an alma mater and future career path with his father, but also a coach. In his 29th season at Bluffton University, Guy Neal has coached both Andrew and his father, Christopher Renner ’94.

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