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Women's Soccer falls to rival Yellow Jackets

October 5, 2016

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DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Bluffton University women's soccer team made the short trip to rival Defiance College and came up on the short end of an 8-1 victory by the Yellow Jackets. Defiance improved to 1-7 overall and 1-1 in the Heartland Conference, while Bluffton slipped to 0-7 and 0-2 in the HCAC.

University fall concert Oct. 16

Bluffton University will host a concert featuring its Camerata Singers, University Chorale and Concert Band at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, in Yoder Recital Hall.

The performance, part of Homecoming weekend activities at Bluffton, is free and open to the public. A free-will offering will be taken for music scholarships during intermission.

Legal assistant to share struggles of refugee families

Luz Varela, a 2015 Bluffton graduate, will present the forum “#ProtectRefugees: The Criminalization of Immigrants in the United States” at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Varela is a legal assistant at the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) in San Antonio. RAICES is a nonprofit agency that promotes justice by providing free and low-cost legal services to underserved immigrant children, families and refugees in Central and South Texas. 

Paul Neufeld Weaver’s colloquium focus on bilingual education in Guatemala

Dr. Paul Neufeld Weaver, director of cross-cultural programs and associate professor of education, will present the colloquium “Language, Culture and Power: Bilingual Education and Cultural Survival in Guatemala.”

Neufeld Weaver will speak about research conducted during his sabbatical last spring in Guatemala. His research focused on bilingual education in Guatemala, specifically, the ways in which native Mayan languages are used in schools in Guatemala. 

Weisgarber named HCAC Player of Week

October 3, 2016

BLUFFTON, Ohio - Bluffton University senior Lauren Weisgarber (Bolivar/Tuscarawas Valley) has been named the Heartland Conference Player of the Week following a pair of victories by the Beavers. She led Bluffton to a win over Earlham in the Heartland Conference opener on Wednesday and a non-league victory at Denison on Friday night.

Men's Soccer drops 3-2 decision to Quakers

October 1, 2016

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BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University men's soccer team dropped a 3-2 decision to Earlham College in the 2016 Heartland Conference opener for both teams on Saturday, Oct. 1. Bluffton fell to 3-7 overall, while Earlham improved to 5-4 on the season.

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