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Turnovers key in Beavers' loss to Kalamazoo

The Bluffton University football team rallied in the second half but turnovers proved to be the difference as Kalamazoo scored a 39-14 win over the Beavers on a hot and humid Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011. Bluffton starts the season 0-1, while the Hornets head into week two at 1-0.

Two turnovers by the home team in the first four minutes of the game set up a pair of Dimeko Price touchdowns for the Hornets. K-zoo jumped on top 12-0 at the 9:03 mark of the first quarter when Price went in from six yards out.

Today is game at Bluffton University

Bluffton University will host Game Day @ Bluffton Saturday, Sept. 3, when the Beavers meet Kalamazoo College in their football home opener at 2 p.m. at Salzman Stadium.

Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children; children under 5 are admitted free.

Before the game, a picnic-style lunch will be available in a tent at the stadium from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cost is $6.

Bluffton University President's Forum set for Sept. 13

Dr. James M. Harder, president of Bluffton University, will present the annual President's Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, in Founders Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

As the new academic year gets under way, Harder will highlight a number of ways that Bluffton is moving forward, including new campus initiatives and facilities improvements.

He will also introduce Bluffton's campus-wide civic engagement theme for the year, "Public Health: Promoting Wellness for Self and Community."

Kids' conference part of Lion and Lamb's 25th-year celebration

Bluffton University's Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center is celebrating its 25th year in 2011-12 with several events, including a conference for children Oct. 21 and 22.

"Celebration of Peace: A Bridge Between Us" is aimed at students in grades 3-7 who want to impact their communities and the world through positive attitudes and actions. They will consider the significance of common ground between people, and learn to build "bridges" of understanding and acceptance, through music, stories, art, cooperative games and multinational interaction.

Bluffton University speaker: Genocide survivor provides health care in native Burundi

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The East African country that Deogratias "Deo" Niyizonkiza once fled for his life has now honored its native son with a presidential visit to the health care center he returned to found.

Pierre Nkurunkiza, president of Burundi, traveled to Village Health Works Aug. 20 with U.S. Ambassador Pamela Slutz for a tour that included placement of the cornerstone for a planned women's health pavilion at the site.

Saturday is Game Day @ Bluffton Unversity

Bluffton University will host Game Day @ Bluffton Saturday, Sept. 3, when the Beavers meet Kalamazoo College in their football home opener at 2 p.m. at Salzman Stadium. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children; children under 5 are admitted free.

Before the game, a picnic-style lunch will be available in a tent at the stadium from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cost is $6.

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