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Student art showcased at 46th annual show

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 5, 2013 - 6:53pm

The Bluffton University art department will present its 46th annual Juried Student Exhibition from April 15-May 4 in the Grace Albrecht Gallery in Sauder Visual Arts Center.

The exhibition, which is free and open to the public, will showcase work created this academic year by students in university art classes or supervised independent studies.

Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1-5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays except Saturday, May 4, when the gallery will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Peace oratorical contest set

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 5, 2013 - 6:52pm

Three Bluffton University seniors will compete in the university’s annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event, which also includes a reception, is free and open to the public.

Participating students give a speech of no more than 10 minutes that applies the Christian peace position to an issue of contemporary concern. This year’s presenters, and their speech titles, are:

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Camerata Singers releasing CD

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 5, 2013 - 6:50pm

Bluffton University’s Camerata Singers will release “Promises of God’s Reign,” a CD of music from the group’s 2012-13 repertoire, this spring.

Producing and mastering the CD as part of a senior honors project is Jonathan Luginbill, a music major and a member of Camerata Singers. Luginbill spent last fall semester studying recording techniques at the Contemporary Music Center in Nashville, Tenn. His honors project is titled “Experimentation in Choral Microphone Technique.”

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Bluffton University student from Columbus Grove wins statewide award

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 5, 2013 - 5:15pm

The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges has recognized Bluffton University junior Jena Diller for her volunteer work for diabetes awareness and other causes with its 2013 Service-Learning Leadership Award.

Diller, a marketing and communication major at Bluffton, will receive the award during the foundation’s “Evening of Excellence” April 10 in Columbus.

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Guest columnist Alyssa Flick: Rock concerts can be exhilarating

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 5, 2013 - 4:58pm

By Alyssa Flick
The lights are bright. You and friends are surrounded by others with the same enthusiasm for rock music. When the music begins to pulsate in the room the entire consciousness of the crowd becomes homogeneous through this single interest and common understanding in the music.

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Check up on Andy Lamb in his Peace Corp assignment - here's his blog

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 5, 2013 - 4:48pm

Andy Lamb of Bluffton recently joined the Peace Corp and is serving in Dominican Republic. He sent the Icon his blog link to share with viewers.

Persons interested in following his Peace Corp experiences are invited to check his blog here.

As an example, here's a paragraph from a recent blog post he titles: Si Dios Quiere.

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