Bluffton University's official electronic Christmas greeting has been named a "Top Higher Ed Holiday Card" by College Web Editor, a blog about the Web, marketing and public relations in higher education.
The Bluffton Christmas video features a reading of Donna Hendrix's poem "Light of the World" by this year's student hall chaplains. Sent to alumni, donors, parents and prospective students, it was also submitted to College Web Editor and subsequently recognized by Karine Joly, the blog's editor.
A Josh Fisher triple gave Bluffton a 62-59 lead with 7:58 remaining before Transylvania University used a 17-6 jag to secure a 76-68 victory over the Beavers on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. Bluffton fell to 5-4 overall and 1-3 in the Heartland Conference with its fourth consecutive setback. Transy stayed perfect at 7-0 and 4-0 in the HCAC with the win.
Here is a beautiful photo of Bluffton's Main Street sometime after 1906. We know that because the Western Ohio Railway tracks are in the center of Main Street.
There are several things to examine closely in this photo, which we would guess was taken by Will Triplett. The original photo measures 8 by 6 inches and was probably a contact print from the negative.
The contest offers viewers the chance to pick winners of 29 bowls held between Dec. 24 all the way to the BCE title game on Jan. 9.
The first bowl in the contest features Nevada (7-5) vs. Southern Mississippi (11-2) in the Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl. The deadline for entering the contest is 6 p.m. on Christmas eve.
