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Beavers move to 5-1 in the HCAC with sweep of Defiance

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 5, 2013 - 7:00pm

By Sean Anderson

The Bluffton University softball team swept the Defiance College Yellow Jackets on Thursday, April 4, 2013. The Beavers won the first game, 11-9, and kept it going in game two, winning 12-4 in five innings. With the two wins, the Beavers improved to 13-11 overall and 5-1 in the Heartland Conference, while Defiance College fell to 9-11 overall and 2-4 in the HCAC one day after shocking #5 Trine University, 3-2.

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‘Summer Mud’ available at Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 5, 2013 - 6:57pm

High school students and adults who want to explore the medium of ceramics may do so in “Summer Mud,” a class being offered in June at Bluffton University.

Gregg Luginbuhl, professor and chair of art at Bluffton, will teach the class, which will meet from 6:30-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday for three weeks beginning Monday, June 3. The class will meet in the Sauder Visual Arts Center’s ceramics studio, where students will also be able to work during daytime and weekend hours.

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Toledo Symphony to close Artist Series

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 5, 2013 - 6:56pm

The 2012-13 Bluffton University Artist Series will conclude Thursday, April 25, with a 7:30 p.m. concert by the Toledo Symphony Orchestra in Yoder Recital Hall.

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Bluffton to honor its student-athletes

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 5, 2013 - 6:54pm

Bluffton University will recognize its top student-athletes at the annual Athletics Awards Forum, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, in Yoder Recital Hall.

Two awards will be presented during the forum, which is free and open to the public. The top senior male athlete will receive the A.C. Burcky Award, while the top senior female athlete will receive the Kathryn E. Little Award.

“What Are You Known For?” will be the topic of guest speaker Rob Miller, a former basketball coach and college athletics administrator and now a presenter for Proactive Coaching LLC.

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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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