The Bluffton University softball team kicked off 2020 with an 8-0 rout of St. Vincent before dropping a 9-5 decision to Saint Mary's of Minnesota on a sunny but chilly Sunday, March 1. The Beavers stand 1-1 heading into day two of THE Spring Games.
A Courtney Jasinski (Englewood/Northmont) double to the wall in center field plated Sydney Bowen (Convoy/Crestview) for the first run of the season in inning one.
Bluffton University arts and event calendar for March is now available. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
March 9, Art Event: Senior exhibit opens, art by seniors Mary Bias, Hannah Brown and Lilian Mt Castle, Grace Albrecht Gallery, Sauder Visual Arts Center, displayed through April 3.
March 10, Forum: "Knowing Yourself in a Selfie World," Spiritual Life Week Forum presentation by David Stamile, 11 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall
The Bluffton University men's basketball team traveled to host Transylvania University to take on the Anderson University Ravens in the opening game of the Heartland Conference tournament on Friday, Feb. 28.
It was a neck and neck game throughout, but unfortunately the Beavers were on the wrong end of a 77-68 defeat. Bluffton finished the season at 15-11 overall, while Anderson improved to 14-12. The Ravens advanced to the HCAC semi-finals against tournament host Transylvania at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 29.
“The Witmarsum,” Bluffton University’s student-driven media organization, earned three awards during the 2020 Ohio Collegiate Newspaper and Website Competition.
• The Witmarsum placed first in the Best Multi-Media Package with “Phil: Art, teaching and life” by Dakota Fredette ’19.
Senior artists and graphic designers from Bluffton University will showcase their most prominent work in a combined exhibit.
Mary Bias, Lima, Ohio; Hannah Brown, Findlay, Ohio; and Lilian Mt Castle, Phillipsburg, Ohio; will have work on display. The exhibit opens March 9 and runs through April 3 in the Grace Albrecht Gallery of Bluffton University’s Sauder Visual Arts Center.
The artists will be available to discuss their work during a reception 1-3 p.m. Sunday, March 15, in the Sauder Visual Arts Center.
