Members of Bluffton University’s Ohio Collegiate Music Education Association are inviting community members and trick-or-treaters to Mosiman Hall from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, Bluffton’s trick-or-treat night. Classrooms will be decorated for the Halloween holiday and treats will be handed out. OCMEA members will also provide fun lessons about the use of instruments to create spooky sounds and chilling music scores along the way.
Bluffton University’s Grace Albrecht Gallery will host “Phantoms of Film” by Whitney Goller.
“Phantoms of Film” is a series of oil paintings exploring contemporary American myths. The phantoms to which the show’s title refers are our contemporary monsters. Except, something interesting has happened: we no longer are called to fear the monsters, we are asked instead to understand them.
Opening Oct. 29, the exhibit is free and open to the public through Dec. 6
Just as pads, cleats and jerseys have become essential gear during team practices, Bluffton University football has added a new piece of equipment to its practice lineup—Guardian Caps.
The soft-shell helmet covers can absorb up to 33 percent of the impact in a collision according to the manufacturer and are able to more effectively manage the impact of repetitive and cumulative blows than a helmet alone.
The Bluffton University volleyball team had no time to wallow following its first Heartland Conference loss of the season on Sunday, traveling to Anderson University for a matchup with the Ravens on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Bluffton worked overtime in the lidlifter, posting a 30-28 victory, before completing the sweep with convincing 25-15 and 25-11 wins in sets two and three.
Seniors Jeffrey Arnett of Tecumseh, Mich., and Jena O’Brien of Toledo, Ohio, were crowned Bluffton University’s homecoming king and queen at halftime of the annual Homecoming football game on Oct. 13.
Other seniors on the homecoming court were Thomas Wagler of Bloomdale, Ohio, and Angel Huerta of Archbold, Ohio. Junior attendants were Ethan Zaerr of Archbold, Ohio, and Emma Cobb of Archbold, Ohio, while sophomore attendants were Jihad Shockley of Columbus, Ohio, and Kayla McSwords of Marysville, Ohio.
The Bluffton University cross country team ran their final tune-up for the Heartland Conference Championship in two weeks with the Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble and came home with another excellent result on Saturday, Oct. 13.
The women's team ran to another all-time best finish, placing seventh out of 26 total teams in the race, including knocking off many conference foes in the process.
