Bluffton University seniors (TOP PHOTO) Brianna Lugibihl and Mackenzie Butler speak with Dr. Yousif Rojeab, associate professor of pharmaceutics at Ohio Northern University, after a question and answer presentation in Marbeck Center on Jan. 26.
About 75 Bluffton students, faculty and staff attended the event called, “Being Muslim in a world fearful of terrorism: Understanding the teachings of Islam and hearing what it’s like living as a Muslim in America today.”
BLUFFTON, Ohio - On the banks of the Riley, Bluffton welcomed visiting Franklin College for a rare Monday night clash in the Sommer Center. Bluffton improved to 4-8 in the HCAC (11-8 overall) while the Grizzlies fell to 3-9 in the HCAC (6-13 overall) following the 77-64 Beaver victory.
Bluffton University mascots J. Denny Beaver and Jenny Beaver were very busy this year as all of the students inside the suits are involved in multiple student clubs and athletic teams on campus.
The students’ identities were revealed at halftime of the men’s basketball game on Jan. 28, during a ceremony that traditionally marks the only time that college mascots remove their costume heads in public.
Introduced as this year’s J. Dennys were:
• junior English and public relations double major Micayla Hanover from Sidney,
More than 20 artists will be part of “Art As Activism” an invitational group exhibit at Bluffton University. Opening Feb. 6, the exhibit is free and open to the public through Feb. 24. Gallery hours in the Sauder Visual Arts Center are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. A reception for the artists will be from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12.
FINDLAY, Ohio - The Bluffton track and field squad made its annual pilgrimage northward on I-75 to the University of Findlay Classic. It was two days of quality performances in a predominately Division 2 field where the Beavers acquitted themselves quite well.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University woman’s basketball team took on Rose-Hulman in a crucial battle for the top spot in the HCAC. It was four quarters of hard fought basketball by both teams but the visiting Engineers would come out with the 49-47 victory. The loss dropped the Beavers to 15-4 on the season and 9-3 in the Heartland Conference. Rose-Hulman improved to 16-3 overall and 11-1 in conference play.
