When she last left Syria about two years ago, the hardest part for Sarah Adams was not knowing what the future held for a country already at civil war.
But the people she had met during her visits as a Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) worker were hopeful, and they gave that hope to her, Adams said at Bluffton University’s weekly chapel service Nov. 21.
And despite the continuing conflict, she is keeping that faith, bolstered by stories of:
Junior Ryan Leopold (Ottawa/Ottawa-Glandorf) was recently named HCAC Special Teams Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 17, 2013. It was the third straight week the Beavers have had a player named Player of the Week. Senior Josh Runda (Lima/Bath) and sophomore Ryan Aelker (New Bavaria/Holgate) earned Heartland Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors for their work against Franklin and Anderson, respectively
The Bluffton University women's basketball team took advantage of a big second half run and a balanced scoring attack to post a 74-57 victory on the road at Kalamazoo College on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013. The win pushed the Beavers over the .500 mark to 2-1 on the early campaign, while the Hornets fell to 0-3.
A fantastic finish to the 2013 season was capped off on Wednesday, Nov. 20, when 10 Bluffton University football players earned All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference honors, including three selected to the first team. Four Beavers were named to the second team following a season that saw Bluffton post victories over Anderson, Franklin and rival Defiance in the final three games this year.
William B. Irvine has a “five-second rule” that has nothing to do with eating just-dropped food off a floor.
But it has a lot to do with a person’s ability to brush off an insult, the Wright State University philosophy professor said Nov. 19 at Bluffton University.
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. - The Bluffton University men's basketball team was the victim of a late-game run and fell to the Illinois College Blueboys, 87-82, on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. The home team was able to close the game on a 6-0 spurt to earn the victory over the Beavers, who fell to 1-1 on the season.
