Bluffton University mascot J. Denny Beaver is one busy beaver, as appearances at about 70 events (and counting) this academic year would attest J. Denny is so in demand, in fact, that it has taken three Bluffton students to perform his duties.
Their identities were revealed at halftime of the men’s basketball game on Feb. 13, during a “beheading” ceremony that traditionally marks the only time that college mascots remove their costume heads in public.
The Bluffton University women’s basketball team was able to earn revenge against their arch-rivals on Wednesday, Feb. 13. The Beavers were defeated 54-32 in Defiance in their first meeting against the Yellow Jackets back on January 2.
However, Bluffton was able to turn the tables and defeat Defiance, 62-47, in a game they never trailed in the Sommer Center on Wednesday night. Bluffton also honored its lone senior, Lauren Hutton (New Riegel), on Senior Night prior to the contest.
The Beavers welcomed Defiance College to the Sommer Center on Wednesday, Feb. 13, desperately needing a win to keep their conference tournament hopes alive.
A dominating inside presence coupled with a career-high 12 assists from Ryan Ebbeskotte (Ft. Jennings/Delphos Jefferson) sent the Beavers to a 75-55 victory over their biggest rivals on Senior Night, helping seniors Tyler Neal (Bluffton), Josh Fisher (Rockford/Parkway) and Matt Gerdeman (Delphos/Jefferson) end their home career in victorious fashion.
It’s that time of year again at Bluffton University - J. Denny Beaver is about to lose his head.
The Bluffton mascot will do just that tonight (Feb. 13), when he is “beheaded” at halftime of Bluffton’s men’s basketball game against Defiance College. Tipoff will be at 8 p.m. in the Sommer Center.
Peggy Gish (left) speaks with Tamara Al-Sammarraie, a Bluffton University junior from Iraq, after presenting a workshop about Christian Peacemaker Teams’ efforts in Iraq at the 2013 Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship conference, hosted by Bluffton Feb 8-10.
Gish, who has been active in peace and social justice movements for 45 years, has worked with CPT in Iraq since October 2002, five months before the beginning of the Iraq War. “I really fell in love with the people and the culture,” said Gish, who has made roughly 16 trips to the country.
