Tony Hall hasn't forgotten Mother Teresa's words when they first met in Calcutta, India, late in the acclaimed nun's life.
"Not everybody can come to Calcutta like you can," the Nobel Peace Prize winner told the then-Ohio congressman, "but remember this, do the thing that's in front of you."
More than 200 years ago, when smallpox killed about 30 percent of its victims and left most others scarred for life, Dr. Edward Jenner's pioneering use of less virulent cowpox as a vaccine excited scientists and politicians.
The public, however, was less enthused, says Dr. Ross Kauffman, assistant professor of public health at Bluffton University. "You shouldn't be forcing us to do this," a fearful populace argued, according to Kauffman. "Don't tell us what to do."
BLUFFTON, Ohio - In a 13-9 slugfest, the Bluffton Beaver baseball team came out on top over the Denison Big Red on Tuesday, March 27. The come from behind victory improves Bluffton's season record to 8-10 (1-2 HCAC) while Denison fell to 5-13.
Bluffton University hurler Kelly Barnes (Toledo, Ohio/Toledo Christian) tossed a complete game in Bluffton's 2-1 victory over Manchester Sunday and has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week for the week ending March 25, 2012. It marks the second time in his career that Barnes has earned Player of the Week honors, the first coming in May of 2010.
