Bluffton University

Friday, March 11, is the deadline to order a box lunch for Bluffton University's annual Bach's Lunch, set for noon on Friday, March 18, in the Gilliom Room of Mosiman Hall.

Open to the public, Bach's Lunch will feature performances by Bluffton music students. Each box lunch is $6.50 and may be ordered by contacting Jodi Diller in the music department at dillerj@bluffton.edu or 419-358-3347. Individuals are also welcome to bring their own lunch.

Sister Helen Prejean, by her own admission, met Lloyd LeBlanc at the worst possible time.

But what he taught her made LeBlanc the hero, she says, of the story that made Prejean possibly the best-known opponent of the death penalty in America.

A pair of Bluffton University women's basketball players were recently lauded for their accomplishments on the floor this season. Senior Kim Miller (Delphos/St. John's) garnered her second consecutive first team All-Heartland Conference honor following a record-setting career with the Beavers. Also picking up post-season hardware for the Beavers was junior wing Brittany Stegmaier (Garfield/Trinity) who earned honorable mention All-HCAC for 2010-11.

Junior Mychal Hill (London/Jonathan Alder) was selected second team men's basketball All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference for the 2010-11 season. It marks Hill's second straight All-HCAC honor. He was a first team selection as a sophomore in 2009-10. Taking home his first All-HCAC award was sophomore Josh Fisher (Rockford/Parkway) who was named honorable mention.

The Bluffton University baseball team opened its 2011 campaign with an 8-4 victory over Case Reserve at the Chillicothe VA Memorial Field on a cool Saturday, February 26, 2011.

The Beavers used a six-run sixth to punish the Spartans in the opener. Wabash College took advantage of timely hitting and outstanding pitching to shut out Bluffton in the Beavers' second game of the season.

The Last Supper should be the focus of every meal we prepare and consume, according to the keynote speaker at a Bluffton University-hosted conference on ethical food production.

"Our meals should be framed around the supper of the lamb," said Ragan Sutterfield, speaking Feb. 19 at the Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship conference. His session on "The Supper of the Lamb: Learning to Eat at God's Table" was the last of three he addressed during the weekend event.

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