Our previoius interview was with a BGSU freshman from Bluffton High School, so we decided to keep the ball rolling. Emily Swisher has dived into her major and tells us all about how she’s pursuing her passions in her first semester on campus.
Where are you attending school and what are you studying?
I am currently majoring in Pre-Nursing at Bowling Green State University.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - Bluffton University’s Kendra Parmenter (Grove City) led the Beavers to convincing wins over Defiance and Transylvania during the week and has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Week on offense. It marks the fourth straight week that a Beaver has been honored. Sophomore Sydney Mohler (Lima/Central Catholic) took home Defensive Player of the Week last week following back-to-back weeks of Jenny Brown (St. Marys/Memorial) claiming Offensive Player of the Week recognition!
This Nov. 3, Ohioans will have the opportunity to solve a divisive problem facing our state. Issue 1 defines a new method for drawing state legislative districts and embodies a compromise reached by Legislators of both parties.
Southgate Lanes, 9700 N. Dixie Highway, Bluffton, will host the final Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce cash for of 2015.
The event is from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 15.
Derek Dukes said that the cash mob will include $1 games and happy hour prices.
In addition everyone who visits the bowling alley during the cash mob can enter for a $50 shopping spree at Southgate, or receive $50 worth of bowling.
The Bluffton chamber's cash mobs highlight a different member each month. The program is part of the chamber's effort to encourage shopping locally.
The Pandora United Methodist Church will hold a free Community Meal on Wednesday, Oct 28, from 5:30-7 p.m. in the church fellowship hall, 108 E. Washington Street, Pandora. The meal this month is provided by the missio committee and the menu is sausage, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, dessert and beverage.
Bluffton's Junior High football team defeated Ada 45 to 8 on Oct. 8. A highlight of the game was that Kyle Koontz kicked his first official 30-yard field goal.
Needless to day, Kyle, the team and the crowd were very excited to watch a junior high player achieve this.
This feat is a team effort, as it takes consistent blockers to allow a kicker time to focus on his part of the play.
Bluffton University’s mathematics department will host its 14th annual math competition for high school students on Saturday, Nov. 7, in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Centennial Hall. All of the day’s activities are free.
Dr. April Lindner, a professor and poet who has also updated the Brontë sisters in two novels for young adults, is the guest speaker for Bluffton University’s 32nd annual English Festival on Oct. 20.
In the English Festival Forum, at 11 a.m. that Tuesday in Founders Hall, Lindner will address why so many readers enjoy new versions of old myths and stories. Her talk, titled “Re-Imaginings: Messing with the Classics,” is free and open to the public.
