The Beavers opened the 2013 McDonalds of Bluffton and Monsanto Holiday Tournament with a 76-50 defeat of the Ohio State University-Lima Barons on Sunday, Dec. 29, at the Sommer Center. Thayne Recker (Arlington) and Dustin Kinn (Alvada/New Reigal) led the Beavers with 17 points each.
“Ghostlands,” a multimedia exhibition that explores landscape art, will open Jan. 6 in the Grace Albrecht Gallery of Bluffton University’s Sauder Visual Arts Center.
Featuring the work of Ian Breidenbach and Landon Crowell, the exhibit is free and open to the public through Jan. 26. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. A reception is scheduled for 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12.
Ken Heffner, director of student activities at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich., will reflect on the relationship between the church and popular culture in a Bluffton University forum Jan. 7.
Speaking at 11 a.m. in Founders Hall, he will address “Why should we care about Arcade Fire? A Christian approach to popular culture.” His presentation is free and open to the public.
Two alumni and a former sports information director (SID) comprise the Bluffton University Athletics Hall of Fame class of 2013-14.
Becky (Reineke ’98) Boblitt has been selected for her achievements in basketball and soccer, while Bill Lape, a 1962 graduate, is being honored for his Bluffton football career. They will be inducted alongside Ron Geiser, who performed SID duties during parts of four decades, on Jan. 25 in Marbeck Center.
