Vine St will close from noon(ish) on Wednesday, November 27 for The After Blaze tent setup. *** Nov. 27 5:30 PM HOME JV/V Girls Basketball vs Benjamin Logan
William B. Irvine, a professor of philosophy at Wright State University in Dayton, will discuss the results of becoming an “insult pacifist” during a Bluffton University Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, in Founders Hall. His presentation is free and open to the public.
Irvine has experimented with insult pacifism—responding to insults with silence or self-deprecating humor—as part of a research project. In addition to reporting the outcome, he will offer an assessment of the role that insults play in American society.
Vocalist Bethany Babcock and saxophonist Chelsey Parker will present their Bluffton University junior recital at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Babcock, from Deshler, Ohio, is a mezzo-soprano and a voice student of Dr. Crystal Sellers Battle, an assistant professor of music. Parker, a McComb, Ohio, resident who will perform on the alto saxophone, is a student of Dr. Adam Schattschneider, a professor of music.
The Bluffton University Gospel Choir, fresh off a late October performance in Hesston, Kan., will present its first campus concert of the 2013-14 academic year at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, in Yoder Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public; an offering will be taken for music scholarships.
Becca J.R. Lachman, a poet and a faculty member at Ohio University, will read from her work at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, in the Musselman Library Reading Room at Bluffton University. The event, beginning with refreshments at 3:45 p.m., is free and open to the public.
A Mennonite from eastern Ohio, Lachman is the author of the 2012 book of poems, “The Apple Speaks,” and editor of the recent anthology, “A Ritual to Read Together: Poems in Conversation with William Stafford.” She also writes the blog, “Confessions of a Tattooed Mennonite.”
Sophomore Ryan Aelker (New Bavaria/Holgate) was recently named HCAC Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 3, 2013.
Aelker led the Bluffton defense to a 28-0 shutout win over Anderson. The sophomore finished with four tackles, two sacks, three tackles-for-loss and a quarterback hurry as the Bluffton defense limited Anderson's offense
to a paltry 157 total yards and seven first downs.
The defensive end has 29 tackles this season, including 18 of the solo variety. He leads the Beavers with five sacks (31 yards) and 11 tackles-for-loss (46 yards).
