Cyneatha Millsaps, lead pastor of Community Mennonite Church in Markham, Ill., will address “Prisons: Not Just for the Criminal” in a Bluffton University Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, in Founders Hall. The Spiritual Life Week presentation is free and open to the public.
Millsaps is scheduled to relate the story of her son’s experience in prison and how it has affected her family. Sharing how God has sustained them through difficult times, she will also present a challenge for Christians and the broader church to care for those who are imprisoned.
Bluffton University recreation students and intramural athletics staff will host Kid’s Night Out from 6-10 p.m. Saturday, March 23, in the Sommer Center for Health and Fitness Education.
Open to children in grades 1-6, the event costs $13 per child if registered by March 21 and $15 at the door. Families who pre-register more than one child will pay $12 per youngster. A parent must accompany any child who registers at the door. Checks should be payable to the Bluffton University Recreation Club.
The Bluffton University softball team saw its four-game winning streak to start the season come to an end with a pair of losses to Alvernia and Simpson on Tuesday, March 5, 2013.
A defense that had been solid during the first four games came up short this afternoon as the Beavers finished the day with seven errors, including five in a 9-6 loss to Simpson.
Alvernia put up two unearned runs in the third inning of game one, marking the first time this season that Bluffton trailed in a game.
The Bluffton University baseball team is off to their best start in school history through six games after a doubleheader sweep of Muskingum University on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Bluffton kept the Muskingum bats in check in game one, rolling to a 4-0 victory. The Beavers broke a tie late in game two to pull away for a 9-5 win.
The Bluffton University softball team kept the bats rolling with wins over Concordia University-Chicago and Geneva at the Rebel Spring Games on Monday, March 4, 2013. The Beavers took care of Corcordia in five innings before dropping 2012 PAC champion Geneva College 6-2 under the lights.
Following the same script they used on Sunday, Bluffton jumped out on top of Concordia with four runs in the opening frame. Katie Clark (New Palestine, Ind.) singled up the middle with two outs to start the rally.
The Bluffton University Beavers powered through their second day in Florida with a doubleheader sweep of the Finlandia University Lions on Monday, March 4, 2013. The Bluffton baseball team convincingly won both games, taking the first, 8-0, and the second, 14-6.
