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Festival of Lessons and Carols performed twice on Dec. 4

Three Bluffton University choirs will headline "A Festival of Lessons and Carols," the university's annual Christmas choral concert, at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, in Yoder Recital Hall.

The program is designed around a historical structure of Scripture readings and Christmas carols. The readings, taken from prophetic writings about the Messiah's coming and from the Christmas story, are interspersed with various Christmas pieces.

Men's bball: Bluffton goes to 3-0 with 74-61 win over Ohio Mid-Western

By Keisha Holtsberry, sports information assistant

Stats http://www.bluffton.edu/sports/mensbasketball/2012/11-23-mb.htm

Bluffton University men's basketball team defeated Ohio Mid-Western 74-61 in the 2011-12 home opener on Wednesday, Nov. 23. The Beavers stayed perfect, upping their season mark to 3-0.

Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs director Dec. 6 forum speaker

Bluffton Forum to address the arts

John Bracey, executive director of the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, will discuss "The Backstory-Funding, Education and Advocacy in the Arts" at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, in Bluffton University's Yoder Recital Hall. The Bluffton Forum presentation is free and open to the public.

Jonathan Andreas Dec. 2 colloquium speaker

Dr. Jonathan Andreas, an assistant professor of economics at Bluffton University, will discuss the ethical reasoning of economics in a Bluffton Colloquium presentation at 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Centennial Hall.

Andreas' talk, titled "The Ordinalist Manifesto: A Revolution in Applied Welfare Economics," is free and open to the public.

Bluffton students hear MEDA message

Eleven Bluffton University students heard the call for a Christian business response to global poverty at the annual Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) conference this month in Lancaster, Pa.

Technology, including social media, was also among the topics that resonated with the Bluffton students, who were among roughly 600 attendees, including about 50 students from Mennonite campuses and many owners of small and medium-sized businesses.

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