Leroy Barber, president of the urban initiative Mission Year, issued a challenge to Bluffton University students last October when he addressed them during Spiritual Life Week on campus.
Over spring break, two dozen Bluffton students took him up on it.
The Bluffton University baseball team fell to Thomas More twice on Saturday, March 19, 17-3 and 6-4. With the two losses, the Beavers dropped to 6-7 on the season while the Saints stayed perfect at 9-0.
The Saints plated four runs in the first inning, six in the third, one in the top of the fourth, four more in the fifth, and finally two in the sixth frame for a 14-run difference in the Thomas More victory.
The Bluffton University softball team split its first HCAC series of the season against Heartland Conference rival Rose-Hulman on Saturday, March 19. The Beavers lost 5-3 to the Engineers, but came back to win the second game 6-3. Bluffton stands 8-5 overall and 1-1 in the HCAC. Rose-Hulman is 1-1 in the HCAC and 5-9 overall.
Bluffton University's annual Bach Festival held this weekend concludes the Bach Festival Concert on Sunday, March 20. The event is free and open to the public.
The Sunday concert will open at 2:30 p.m. in Yoder Recital Hall with the second annual Mosiman Young Artist Competition. Ten Bluffton students auditioned for the competition on Feb. 21.
The three finalists chosen to perform at the concert are James Brake, a junior from Ohio City, Ohio, on vibraphone; soprano Sarah Diller, a senior from Bluffton; and Kitanya Murray, a junior from Findlay, Ohio, on saxophone.
The Bluffton University softball team ran into a hot-hitting Alma College squad on Thursday, March 17, 2011. The Scots swept the Beavers as Bluffton dropped to 7-4 on the season. Alma upped its record to 11-2.
Alma jumped out to a 10-0 lead on the strength of back-to-back five-run innings to start the game. The Scots pounded out four hits in the first and five hits in the second for a 10-0 advantage after just two innings.
The Bluffton University baseball team picked up an 11-6 win in its home opener against Oberlin College on Thursday, March 17, 2011. With the win, Bluffton improved to 6-5 overall. The Yeomen (0-1) were playing their first game of the season.
