Robert Rhodes, poet and author of "Nightwatch: An Inquiry into Solitude: Alone on the Prairie with the Hutterites," will read from his work at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, in the Musselman Library Reading Room at Bluffton University.
Beginning with refreshments at 3:45 p.m., the event, sponsored by the library and the university's Writers and Scholars Series, is free and open to the public.
Bluffton University's cross-cultural program has taken two groups of students to the African nation of Botswana, where they have stayed with host families in the village of Pitseng.
Next week, roles will reverse when the village chief, Kgosi Mafoko, and the language and culture instructor who has worked with the visiting students, Nthati Phetlhu, come to Bluffton.
Their schedule includes speaking at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, in Yoder Recital Hall at the university's weekly Forum, which is free and open to the public.
The Bluffton University women's basketball team traveled to Rose-Hulman on Saturday, February 12 to take on RHIT in Heartland Conference action. The red-hot Engineers bolted out to a 35-19 halftime lead and never looked back in securing a crucial 66-44 victory over the visitors. Rose-Hulman improved to 7-9 in the conference and 9-14 overall. Bluffton slipped to 9-14 overall and 6-10 in the HCAC.
The Bluffton University men's basketball team struggled with its shooting in a 65-55 loss at Rose-Hulman on Saturday, February 12. The Beavers dropped to 14-9 overall and 7-9 in the Heartland Conference following their fourth consecutive setback. The Engineers improved to 10-6 in the HCAC and 16-7 overall.
Bluffton jumped out to a 10-5 lead over Rose less than six minutes in before the Engineers used a 4-0 run to make the score 10-9 at the 13:19 mark.
Forum to feature Student Senate presidential candidate
Samantha Lawrence, a Bluffton University junior from Harrod, and the lone candidate for Student Senate president for 2011-12, will answer student questions during a Bluffton Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, in Founders Hall.
Lawrence will address pre-submitted questions and take others from students at the event, which is free and open to the public. Serving as moderator will be Rudi Kauffman, assistant professor of restorative justice.
An afternoon of jazz and "colors" is in store at Bluffton University's annual winter instrumental concert, at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, in Yoder Recital Hall. Featuring Bluffton's Jazz Ensemble and Concert Band, the concert is free and open to the public.
Jazz ensemble
Dr. Adam Schattschneider, professor of music, will direct the Jazz Ensemble in six numbers, including a "Tribute to Miles" comprising four songs by the late trumpeter and composer Miles Davis: "So What," "All Blues," "Seven Steps to Heaven" and "Milestones."
