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University forum: Health care law expert urges more expanded access

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 24, 2015 - 5:20pm

While the Constitution doesn’t guarantee a right to health care, “neither has it, by and large, stood in the way” while Congress has “slowly recognized a responsibility to ensure relatively universal access” to care, according to a law professor and authority on the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

A right to care “is not yet fully realized,” but the vast majority of Americans now have access to federally subsidized coverage via President Obama’s health care law, said Dr. Timothy Jost, who spoke Sept. 22 at Bluffton University.

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Bluffton University
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Step into the past on Saturday

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 24, 2015 - 5:12pm

One Saturday's Bluffton Fall Festival features is the Schumacher Swiss homestead open house. This scene from last year shows the farm house summer kitchen. For a list of Fall Festival events click here.

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Bluffton's current 15 minutes of fame - we are in this month's Ohio magazine

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 24, 2015 - 5:10pm

Bluffton's has its share of 15 minutes of fame. Here's another: This month's issue of Ohio magazine.

The September includes a six-page spread on Bluffton University and the community.

The multi-page feature is part of the magazine's Ohio College Tours series. The September issue features Kent State University and Miami University, in addition to Bluffton.

Tiffany Luckey wrote the story for the magazine and Joshua A. Bickel took the photos. The feature includes 11 photos of campus and community.

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Volleyball: Schmutz has 14 kills in BHS victory

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 24, 2015 - 4:48pm

Bluffton High School's volleyball team moved to 2-0 in the NWC and 4-6 overall as the Pirates defeated Lincolnview on the road 3-0.

Results follow:

Bluffton  won 3-0
Game 1    25-18
Game 2    25-17
Game 3    25-17

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University cheerleaders host clinic, performance for girls

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 24, 2015 - 4:16pm

The Bluffton University cheerleaders will host a two-day clinic for girls in grades 2-6, leading to a performance at a Beavers football game on Saturday, Oct. 17.

Participants will learn a dance, cheer and chant at the clinic, scheduled for 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, and Thursday, Oct. 15, in Bluffton’s Sommer Center.

The performance will take place at halftime of the Oct. 17 game against Earlham on Alumni Field at Salzman Stadium. Kickoff is at 1:30 p.m.

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Miniaturist art exhibit opens Oct. 7 in Sauder

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 24, 2015 - 4:13pm

Bluffton University’s Grace Albrecht Gallery will host “Instruments of Peace,” an October exhibition of miniaturist paintings and decal ceramics by Goshen, Ind., artists Justin and Brooke Rothshank.

Opening Oct. 7, the exhibit is free and open to the public through Oct. 30. Gallery hours in the Sauder Visual Arts Center are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. A reception for the artists will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Homecoming Saturday, Oct. 10.

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