Three Bluffton University seniors will compete in the university’s annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event, which also includes a reception, is free and open to the public.
Participating students give a speech of no more than 10 minutes that applies the Christian peace position to an issue of contemporary concern. This year’s presenters, and their speech titles, are:
Bluffton University’s Camerata Singers will release “Promises of God’s Reign,” a CD of music from the group’s 2012-13 repertoire, this spring.
Producing and mastering the CD as part of a senior honors project is Jonathan Luginbill, a music major and a member of Camerata Singers. Luginbill spent last fall semester studying recording techniques at the Contemporary Music Center in Nashville, Tenn. His honors project is titled “Experimentation in Choral Microphone Technique.”
The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges has recognized Bluffton University junior Jena Diller for her volunteer work for diabetes awareness and other causes with its 2013 Service-Learning Leadership Award.
Diller, a marketing and communication major at Bluffton, will receive the award during the foundation’s “Evening of Excellence” April 10 in Columbus.
By Alyssa Flick
The lights are bright. You and friends are surrounded by others with the same enthusiasm for rock music. When the music begins to pulsate in the room the entire consciousness of the crowd becomes homogeneous through this single interest and common understanding in the music.
Alice in Wonderland falls down a rabbit hole in Bluffton April 12-13-14. In this scene from a dress rehearsal are from left, Courtney Barnett, Kayla Dawson, Jill Steinmetz, Rachel Yoder (as Alice) and Amy Warren. Click for a video of this scene. Watch for videos and more photos during the week.
