March 2015

By Amy Eddings

There are two meanings to the verb, to ferment, and Tara Whitsitt embodies them both. 

Not only is she an accomplished culinary artist who makes her own yogurt, kimchi, vinegar, and sourdough bread; she ferments — or stirs up — interest in these cultured foods through her project, Fermentation on Wheels.  She tours the country in an old 1986 International Harvester bus that she’s turned into a traveling kitchen and classroom.

Fermentation on Wheels rolls into my driveway in Ada, this Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, for a potluck and culture swap.

By Amy Hood

Ohio Northern women's swimming and diving team had seven swimmers named Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference in voting done by the leagues academic advisors.

Sophomore Molly Wheeler, senior Ashley Zoeller, sophomore Jill Chapman, sophomore Kelsey Brebberman, sophomore Jennifer Collopy, junior Allison Lohnes, and sophomore Stacie Melody.

Wheeler, a pharmacy major, earns her first Academic All-OAC honor. She has set personal records in 50-yard, 100-yard and 200-yard freestyle and earned 35 OAC championship points.

Zoeller earns her third Academic All-Conference accolade. The accounting major has been named All-OAC five times in her career.

Ohio Northern University student Emily Fanello, a senior medical laboratory science major from Medina, Ohio, has been named the recipient of two medical laboratory science (MLS) scholarships.

The first scholarship, in the amount of $1,000, is from the Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) partnership. The purpose of this national scholarship is to help defray education costs, promote MLS as a rewarding career, and help address the workforce shortage of qualified professionals. Applicants are evaluated in four key areas: knowledge, community, leadership and career advancement.

Ohio Northern University professional writing students and area professionals will conduct a series of free mini-lectures on new media skills from March 19 through April 30. Sessions will be held in the Dukes Building (room 151) on Thursdays at 3 p.m.

These presentations will be hands-on and allow participants to learn new skills such as video shooting and editing, web design, and Twitter basics. The mini-tutorials are free and open to the public and ONU students, faculty and staff.

Each session is expected to last for approximately 30 to 45 minutes. Handouts will be provided, and the presentations will include a question-and-answer period.