By Monty Siekerman
The highly-ranked, undefeated women's basketball team at ONU not only scores big time, but also gives back to the community by supporting fundraisers for breast cancer and cystic fibrosis (and garner a 3.4 GPA along the way).
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Saturday's game saw their efforts in helping breast cancer project Hoops for Hope. And, the team was decked out in pink while playing.
When you first started out in your adult life, things were probably pretty simple: no house, no spouse, no kids, few investments. So, when it came time to do your taxes, you might have gotten along just fine by using Form 1040EZ - which, as the name suggests, is pretty darn easy to use. Fast forward a few years, however, and here you are today: family, mortgage, 401(k), IRA, stocks, bonds, debts, charitable contributions. Now, when you sit down to do your taxes, they're looking a lot more like your high school trigonometry. If that's the case, it might be time for you to get some help.
ADA — Junior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) has been named the Women's Indoor Ohio Athletic Conference Track Athlete of the Week for the week of Jan. 23-28.
The junior led the Polar Bears (16-6 overall) at Grand Valley State (Mich.) Invitational on Saturday afternoon.
Richards broke a school record for the second consecutive week as she broke her own school record in the 800-meter run and won the race in 2:09.46.
Her time in the event currently ranks first nationally and was the 10th fastest time in Division III history in the event.
ADA — Senior Lucas Shumate (Wapakoneta/Spencerville) garnered his first Men's Indoor Ohio Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the Week honor of the season for the week of Jan. 23-28.
Shumate led the men's track & field team Saturday afternoon as they competed at the Grand Valley State (Mich.) Invitational.
The senior broke his own previous school record from 2015 in the weight throw with a toss of 59' 5.00".
His throw currently ranks fourth best in the nation.
The Polar Bears return to the track Saturday, as they host the annual Joe Banks Invitational with field events set to begin at 11 am.
The Ada Music Boosters have been granted a bingo license by the state of Ohio with Ada Bingo scheduled to resume every Thursday evening beginning Thursday, February 2, 2017 at 111 Central Avenue, the former N-Men’s building. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. As always pizza, snacks and games of chance will be available throughout the evening with Bingo games beginning at 7 p.m. The Ada Lions Club will continue to host Bingo the 3rd week of the month with the Ada Fire Department hosting every 5th Thursday.
ADA -- According to The College Student Report 2016, Ohio Northern University students continue to pursue high-impact learning opportunities at a higher rate than most college students. The report, produced by National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), details responses from more than 300,000 first-year and senior students attending 512 U.S. universities. The survey was conducted in spring 2016.
ONU continues to outpace similar universities while besting national averages by 20 points or more in several relevant areas.
