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Casteel Lecture to feature science fiction writer Tobias S. Buckell

Posted by Staff on Sunday, March 10, 2024

The School of Social Sciences and Human Interaction at ONU has announced the 2024 Irene Casteel Endowed Speaker Series keynote is Tobias S. Buckell with his lecture entitled “How Bad Metaphors Hurt Us: The Power of Story in a Constantly Connected World.”

The lecture is at 6:00 p.m. on March 19 in the Biggs Theatre at the Freed Center for the Performing Arts. There will be a reception following the lecture in the Freed Center Lobby. The community is invited to this free event.

FROM SIMON & SCHUSTER
Science fiction author Tobias S. Buckell is a New York Times bestselling writer born in the Caribbean. He grew up in Grenada and spent time in the British and US Virgin Islands, and these places influence much of his work.

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Veterans' stories

Posted by Staff on Sunday, March 10, 2024

Columnist Bill Herr taught high school mathematics and science for 32 years before serving as a volunteer and then as a staff chaplain at two nursing homes.  

By Bill Herr

There was one group of residents in the nursing home that had something in common–the veterans. Each had a story to tell. Here are three stories they told me.    

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ONU Pettit College of Law to launch fully online juris doctor program

Posted by Staff on Saturday, March 9, 2024

From www.onu.edu/news

The Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law has received approval from the American Bar Association (ABA) to begin offering one of the country’s only fully online, part-time juris doctor programs.

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PHOTO Spring forward time

Posted by Paula Scott on Saturday, March 9, 2024

Clocks move ahead one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 10, 2024. We lose an hour now but gain daylight in the evenings. We'll fall back on the first Sunday in November. Love it or hate it, it's time for a change.

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Weekend Doctor: Considering a vasectomy?

Posted by Staff on Saturday, March 9, 2024

By Joshua Ebel, MD
Urology, Blanchard Valley Urology Associates

March has arrived. For many men, this is a time to take it easy and enjoy watching your favorite (or not-so-favorite) college basketball team compete in March Madness.

For others, it’s your last break before a busy spring of outdoor work around the yard or in the fields. For these reasons, March has often also been considered the perfect time to think about a vasectomy. ESPN has even covered the trend of men scheduling vasectomies in March, and local trends reflect this as well. Some clinics even report a 50% increase in vasectomies through March. 

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OSU Marching Band director makes a visit to Ada Schools

Posted by Staff on Friday, March 8, 2024

On March 1, Dr. Chirstopher D. Hoch, director of The Ohio State University Marching Band, visited the Ada Schools to work with its band programs. Dr. Hoch has five degrees, all from OSU, including his doctorate in Music Education.The connection comes from Ada's band director, Carter Bivens, who earned his bachelors in Music Education at Ohio State. Asa an undergraduate, Bivens spent five years in the marching band under the direction of Dr. Hoch.

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