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If the first Christmas was in 2016

Using poetic license, here's the Icon's version of a familiar story
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, December 23, 2016

The Icon offers this Christmas story, repeated from last Christmas.

In the eighth year in the reign of Obama, legislation passed that all U.S. citizens be counted in the county where their ancestors had settled. This unusual census was when Kasich was governor of Ohio and Latta was fifth district representative.

Jose from Lebanon, Ohio, with his young housekeeper, Maria, who was nine-month’s pregnant with someone else’s child, and who Jose had intended to marry, drove to Ada in Jose’s 1996 Mercury Cougar. This was because Jose was a great-great-great-grandson of one of the original immigrants in Liberty Township.

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ONU campus pond winter scene

Posted by Beth Downing on Tuesday, December 20, 2016

With temperatures in the low teens, the ducks at the ONU pond don't have much unfrozen water to hang out in right now.
But when a potential treat appears across the pond, they have something other than water and ice in mind. (photo by Ken Collins)

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Electoral College op-ed by Dr. Robert Alexander reaches trending story status

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, December 16, 2016

A CNN.com op-ed penned by Dr. Robert Alexander, ONU professor of political science and chair of the Department of History, Politics and Justice, reached trending story status on Apple News.

The article, "Sorry, Lady Gaga, but blocking Trump in Electoral College is mission impossible," examines the scenarios surrounding this year's presidential election and the Electoral College.

The article has inspired a lively discussion with more than 1,700 comments on CNN.com.

To read the article, CLICK HERE.

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Advice for relieving holiday headaches is not child’s play

Holidays can be stressful
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Friday, December 16, 2016

With family outings and new routines, the holidays can be the most stressful season of all, especially when it comes to families managing children. Ohio Northern University Department of Education faculty member Adrienne Goss, Ph.D., has tips to relieve some of that tension.

“Holiday activities can be challenging because they often get children out of their comfort zone,” says Goss, assistant professor of education. “While many of the activities and events are tailored toward adults, they are not necessarily children-friendly events.”

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ONU engineers are also artists

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, December 14, 2016

FROM ONU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING FACEBOOK - For the second year, students in the Manufacturing Lab course have taken their individual welding projects and put them together to create a work of art. Last year, it was a dragon. Can you tell what it is this year?

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John Glenn received an honorary doctorate from ONU in 2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, December 9, 2016

John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth and then serve Ohio for 24 years in the U.S. Senate died on Dec. 8. He was 95.

Ohio Northern's Facebook page recognized Glenn this way:

"Yesterday we lost an icon and pioneer, but we remember the legacy he leaves behind. We thank John Glenn for his service and his heroism. Mr. Glenn was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Public Service from Ohio Northern University in 2010. Godspeed, John Glenn."

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