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Art on display

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, April 13, 2018

 

Now on view at the Stambaugh Studio Theatre Gallery is the Graphic & Advertising Student Juried Exhibition. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.daily and prior to Freed Center events.

Tetsuharu “Haru” Hashimoto, a senior management major from Yokkaichi-Shi, Japan, won best of show in this year’s juried exhibit. His book, “Ordinary to Extraordinary,” explores nature and typography. The show is on view through May 4.

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"We have come a long, long way, but we have a long, long way to go”

Protege of Dr. King to speak at statue dedication
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, April 13, 2018

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought and ultimately gave his life for the cause of civil rights and nonviolent protest.

One of his protégés will be the keynote speaker for the dedication of the University’s new bronze statue commemorating the 50-year anniversary of King’s visit to campus in 1968.

The ceremony, open to the public, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday in the area between Taft Building and the Law College. In case of inclement weather, the program will be held inside English Chapel.

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A visit from the ambassador

All about Afghanistan-U.S. relations
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, April 13, 2018

By Monty Siekerman
The Afghanistan Ambassador to the United States, Hamdullah Mohib, met with 10 students from his country while at Ohio Northern Thursday.

The students are here for an advanced law degree, the LLM, which they will receive in May. Later that evening, the Ambassador addressed a general meeting at the law school which was open to the public. He discussed the current state of Afghan-U.S. relations.

Prof. Howard Fenton has administered ONU’s LLM in Democratic Governance and Rule of Law program since its inception here 13 years ago. After this year’s commencement, 30 students from Afghanistan will have received the LLM from ONU.

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Cambodian art auction begins Monday

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, April 13, 2018

The annual Cambodian art auction will begin Monday at the law school.. The paintings were created by students at Phare Ponleu Selpak, a performing arts school in Battambang, and proceeds will benefit elementary students at the Cambodian school started by the People Improvement Organization. 

The school provides education, books, uniforms and food to children who lived in the Phnom Penh city dump and surrounding slums. 

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ONU raises $160,000 in gifts in one day

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, April 13, 2018

Ohio Northern raised $160,645 on Wednesday during a Founders Day challenge. Alumni were contacted about donating to the university on what is annually celebrated as Founders Day. The goal was to gain 600 gifts. A total of 661 alumni made donations.

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Galaxies of Spring

Friday night feature at ONU Observatory
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, April 12, 2018

Ada and the surrounding communities are invited to the ONU Observatory on Friday, April 13, from 9-11 p.m. for "The Galaxies of Spring," according to Dr. Jason Pinkney, observatory director.

"Galaxies are a swirling collection of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter. They are generally difficult to see with telescopes because they are so far away and faint.  During this time of the year, however, the closest concentrations of galaxies are positioned high in the sky by midnight," he said.

Adding: "We will be targeting such galaxies as M66 in Leo and  the "Black eye galaxy" in Coma Berenices for observation with the telescopes.

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