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English prof provides coronation customs primer

Posted by Paula Scott on Saturday, April 29, 2023

When England’s Queen Elizabeth II died in September, 2022, Ohio Northern University English Professor Lisa Robeson was fascinated by what happened next.

“I was glued to the BBC for a week!” she admitted. And for good reason – Robeson, after all, researches and teaches Arthurian, Medieval and Renaissance literature and its intersection with politics.

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It’s electric: ONU EV charging stations serve campus and public

Posted by Paula Scott on Saturday, April 22, 2023

The first drive-in gas station—a social hub with a diversified retail model that offered amenities such as free air and water, tire installation and the nation’s first commercial roadmaps—opened in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1913.

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The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy is ONU season finale

Posted by Staff on Thursday, April 20, 2023

Ohio Northern University’s School of Visual and Performing Arts will present its grand finale to the 2022-23 theatre season with The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy. Made possible with underwriting from Quest Federal Credit Union and the Committee on Cultural and Special Events, performances are slated for April 27-29 at 7:30 p.m. and April 29 and 30 at 2 p.m. at the Freed Center for the Performing Arts.

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Bulldog softball outlasts Trojans

Posted by Staff on Sunday, April 16, 2023

By Cort Reynolds

BOTKINS–The visiting Ada High School softball team defeated Botkins in an 18-13 slugfest Saturday afternoon, April 15.

The Bulldog softball record improved to 12-1 after the non-league win. It was the sixth game in six days for Ada, which went 5-1 during the long week.

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Striking the happy notes

Posted by Paula Scott on Sunday, April 16, 2023

Check out the ONU Steel Band’s spring concert, on Friday April 21, at 7:30 p.m. in Presser Hall. It’s free and open to the public.

When you hear the strains of a steel drum band, you’re instantly transported to a happier place and relaxed state of being.

“The best word I can think of is infectious,” says Dr. Sarah Waters, professor of music. “You see and hear the joyful playing, and that joy comes through to you.”

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Bretz appointed dean of Getty College of Arts & Sciences

Posted by Staff on Saturday, April 15, 2023

Ohio Northern University Provost and V.P. of Academic Affairs, Julie Hurtig, Ph.D., announced that Stacey Lowery Bretz, Ph.D., has been named the next dean of Ohio Northern University’s Getty College of Arts & Sciences. She will begin as dean on June 19 and will succeed Chris Bowers, Ph.D., who has been serving as interim dean.

“We’re so pleased to welcome Dr. Bretz to our Ohio Northern University community,” says President Baumann. “As an accomplished educator and administrator who cares deeply about student success, we’re confident she will lead and guide the Getty College of Arts and Sciences, in partnership with faculty and staff, ever forward in strengthening the college’s current programs while moving forward in innovative ways to meet the needs of tomorrow’s students and employers.”

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