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Law Dean’s Lecture Series to focus on ‘Originalism: A Thing Worth Doing…’

Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law presents Jeremy Telman, professor of law at Valparaiso University Law School, as part of the Dean’s Lecture Series in the Celebrezze Moot Court Room on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 11 a.m.

The title of Telman’s presentation is “Originalism: A Thing Worth Doing…” The event is free and open to the public.

According to Telman, “Justice Antonin Scalia’s defense of originalism relies crucially on his argument that ‘a thing worth doing is worth doing badly,’ a motto that captures early originalism’s self-consciousness of its own limitations as a methodology of constitutional interpretation.

Pettit College of Law Kormendy Lecture on ‘Self-Management and Mindful Awareness'

Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law will present the 2015 Kormendy Lecture in the Large Moot Court Room on Friday, Oct. 2, at 11 a.m. The program will feature a presentation on “Self-Management and Mindful Awareness in Law School and Beyond” by Leonard Riskin, Chesterfield Smith professor of law at the University of Florida College of Law and Harris H. Agnew visiting professor at Northwestern School of Law.

ONU 2015 psychology graduates score in the 98th percentile on the MFT

The Ohio Northern University Department of Psychology, Sociology and Criminal Justice has announced that the 2015 graduating seniors in psychology, as a group, scored in the 98th percentile on the Major Field Test (MFT) in psychology.

The mean score of the 221 institutions using the MFT in the 2014-15 academic year in psychology was 156. ONU psychology students scored 180. ONU’s performance was equally impressive in each of the four subsets: learning, cognition and memory (95th percentile); perception, sensation and physiology (99th percentile); clinical, abnormal and personality (99th percentile); and developmental and social psychology (95th percentile).

Same-sex marriage constitutionality discussed

Law professors discussed the constitutionality of same-sex marriage Tuesday at the law school.

Lee Sprang of the University of Toledo and Joanne Brant of ONU discussed the topic that the Supreme Court recently decided making same-sex marriage legal in every state. The debate continues (know who Kim Davis is?) since the issue affects states' rights, religious freedom, due process, public opinion, and other aspects of American society.

There were no banners or tables with literature set up espousing one side or the other. About 100 people attended, mostly law students and faculty. Lima newspaper and TV were present along with The Ada Icon.

University to hold CLE on ‘Ethics, Professionalism and Substance Abuse’

The Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law will host a CLE on “Ethics, Professionalism and Substance Abuse” in the large moot courtroom on Friday, Sept. 25, at 12:45 p.m. The CLE will include three lectures from top professionals tackling different viewpoints on the topics.

‘The Second City Fully Loaded’ comes to The Freed Center stage Sept. 26

The Ohio Northern University Freed Center for the Performing Arts presents “The Second City Fully Loaded,” featuring a special third act with ONU’s improv group “Fearless Shenanygans,” on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 8:30 p.m. for the 2015 Homecoming performance.

Fresh, fast and always spectacularly funny​,​ The Second City brings you satire with all the bells and whistles. Featuring hilarious sketches made famous by Second City stars such as Tina Fey, Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert, this show also features new scenes straight from its sold-out shows in Chicago and Toronto.

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