Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
The ONU Indian Student Association held a springtime Holi Festival on the Tundra on Saturday afternoon. It's a Festival of Colors.
Holi is a Hindu festival that signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, and the end of winter. During the festival, participants play, chase, and color each other with dry powder.
The Hindu festival is celebrated in all parts of India, lasting a day and a half. At ONU the tossing of colored powder lasts maybe 15 minutes, but is full of enthusiasm and joy by those who participate.
Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
An ONU multicultural fair provided fun, flags and flavors for the 300 people who attended the event in King-Horn on Friday night.
There was music, dancing, a cacophony of sounds plus flags from the many nations represented in the student body as well as foods made with recipes from around the world.
Students from 25 nation’s are represented in the student body this year.
Lima Liberty Arts Magnet Steel Drum Band (pictured) performed Saturday night in Presser Hall. It was one of four steel drum bands that gave high-energy performances to conclude the third annual Steel Drum Day organized by Dr. Sarah Waters, ONU music professor.
During the concert, Franklinton Preparatory Academy Steel Band, the Wild Steelions, and ONU Steel Drum Band also played, knocking out a combination of calypso, reggae, Afro-Cuban, and rock and roll steel band music.
Ohio Northern seniors have artwork on display at Elzay Gallery from now through May 4. The gallery exhibition is free and open to the public from 1-4:30 p.m. daily.
Students showing their work are candidates for the bachelor of arts and fine arts in graphic design, studio arts, arts education, and advertising design.
The ONU University Singers and Chamber Singers will perform at 2 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church in Lima. They will present their spring concert entitled “Peace Surpassing All Understanding.” The songs are centered around a musical discussion of human nature and the seemingly inevitable use of conflict and desperate search for lasting resolution.
The concert will include pieces by Gustav Holst, Francis Poulenc, Anton Bruckner, Arvo Pärt, and Camille Saint-Saëns.
Admission is free with an opportunity to financially support the Ronald Richards Scholarship Fund.
The Ohio Northern women's tennis team battled into the late hours of the evening before pulling out a come-from-behind 5-4 victory over Otterbein in a battle of league unbeatens Wednesday evening at the Westwood Tennis & Fitness Center.
The Polar Bears improve to 15-4 overall and move into first place in the Ohio Athletic Conference with a 5-0 record, while the Cardinals fall to 13-4, 5-1.
The match was moved indoors due to inclement weather and was pushed back to an 8:15 pm start time due to court availability at ONU's indoor home courts in Lima.
The two squads then played for 3 hours and 52 minutes before the match ended at 12:07 am.
