Catapult is, technically, a shadow dance company. What it really is: a theatrical art form that is an amazingly imaginative combination of dance, story-telling, and sculpture.
Founded in 2009, by Adam Battlestein (choreographer, Creative Director and Master Teaching Artist for Pilobolus Dance Theatre for 19 years), Catapult catapulted to fame on Season 8 of America’s Got Talent, earning their way to the finals of the NBC-TV hit show.
Catapult is all about the human body and its ability to transform.
There is a certain science to becoming a scientist. It doesn’t happen overnight, and it certainly isn’t easy. But for those with a passion for discovery, it is worth every painstaking effort.
Fortunately for three of ONU molecular biology majors, a new on-campus summer research program has taught them just that. Sadie VanHorn, Charlotte Wirth and Jordyn Sanner are the most recent participants of ONU’s Polar Research Experience Program in Molecular Biology.
By Monty Siekerman
Mark Bricker, ONU/Sodexo grounds manager, tends a giant pot of annuals that add a splash of color to the Presser Hall entrance.
New this year are several pairs of large pots of flowers, which can be spotted at the walkway entrance between Hill and Dicke, between Wilson and Tilton, and Presser.
Mark, who has been at ONU for about a year, and his grounds crew tend the 342-acre campus that grows in beauty each year, now vying for one of the most beautiful campuses in Ohio.
ONU is hosting 66 middle school girls this week for Camp GEMS to learn about careers in engineering, math, and science through workshops with faculty and ONU students.
Ohio Northern students and athletes will return to campus in August and be greeted with new and improved weight room equipment in the ONU Sports Center.
The free weights, supplied by Legend Fitness Company, are available to students, faculty and staff during normal Sports Center hours.
"We are very excited about the improvements that were made to the weight room this summer," ONU director of athletics Tom Simmons said. "We believe they will better serve the need of the campus community and our student/athletes."
By Monty Siekerman
ONU welcomed 14 counselors from throughout the world on Thursday to see the campus facilities and learn about the academic programs so that they can return to their home countries and advise their local students about which U.S. college might be a good fit for them.
The counselors spent the day at ONU before heading to Findlay and BGSU.
They came from the tiny rich island nation of Brunei, populace China, former foe Vietnam, USA friend Jordan and elsewhere.
The list also included Cambodia, Ecuador, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Paupa New Guinea, Peru, Russia, Serbia, and Sri Lanka. It was a mini-UN.
