Pianist Polina Bespalko will present a concert at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 31 in the Presser Hall. Bespalko will perform pieces from Bach, Liszt, Schubert and Tchaikovsky. The concert is free and open to the public. The concert was originally scheduled for March 13 but was postponed due to weather.
Bespalko began her performance career at the age of eight. Throughout her years at the Moscow Central Music school she appeared regularly in the most prestigious venues in Russia. Bespalko made her American debut in 1998 as an honored member of the Russian-U.S. Cultural Music Exchange.
The motto of Brother2Brother is "Good men today, better men tomorrow." The ONU organization is a sub-branch of the Student African-American Brotherhood on campus. The group strives to increase the retention rate among students of color and non-students of color by making sure each member has a support system away from home. The group also prides itself on being an advocate in the community.
The College of Law will host its 23rd annual Public Interest Auction at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 31 in law building. The auction includes a range of goods and entertainment offerings.
Among items that have already been donated are golf outings, paintball tickets, gift certificates for area restaurants, gift packages, bowling and other entertainment packages, overnight hotel stays, Columbus Clippers and Cleveland Browns tickets and a Kindle Fire.
If you love auctions, you won’t want to miss this one. As of Monday afternoon there were nearly 75 items on the auction block.
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The Ohio Northern University Law College public interest auction is from 5 to 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 31 in the Large Moot Courtroom.
The event, open to the publicl, includes a buffet sandwich bar and a silent auction starting at 5 p.m. The live auction begins at 6 p.m.
Proceeds from the auction provide scholarships to help with expenses of qualified students working in unpaid public interest legal positions over the summer.
Globally recognized human rights expert Juan E. Mendez will discuss “The status of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment in the United States and world today” at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, March 31 in the business college. The talk is free and open to the public.
A native of Argentina, Mendez was recently named by the International Center for Transitional Justice (ITCJ) as a delegate to the Colombian Selection Committee.
Story and photos 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.
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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.
Here, Nigerian students Abeni Abalogun and Ore Omitowoju kick up their heels to the beat of African music. They described the culture of their native country to those who stopped by their table.
