Ohio Northern University’s Department of Theatre Arts presents New York City’s Ballets with a Twist performing "Cocktail Hour: The Show."
Performances are at The Freed Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 30, and 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 31.
The performance is part of the conclusion of a week-long residency, ONU dance students will open the engagement with an excerpt from the company's repertory.
The Ohio Northern University Technology and Engineering Education Collegiate Association (TEECA) will host the ONU Polar Bear Classic VEX Robotics Competition in the ONU Sports Center on Friday, Jan. 8, at 10 a.m.
The event is sponsored by the ONU Department of Technological Studies.
More than 100 high school and middle school students, comprising approximately 30 teams from Ohio and one team from Michigan, are expected to compete for a chance to advance to the state competition in Marion, Ohio on March 4-5.
It’s the ONU Polar Bear Classic, all-day regional VEX Robotics Competition event in the ONU Sport Center/King Horn on Friday, Jan. 8.
The competition is open to middle and high school teams. When the competition is completed four teams will advance to a state event.
The ONU classic will host teams from Bluffton High School, Tri-Rivers Career Center, Kenton Middle School, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, Highland Heights and Team Comet Robotics Club. Each of these schools and clubs will enter several teams in the competition.
The Ohio Northern University chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) garnered second place in the KIND “No Compromises” Campaign. This national competition challenged teams to bring to life KIND’s “AND philosophy” by life-hacking their college campuses.
The ultimate objective for participating team was to build awareness among students that KIND snacks are the perfect snack for both health and taste.
ONU, which finished behind the University of Alabama, will receive $500 for the team and a case of KIND snacks; $5,000 will be donated to a charity of the team’s choosing. Finishing third was Ohio University.