Ohio Northern University student Lauren Hector, a senior graphic design major from Mt. Cory, was chosen as one of the winners of the 2015 Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio (AICUO) Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts (EVA).
Hector, who was honored at a banquet April 8, will have her work featured in the Roy G. Biv Gallery as a part of the May Gallery Hop in Columbus’s Short North Arts District. Hector was chosen as one of six winners from among 27 nominated senior artists from independent colleges across Ohio.
ONU Recycles, the student recycling club, is hosting an electronics drive Monday, April 20, to Wednesday, April 22, in honor of Earth Week 2015, according to Jennifer Kunkler Donley, faculty advisor to the club.
This drive is open to the campus as well as the community. Most all electronics will be accepted (excluding TVs, lightbulbs and alkaline batteries).
The drop-off site will be at McIntosh Center on Ohio Northern’s campus from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the tables across from the dining hall.
The Ohio Northern University Department of Music presents an evening of new music, “Composer’s Workshop 2015,” in the Snyder Recital Hall in the Presser Building on Wednesday, April 22, at 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Ohio Northern University’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts will present “The Drowsy Chaperone” from April 16-18 at 7:30 p.m. There also will be two matinee performances on April 18 and 19 at 2 p.m.
High above State Route 81 a Century Link crew works, day after day. Their work is connected with the construction project of Ada's Vancrest. This black and white photo view offers an emphasis to the many wire involved in the work.
What to do about the beautiful, white-blooming pear trees along Main Street downtown?
This issue was discussed at a public meeting Tuesday evening at the United Methodist Church. About 30 people attended, Including city officials and members of the tree commission as well as business property owners and store managers.
Some of the pear trees are in decline due to fire blight. Discussion centered around replacement tree varieties, whether to plant all the same variety or several kinds, and whether to replant all the trees (there are 68 of them) at the same time or replant them over several years.
Various opinions were voiced; no consensus was reached.
