Ohio Northern University - Northern Yearbook (Ada, OH)

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' it ' s one heck of an accomplishment ' it Athletics offer an interesting combination of academic study and extra-curricular diversion. Many of the athletes who participate in one or more of the sports at ONU are majoring in education with plans for a coaching position some place in their future. However, most of the athletes at ONU are students who devote time to a sport because they enjoy it. Combined, these athletes have captured several notable achieve¬ ments for ONU. The women ' s vol¬ leyball team came home from the Division III National Finals in Spo¬ kane. Washington with a fine finish to make them the eighth best team in the nation. A second place Jin ish in the state and a first place finish in the Western Satellite was cap¬ tured by the women ' s basketball team. The wrestling team continued its string of championships by cap¬ turing its sixth consecuative OAC championship. Finally, an outstand¬ ing individual performance was turned in by junior Stan Mories when he became only the second player in ONU basketball history to become an All American. His coach. Gale Daughtery. ecstatic about Mories selection to the All American squad said. I think it ' s one heck of an accomplishmentConsidering the amount of time and dedication required of athletes, such praise should be extended to every athlete for their accomplishments, no mat¬ ter how great or small. -John Hughes Top JeM Innclwf guarded by Rick Ifjmu loots tor Bottom lany igfcen rushes forward tor a lew ot the hit favorite receiver, ieti Jenktn . more than 450 yards which he gamed over the season.

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Creation of the World and Other Business sparked a great deal of discussion on campus. The play, which, in the words of Darren Dazen. put the story of the cre¬ ation in modern language. portrayed God. the angels, and Lucifer with several human characteristics. Be¬ cause these traditionally spiritual characters were por¬ trayed in earthly terms, the cast could then give each character interesting human emotions. In a discussion following the play, when one student objected to God dancing. Rick Capasso replied. The cast decided that what could be more expressive of God ' s joy when learn¬ ing that Eve is with child, than a short dance. -John Hughes ' the play put th story of th creatio