Northern Yearbook Polar Eclipse 2016-17 • 2017-18 SSSooolllaaaaarrrrr EEEEEcccccllllliiiii FFFeeessstttiiivvviiitttiii Homecom VVVVVVoooooolllllllllllleeeeeeyyyyyybbbbb FFFooooootttbbb Marching RRReettiirreemm SSSooocccccc BBBBBBrreeeeeaaaaaakkkkkkiiiiiinnnnggg GGGGGrrrooo Fall Town and pppppssssseeeeend iiieeesss ming bbbbbaaaaallllllllll bbbaaallllll Band mmeennnt ccceeer oouunnddddd d Gown d Welcome Weekend is a four- local businesses, and day event to introduce new (cid:56)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:191)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:78)(cid:81)(cid:82)(cid:90)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:3) n ONU students to campus life! Welcome Fest. This event Led by Orientation Leaders, helps new students become e students learned all acquainted with k of the ins and outs the many student of being a Polar organizations on e Bear. The goal is to campus as well as make everyone feel local businesses and e comfortable. opportunities in and around W Service learning is the Ada also a part of the community. Clubs, weekend with Ada organizations, and Civic Engagement (ACE) Day. businesses hand out knick- e Students volunteer at local knacks, stress balls, cups, businesses and organizations t-shirts, coupons, and more! m completing tasks like Make sure to stop by next painting and cleaning. year! o Each year, Student c Senate hosts an event that involves l more than 150 e organizations, W Hello, P-Bears! Welcome Weekend Welcome Fest Welcome Fest is a great way for campus organizations and surrounding businesses to let their names be known to our P-Bears! 7 Solar Eclipse Looking to the Sky What a way to start moon obstructed the (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:191)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:68)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3) sun, the sky darkened with a “Great American and the temperature Solar Eclipse!” noticeably On August “They were all dropped. 21st, 2017; wtnessing the Faculty, staff, faculty, staff, amazing world and students and students were able to of science.” grabbed their witness near protective totality. It was -Garrett solarwear an experience glasses and looked to of a lifetime. The next the sky to experience total solar eclipse this rare event. Ada was visible from North able to observe the sun’s America is predicted to coverage by the moon, occur in 2024. at 85 percent. As the 8 Solar Eclipse Observatory and Astronomy Club hosted the Great American Eclipse Many people across our nation celebrated the celestial solar eclipse! The ONU Astronomy Club, along with its advisor and Observatory director Dr. Jason Pinkney, hosted the “Great American Eclipse” at the Ohio Northern Observatory. The ONU Observatory, completed in 2010, experienced its largest event yet with a line of (cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:82)(cid:83)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:78)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:4)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:191)(cid:3)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:89)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:89)(cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:90)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) event. Participants were able to use a projection method to view an image of the sun through a cardboard box as well as view the eclipse through solar telescopes. The ONU Astronomy Club had a very successful event and many were pleased with its outcome. 9 Cornhole, Candy and Community FFaallll FFeessttiivviittiieess The Ada Community Siblings of ONU students welcomed vendors and were invited for the visitors to the 32nd (cid:90)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:78)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:191)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3) Annual Harvest and Herb the streets. Waiting Festival street show and (cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:76)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:191)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:92)(cid:15)(cid:3) parade. Tents full of students shared the home goods, services, annual community event crafts, food, and with theirs sisters and information was available brothers from home. that day. Games, food, and fun ONU shared news about was available at the upcoming shows at tundra for the remaining the Freed Center for of the day. Performing Arts and the new HealthWise mobile health services! 10 Fall Festivities