Valparaiso University News

"Thomas H. Kapsalis: Artist's House Paintings and Sculpture, 1947-2008" will be on display Dec.

I* my many close encounters with pigs back on the farm, I never heard one sneeze, or maybe I didn't recognize a swine sneeze.

Valparaiso University senior Ariun Zorigt always wanted to attend an American school for her bachelor's degree.

T he Rev. Freda Scales of Valparaiso has chosen many paths. She was dean of the College of Nursing at Valparaiso University for 18 years.

A Valparaiso University graduate died in a one-car accident this weekend when he drove his car into the pavilion at the Indiana Dunes State Park.

New buses for the ChicaGo Dash should arrive anywhere from February to April, a city official said, allowing the program to save about $12,000 a month.

Karen Kinsey, home school adviser at Saylor Elementary School, thinks it's a good thing when kids get to mix it up.

WASHINGTON: The Obama administration's mortgage relief program has reached one in five eligible homeowners, a government report says, but most of those borrowers are on temporary trial plans that have yet to be made final.

Dee Parker and Denise Aponte spent a recent Saturday doing a little shopping in Valparaiso.

This year, Grace Lutheran Church in downtown Glen Ellyn is celebrating its 100th anniversary.

"Selections for the Robert and Ellen Haan Collection of Historic Indiana Art," is on display through Nov.

Lions meet Tuesday : The Valparaiso Lions Club will have their November dinner meeting Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Phil B's Restaurant, 908 Roosevelt Road.

Renowned performer and Valparaiso University senior Susan May said she jumped at the chance to take part in the 13th annual Festival of Voices, held Sunday at the Harre Union on the university campus.

Relieve stress with Reiki and Guided Imagery: The Portage YMCA, 3100 Willowcreek Road is now offering Guided Imagery and Reiki by appointment.

Paul A. Leonard Jr., a partner at the Northwest Indiana law firm Burke Costanza & Cuppy, has been selected by the Indiana State Bar Association's Family and Juvenile Law Section as the 2009 recipient of the Gale M. Phelps Memorial Award.

The 13th annual Festival of Voices, a concert of local singers and dancers, will be presented in the ballroom of Valparaiso University's Harre Union at 3 p.m. Sunday.

A shortage of the H1N1 vaccine has prompted the cancellation of the immunization clinics that were scheduled this week for Bailly and Yost elementary schools.

Part of running a sustainable business is transparency and communications, three key leaders in the field told an audience at Valparaiso University on Friday night.

S eventh- and eighth-graders at the Thea Bowman Leadership Academy in Gary could tell you that "nihao" is the Chinese word for "hello." The correct response? learn more For more information about the Confucius Institute at Valparaiso University, visit the Web site www.valpo.edu/confuciusinstitute . "Nihao," right back at you.

A dark tale of love in Nazi Germany, intertwined with the sounds of jazz and energetic dancing create the backdrop for the musical "Cabaret," opening Nov.