On January 31, 2016, students competed for Hastings College’s top academic scholarship – the Walter Scott Scholarship. This full-tuition scholarship was awarded to two students: Guadalupe Esquivel of Grand Island, Nebraska, and Joseph Jahn of Columbus, Nebraska. To qualify for what is known as the Crimson Scholars Day competitions, students must earn a score of […]
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From February 12 to February 29, the Hastings College Art Center will feature works by two native Nebraskan artists, Bill Morgan and Dave Stewart. An opening reception featuring both artists will be held Friday, February 12 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Art Gallery, which is located at 711 E. 9th Street in Hastings.
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Donisha Rita Claire Prendergast, granddaughter of reggae legend Bob Marley, will explore the topic “Could You Be Love?” during Hastings College’s Black History Month keynote address scheduled for Wednesday, February 24 at 7 p.m. The event, to be held in French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Ave.), will be free and open to the public.
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On Saturday, February 13, Nebraska Educational Television (NET) Learning Services will offer a premiere of a new science-oriented show for kids, “Ready Jet Go.” The event is taking place at the Hastings College Sachtleben Observatory (4725 South Wabash Avenue) and will last from 7:30-9:30pm and will be held regardless of weather. It is free and
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When Clayton C. Anderson graduated from Hastings College in 1981 with a degree in physics, he left campus with dreams as big as the night sky — dreams of becoming an astronaut and traveling in that very sky. He made them happen. Now that Nebraska’s only astronaut has retired from NASA, he has written his
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A Christmas break proved beneficial to the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team as they performed well at their first tournaments of 2016. Competing at the Sleet & Snow in Seward, Nebraska, on January 16-17, the team finished second overall — finishing second on the first day and first on the second. Individual results are as
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Cold weather was no excuse for area high school students to stay at home on Saturday, January 23. Indeed, more than 80 students treked to Hastings College to spend the day competing in the Kevin Heineman Memorial High School Speech Tournament. The stakes were high, with champions in each of the nine events earning Hastings
The Hastings College Bronco Forensics team competed in the Outer Limits Swing to close out 2015. At the tournament, held December 4-6 in Hutchinson, Kansas, Kenzie Shofner, a sophomore from Maple Plain, Minnesota, took top individual speaker on the first day of competition and thus paced the Broncos for a third place finish. The Broncos
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Carly Spotts-Falzone, a freshman from Wayzata, Minnesota, earned two first place finishes in Program Oral Interpretation during the Nebraska in Kansas Collegiate Speech Tournament held January 23-24 in Manhattan, Kansas. On the first day of competition, the Broncos finished third. On the second day, the team tied for second place. Individual results are as follows:
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If you are looking for the perfect thing to do in January, the Hastings College Theatre Department has the Holy Grail for you. “Monty Python’s ‘Spamalot’”, a musical comedy based on the critically acclaimed film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”, tells the story of King Arthur and his fellow Knights of the Round Table
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