November 2012

Two Hastings College students pursuing music degrees will grace the stage at Perkins Auditorium of Fuhr Hall of Music (723 E. 9th St.) on Sunday, November 25 at 7:30 p.m. Their recital is free and open to the public.    Sarah Wolf, a senior from Hastings, Neb., will be doing a flute performance with works

A Hastings College student pursuing a K-12 music education degree will grace the stage at Perkins Auditorium of Fuhr Hall of Music (723 E. 9th St.) on Friday, November 30th at 7:30 p.m. This recital that is free and open to the public.   Margaret Gregory, a senior from Grand Island, Neb., will do a

“The Death Penalty: Justice, Retribution and Dollars” serves as the title for the next presentation in the E.N. Thompson Lecture series. J. Kirk Brown, Solicitor General for the State of Nebraska since 2003, and Michael Radelet, Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado-Boulder will speak. The event will be simulcast at Hastings College on

Kick off the holiday season with songs and a live nativity at Hastings College’s 2012 Lighting of the Campus.  On Tuesday, November 27, the live nativity will be active on the Circle Drive (800 N. Turner Ave.) from 6:30-9 p.m. while the lighting ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. in front of French Memorial Chapel

Going into its Thanksgiving break, the HC Bronco Forensics team qualified three more events for the American Forensics Association-National Individual Event Tournament (AFA-NIET). While competing at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan., from November 10-11, Jared Buskirk, a junior from Holdrege, Neb.; Trevor Brass, a senior from Lincoln, Neb.; and Hannah Davis, a senior from

During National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week from November 9-15, Hastings College students will host several activities to address hunger and homelessness in Hastings and the world. All events are free and open to the public. Additionally, students and local churches are collecting hats, gloves, scarves and coats for the 62 families in the Hastings

In the most competitive forensics tournament this semester – the L.E. Norton Tournament in Peoria, Ill., Jared Buskirk, a junior from Holdrege, Neb., advanced to semifinals in communication analysis and informative speaking. He earned this distinction on November 3, 2012. Meanwhile, some of his teammates were competing at the Loper Rodeo in Hutchinson, Kan., on

Seton Bachle, a junior biology major from Murdock, Neb., answered the call to aim “ever upward” and has been named Hastings College’s first Excelsior Scholar. “The Excelsior Scholar Programs provide students with an opportunity to conduct independent, original research in their discipline,” said Dr. Liz Frombgen, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs. “In addition to

Seton Bachle, a junior biology major from Murdock, Neb., answered the call to aim “ever upward” and has been named Hastings College’s first Excelsior Scholar. “The Excelsior Scholar Programs provide students with an opportunity to conduct independent, original research in their discipline,” said Dr. Liz Frombgen, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs. “In addition to