February 2013

Stop by Hastings College’s Art Gallery (711 E. 7th Street), where more than 30 vintage black light posters and several new black light works will be on display from March 3-April 5, 2013. Regular gallery hours are 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday. An opening reception will be held on Sunday, March 3 from 2-3 p.m. Both […]

Note to Media: Press nights are at 8 p.m., Monday, March 4 and at 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 5 in Scott Studio Theatre. For more information, contact Jim Fritzler at (402) 461-7348 or jfritzler@hastings.edu.Each spring, Hastings College’s theatre arts majors in their junior or senior year perform, direct or produce a capstone project which draws together

The Hastings College Bronco Forensics team now has 27 events qualified for the American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET) to be held in Hutchinson, Kans., this April. Six competitors earned bids during the Spring Fling Swing tournaments hosted at Hastings College on February 23-24: Nikko Zurawski, a sophomore from Bennet, Colo., in Extemporaneous Speaking;

Author Leanne Grabel teaches language arts and poetry to underserved youth in Portland, Ore. Drawing on her experiences, she has crafted “Call Them Jewels”, a multi-media performance which she will bring to Hastings College on Tuesday, March 26 as part of the college’s Women’s History Month activities. The performance, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Scott

Euna Lee, one of the two women journalists detained in North Korea in 2009, will headline Women’s History Month activities at Hastings College. On Tuesday, March 5 at 7 p.m. in. in French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Ave.), Lee will discuss her detention in North Korea and her extensive work as a documentary filmmaker. The

In its annual list of colleges with the best professors, the Center for College Affordability and Productivity ranked Hastings College 23rd out of more than 600 colleges across the United States considered in the ranking, according to CBS MoneyWatch. High-quality liberal arts institutions like Hastings College dominated the top 25 list. In its report on

What the Hastings College Department of Theatre hopes will grow into a full-fledged summer stock company at the college will sponsor its first production, “Little Shop of Horrors.” SummerStage, as the company will be known, will hold its performances in the college’s Scott Studio Theatre (806 N. Turner Ave.) on June 13-16 at 7:30 p.m.

On Wednesday, February 20 at 7 p.m. in French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Ave.), the Reverend James D. Peters discuss his work in the 1960s civil rights movement. This Black History Month event, sponsored by the Hastings College Minority Student Union, is free and open to the public. Rev. Peters, who also will serve

At a tournament featuring events qualified for the 2013 American Forensics Association (AFA) National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET) in Hutchinson, Kans., the Hastings College Bronco Forensics finished fifth overall, defeating other national forensics powerhouses including George Mason University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  At the AFA Preview Tournament hosted by Hutchinson Community College, Miranda Klugesherz,

During early 2013, the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team qualified seven additional events for the 2013 American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET). Currently, the team has 17 events qualified for the tournament, to be held this spring in Hutchinson, Kans. Concordia University Tournament, January 19:Mike Dvorak, a senior from Oklahoma City, Okla.        1st,