March 2017

The Hastings College Theatre Department continues the 2016-17 season with its production of “Eurydice” by Sarah Ruhl. The play reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its eponymous heroine, Eurydice. The show will run April 27-30 at the Scott Studio Theatre (806 N. Turner Ave.) with performances at 7:30 p.m. April 27, […]

The Hastings College Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) will hold a series of events in April to celebrate sound science in policy-making and environmental sustainability, all leading up to Earth Day on April 22. All events will be held on the campus of Hastings College and are free to the public unless otherwise noted. To

For more than 35 years, the Hastings College Jazz Festival has given high school and middle school jazz bands across Nebraska an opportunity to perform and be coached by guest artists. It’s also an opportunity for the community to enjoy some great jazz from the young performers, as well as a concert featuring the Hastings

Hastings College Media was awarded the NAIA Cheryl K. Brown Meritorious Service Award during an awards ceremony at the 2017 DII Women’s Basketball National Championship. The annual award is presented to a citizen or organization of the Sioux City community for their contribution and dedication to the NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship. HC Media

Hastings College hosted the Central Region Science Fair of the Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences (NJAS) March 14. The fair drew 116 students from across central Nebraska, with six projects from the junior and senior divisions being selected to move onto the state science fair on April 20 at Nebraska Wesleyan University (Weary Center) in

Middle and high school students from across central Nebraska met at Hastings College March 15 for the district History Day contest. Following the 2017 theme of “Taking a Stand in History,” students presented research on a variety of topics, including everything from the Stories of Rosa Parks to Theodore Roosevelt to the Vietnam War, as

Harvard High School had two teams make it to the quiz bowl final in the team competition at the 21st annual Hastings College Math Invite, with the team comprised of Ray Nierman, Kylie Doupnik and Hannah Fields coming out on top. In the test results portion of the invite, Hundter Biede and Dawson Eckhardt of

Hastings College is hosting two of the world’s prominent photographers, George Nobechi and Kate Breakey, who will give lectures that are free and open to the public April 5 and 6, respectively. Both lectures are in French Memorial Chapel and begin at 7:00 p.m. Breakey, known for her large-scale, richly hand-colored photographs, will also teach

Hastings College will host a community singers workshop led by Peter and Mary Alice Amidon of Brattleboro, Vermont, on Saturday, April 8, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Fuhr Hall of Music on campus (723 E. 9th Street). The workshop is free and open to the public, and lunch will be provided for

This past fall, Dr. Michella Marino and students in her Oral History class engaged in a service-learning oral history project to conduct and preserve a series of interviews related to the Vietnam War era. Marino had worked with Hastings College students previously on local oral histories but discovered that once the interviews were completed, nothing