Animal characters in a coloring book are thrilled when a little boy begins to embellish them with crazy colors and off-the-wall flourishes — until the boy’s older sister begins to add her own flourishes that spark social divisions that challenge friendships. Can the animals learn not to judge each other based on looks or color? […]

The Hastings College student media team is broadcasting all matches from the NAIA Women’s Volleyball National Championship in Sioux City, Iowa, December 3-7, including the semifinals and championship matches that will stream nationally on ESPN3. All other matches from the championships will stream on the NAIA Network. This is the third year the Hastings College […]

The Hastings College Department of Visual Arts is hosting visiting glass artist Eoin Breadon, associate professor of glass/sculpture, department chair and glass program director at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, December 5-8 at the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC). Breadon will demonstrate hot sculpting and glassblowing during the day in the JDAC glass studio and […]

Hastings College is celebrating International Education Week to acknowledge the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. Multiple events on campus November 18-22 are designed to encourage and inspire students to travel internationally, and to share some of the stories of the more than 40 international students from 20 countries who live on campus. International […]

A week-long series of events in Hastings, Nebraska, culminates Sunday, November 17, at the Hastings Cultural Festival at Hastings College’s Kiewit Gymnasium (715 E. 7th Street). The event is from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by Hastings College, the Hastings Multicultural Association and the YWCA […]

The Hastings Forensics team split up to attend two different tournaments November 2-3. A group of seven attended the Harvest Swing hosted by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and a group of five attended the 72nd Annual L.E. Norton National Tournament hosted by Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. The crew in Lincoln placed second in Team […]

Dr. Kittie Grace, professor of communication studies and director of forensics, will give a talk titled, “Common Connections: Fostering Fidelity through Storytelling.” Grace’s talk, the first Invited Faculty Lecture of the academic year, will be held Wednesday, November 20 at 1:00 p.m. in French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Avenue). It is free and open […]

LocalGlobal, a student organization at Hastings College geared toward raising awareness about hunger and homelessness at the local, national and global levels, is hosting a series of activities during Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, Wednesday, November 13 through Wednesday, November 20. The week begins and ends with sack lunch packing events for Open Table. The […]

Doug Bereuter, the former Representative for Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District, will speak at Hastings College as a part of a series of events acknowledging the 30th anniversary of the end of the Cold War. Bereuter will speak at 6:00 p.m. on November 13 in Wilson Auditorium, which is in the lower level of the Wilson […]

The Hastings College Lecture Series Student Symposium committee has announced its upcoming day-long speaker series set for Wednesday, November 6, that’s focused on the theme of innovation. Students serving on the committee invited speakers that would focus on innovation through a broad range of topics, from innovation within the job force, competitive eating, art and […]