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At the Interstate Oratory competition at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., Miranda Klugesherz, a junior from Colorado Springs, Colo., finished second in the nation. Sponsored by the Interstate Oratorical Association, the event is the oldest oratorical contest in the United States, dating back to 1872. Two contestants from each state must qualify through a […]
...With four students contributing points, the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team finished 2nd in the Presidential Division II at the National Forensics Association’s national tournament in Ypsilanti, Mich. The team finished 21st among 85 schools across the country. Jared Buskirk, a senior from Holdrege, Neb., advanced to quarterfinals in extemporaneous speaking, impromptu speaking and persuasion. […]
...Hastings College Professor of Communication Studies Dr. John Perlich is an editor of a newly published collection of essays. Myth in the Modern World: Essays on Intersections with Ideology and Culture from McFarland Press features essays on Breaking Bad; 20th Century Boys; Justified; Al Qaeda; Game of Thrones (Song of Ice and Fire); The L […]
...Hastings College is set to host the Bobby Gottsch Jr. Memorial Hastings College Rodeo at the Adams County Fairgrounds on May 2-3. The inaugural rodeo was named the 2013 Rodeo of the Year by members the Great Plains Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association, and the 2014 rodeo is shaping up to be an […]
...In its annual list of colleges with the best professors, the Center for College Affordability and Productivity again ranked Hastings College 23rd out of more than 600 colleges across the United States considered in the ranking, as noted in a report by CBS MoneyWatch. As in past years, liberal arts institutions like Hastings College dominated […]
...Lauren Sawyer, a junior from Gretna, Neb., and Allen Hamil, a sophomore from Hinton, Iowa, earned national honors from the Society of Collegiate Journalists (SCJ). Both contribute to Hastings College’s student-run media outlets including HCMediaOnline.org, KFKX radio and Bronco News Now (BNN) broadcasts. 1st Place Multimedia Feature Story Sawyer “Girls on the Run makes strides […]
...Hastings College students and community members will be taking the stage to the tune of country-bluegrass this summer as they produce Jim Wann’s “Diamond Studs: The Life of Jesse James” for the second annual Summerstage production. The saloon musical will take place on consecutive weekends: at 7:30 p.m., Friday-Saturday, June 13-14 and at 2 p.m., […]
...On April 11-12, Hastings College hosted the 2014 Nebraska Collegiate Media Association’s Spring Conference and won multiple Golden Leaf Awards from the organization. HCTV, the student-run television station, was named 1st in Best Overall Excellence for Television, while the student-run KFKX won 1st in Best Overall Excellence for Radio. HCMediaOnline also earned 3rd place honors […]
...For Hastings College’s 128th Commencement Exercises, Oleg Kalinskiy, a 1998 HC alumnus, will serve as the Commencement Speaker. A native of Pyatigorsk, Russia, Kalinskiy serves as Director General of the Foundation for the Development of the Tube (Pipe) Industry in Russia. Commencement is scheduled for Saturday, May 17 at 10 a.m. in Lynn Farrell Arena […]
...At the American Forensics Association-National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET) in Phoenix, Ariz., from April 4-7, the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team finished 14th overall. This is the team’s highest finish since 2008. Jared Buskirk, a senior from Holdrege, Neb., paced the team with a 6th place finish in After Dinner Speaking. Miranda Klugesherz, a junior […]
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