Music is an art form that brings people together, fostering a sense of community at every stage of life — from young children discovering melodies and rhythms to seasoned performers finding joy in sharing their talents with others. For Hannah Jensen-Heitmann ’15, who is known professionally as Hannah Jensen, music has been a part of
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Music has always been the common thread in Clark Boettger’s life. Now a senior at Hastings College, that early curiosity has grown into a busy, hands-on path. Between band and choir rehearsals and a packed daily schedule, you’d be hard-pressed to find a corner of local music he hasn’t touched. Hailing from Grand Island, Nebraska,
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A curious cat wanders through a dark forest, drawn toward tiny points of colorful light glowing among the trees. They are wisps, creatures with personalities and preferences all their own. And in Wispwood, a family-friendly, tile-laying board game created by Reed Ambrose ’10 of Abilene, Texas, players must figure out how to arrange wisp and
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When three Hastings College students left class Oct. 2, they weren’t expecting to make a neighbor’s day — they were just driving down 4th Street. Passing by a house near campus, football players Jakeveon Bolding of Clanton, Alabama; Konrad Prescott of Cheyenne, Wyoming; and JD Washington of Olive Branch, Mississippi, noticed an 87-year-old resident struggling to
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Hannah Sears, a wildlife biology major from Powell, Wyoming, had the privilege of visiting Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary (YWS) every summer as a child. She was fascinated by the sanctuary in Red Lodge, Montana, where she worked over the summer as an education assistant. During April of her sophomore year at Hastings College, Sears came across
As fall approaches, Tom Huxtable ’73 has five enormous pumpkins growing in a patch three blocks from his home. The largest already weighs 470 pounds. During this peak growing season, its weight increases by as much as 30 pounds a day, making it a bit of a public spectacle in Lake City, Michigan, population 830.
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Wildfires are dangerous, unpredictable and capable of changing in seconds. While most people picture engines rolling toward a fire, Hastings College wildlife biology major Jaedyn Adler drops directly into the blaze by helicopter. Armed with only what he can carry, the senior and his crew are tasked with containing the fire until backup arrives. This
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Destini Johnson has always been interested in working with people. She began as a barista, and over the summer moved into a new role thanks to an internship with Enterprise Mobility in Grand Island, Nebraska. Johnson, a business administration major from Frederick, Colorado, attended a career fair hosted by Hastings College’s Career Services team in
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Molly Kammerer of Sutherland, Nebraska, felt like she could do anything at Hastings College. “The people who saw me, loved me and helped me, and pushed me to be the self that I am today,” she said. Kammerer, who graduated in May as a teacher with a biology endorsement, said, “My place mattered because I
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Hastings College student T’Nae Young has always been fascinated by criminal psychology, from her love of crime shows as a child to her internship at District 10 Probation in Hastings, where she has found herself putting juvenile delinquents back on the right path. Young, a senior criminology and psychology double major from the Bahamas, applied
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