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The Hastings College Forensics team qualified its 41st event to the national tournament March 6 during the synchronous Joel Hefling District 4 Spring Tournament. The team also competed asynchronously last week at the Cider Frostbite tournament and won team sweepstakes for the day. Both tournaments were hosted by South Dakota State University in Brookings, South […]

Hastings College is hosting the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) Region 3 Online Conference from March 18 to 20, 2021. NASA is an organization comprised of performers, teachers, students, scholars and enthusiasts of the saxophone, and Region 3 covers Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota. The online conference is open to the public

While preparing for the final tournaments of the season, the Hastings College Forensics team hosted the asynchronous and synchronous Bronco Bash Tournament February 16-20. The synchronous portion of the tournament was run with the help of alumni of the team. The team also competed asynchronously at the sixth OATS hosted by Southwest Minnesota State University

Hastings College will recognize 19 outstanding young writers from across Nebraska as an affiliate of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards during a virtual ceremony on March 8 at 7:00 p.m. (Central). The award program is one of the country’s longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition programs for creative students in grades 7-12. This

Hastings College is hosting a series of in-person Music Honors Days for high school students March 29 through April 2, with the focus changing daily between voice, brass, woodwinds, percussion and piano. To participate, high school students can apply with a recorded audition from another honor festival this academic year, or a new one can

When some Hastings College students told their professors they did not have textbooks because they couldn’t afford them, college employees brainstormed outside-of-the-box solutions. The result: The college now provides all students with the required books for their classes at no additional cost. “We found an innovative way to remove that barrier to make learning affordable

From now through March 12, Hastings College student artwork will be featured in the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) gallery. Students from across campus were invited to submit their work in a variety of media for the annual Juried Student Exhibition. The JDAC gallery, at 700 E. 12th Street, is free and open to the

The Hastings College Forensics team competed synchronously at the Nebraska Intercollegiate Forensics Association (NIFA) State Tournament on February 13, placing third in overall team sweepstakes. Two students were named state champions in their events, two first-year students were awarded Top Novice, and senior Courtney Hanson was named one of the Spirit of NIFA award recipients.

Work by artist Russell Floersch is being featured in the secondary gallery of the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) at Hastings College. The exhibition, titled “Ex Situ,” opened today (February 8) and will be available through March 12. The JDAC gallery, at 700 E. 12th Street, is free and open to the public. Gallery hours