News

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Campus News

February 22, 2016 12:00 am·

Hastings College Bronco Forensics finishes second at home tournament

On the second day of the Bronco Bash collegiate speech tournament hosted by the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team and the team’s alumni, the current Broncos finished second. Trischia Ruekert, a senior…

February 22, 2016 12:00 am·

Academic honorary inducts 17 new members

On February 21, 2016, seventeen Hastings College students exhibiting good character and academic achievement that places them in the top 10 percent of their class were inducted into Alpha Chi academic honorary. They…

February 16, 2016 12:00 am·

Hastings College offers summer camp for gifted middle school students

Gifted seventh and eighth grade students have the opportunity to participate in the Hastings College Scholars Academy (HCSA). From Sunday, June 26 to Friday, July 1, 2016, intellectual students have the chance…

February 15, 2016 12:00 am·

Scholarships awarded to Crimson Scholar Day participants

On January 31, 2016, students competed for Hastings College’s top academic scholarship – the Walter Scott Scholarship. This full-tuition scholarship was awarded to two students: Guadalupe Esquivel of Grand Island, Nebraska, and…

February 15, 2016 12:00 am·

Bronco Forensics takes first place at state competition

At the 2016 Nebraska Intercollegiate Forensics Association (NIFA) tournament held in Crete, Nebraska, on February 13, 2016, the Hastings College Bronco Forensics team took first place in Division II. Additionally, senior Eunice…

February 9, 2016 12:00 am·

Local artists to open exhibit February 12

From February 12 to February 29, the Hastings College Art Center will feature works by two native Nebraskan artists, Bill Morgan and Dave Stewart. An opening reception featuring both artists will be…

February 8, 2016 12:00 am·

Sachtleben Observatory Hosts Premiere of PBS Kids Series ‘Ready Jet Go’

On Saturday, February 13, Nebraska Educational Television (NET) Learning Services will offer a premiere of a new science-oriented show for kids, “Ready Jet Go.” The event is taking place at the Hastings…

February 8, 2016 12:00 am·

Bob Marley’s granddaughter to serve as Black History Month speaker

Donisha Rita Claire Prendergast, granddaughter of reggae legend Bob Marley, will explore the topic “Could You Be Love?” during Hastings College’s Black History Month keynote address scheduled for Wednesday, February 24 at…

January 29, 2016 12:00 am·

Astronaut landing in Hastings for book signings

When Clayton C. Anderson graduated from Hastings College in 1981 with a degree in physics, he left campus with dreams as big as the night sky — dreams of becoming an astronaut…

January 26, 2016 12:00 am·

Spotts-Falzone leads Hastings College Bronco Forensics

Carly Spotts-Falzone, a freshman from Wayzata, Minnesota, earned two first place finishes in Program Oral Interpretation during the Nebraska in Kansas Collegiate Speech Tournament held January 23-24 in Manhattan, Kansas. On the…