Action increases suicide awareness

By Paige Dane, Sophomore, Hastings September is suicide prevention month. It is a time to raise awareness and decrease the stigma around the topic of suicide. It is also a time for sharing crucial information as well as spreading hope to those affected by suicide.  It is crucial to spread awareness about this topic among colleges and universities. According to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, … Continue reading Action increases suicide awareness

Hastings College Scott Scholars take a two day retreat to Northeastern Nebraska

The Hastings College Scott Scholars went on a retreat to Norfolk on Aug. 9-10. The goal of the retreat was to bond as a community. The scholars met with Growing Together Northeast Nebraska, a workforce training program located in downtown Norfolk. The leaders of the Norfolk program took the students white water rafting down the North Fork Whitewater Park River.  The goal of the white … Continue reading Hastings College Scott Scholars take a two day retreat to Northeastern Nebraska

Kool-Aid Recap

Amid the cheers and between sips of Kool-Aid, there rose a chant: “Ba-na-na, ba-na-na, BA-na-na, BA-NA-na, BA-NA-NA!” On the edge of the Lake Hastings shoreline was an incredibly… how to put this …yellow wave of students as a yellow cardboard banana boat made its way across the water.  The Minions, this year’s Scott Scholar group, were very appropriately dressed in bright yellow shirts and themed … Continue reading Kool-Aid Recap

Movie review for “It Ends With Us:” Movie vs. Book

As an author, Colleen Hoover has gained national recognition for her books. Some of her popular titles include “Verity,” “Ugly Love,” “Reminders of Him” and the most popular one, “It Ends With Us,” which was turned into a movie eight years later.  With a total gross box office of $107 million as well as being in the top three movies during the weekend of August … Continue reading Movie review for “It Ends With Us:” Movie vs. Book

Addressing the language surrounding school shootings

Cam Coraggio, Morgan Krinke, Jordan Dailey, Mikayla Seebohm On Sept. 4, a 14-year-old student in Georgia took an AR-15 to class, killing two students and two teachers. While this alone is upsetting to many, what’s also concerning is the recent language around these violent acts at schools. Unfortunately in the U.S., school shootings have become so frequent that society has become desensitized to this type … Continue reading Addressing the language surrounding school shootings

Controversy over Hastings College dining hall changes

Hastings College has partnered with Scott Residential Management, a company that also works with the University of Nebraska Omaha, to implement changes to the dining hall. Students expressed their concerns over the dining hall last year through surveys sent out by the college. While changes have been made, students still differ on whether or not these changes are better than before.  These new changes took … Continue reading Controversy over Hastings College dining hall changes

“Abigail/1702” Auditions Held

Cooper Sivara, director of the show and Hastings College’s Visiting Instructor of Theater, gets a very special view of the behind the scenes elements of the show. When describing the play, he said the words spooky and autumnal immediately came to mind for the aesthetic elements of the show, but there appears to be a more complex driving force behind the surface of the show.  … Continue reading “Abigail/1702” Auditions Held