News

Small talk, big benefits: Conversation Tables help international students feel welcome

“At Conversation Tables, we learn from American culture, and we can show a little of our own,” said Cesar Mendoza Meza, a foreign exchange student from Velez, Colombia. Menza says talking to U.S. students allows learners of the English language to have better pronunciation and see English...

News

International politics: UNK professor to lead summer field study to Colombia

Spots are still open for the opportunity to travel to South America this summer.May 23-30 UNK students will have the opportunity to spend a week in Colombia. Although this country is known for being tropical and ecologically diverse, this is no vacation for the students participating. The trip is planned...

Sports

Lamoureux twins connect Kearney to Olympics

 The name Lamoureux may seem familiar to hockey fans in the community. That’s because it is. Their older brothers Pierre-Paul and Mario Lamoureux played for the Tri-City Storm. Pierre played for only one season, but Mario played four years with the Storm and became quite the fan favorite....

Opinion

Changing trends in fortunes cookies: Compliments not expected from these Asian treats

A few times a week my day is brightened by a walk across campus, under the bell tower, past the fountain and into the heart of Asia. By the heart of Asia I am, of course, referring to Bamboo Asian Cuisine in the student union. However, for a long time now a dark cloud has been creeping over my lunchtime...

Sports

Tiger's apology unnecessary

First, let’s start with his fans. I, being a huge fan of Tiger Woods, did not feel that he owed me an apology. As a fan, I am concerned about how Woods performs on the golf course. I enjoy seeing his name on the top of a leaderboard rather then in a headline— especially a headline about...

Features

Kearney's very own ghostbusters: Two local guys have a cool hobby

Bill Sinnard and Jacob Sikes are two ordinary men with an unusual hobby. While most people ignore the thought of ghosts or pretend that the paranormal doesn’t exist, Sinnard and Sikes look for opportunities to chase down the unknown.“We’re both Christian guys, and we both believe that...

Sports

Kastler, golf squad shooting for Super Regionals

Kastler, a business administration major from Ord, had an outstanding fall season as he led the Lopers with a 74.3 stroke average. He started the year by winning the first tournament, the Augustana Invitational, and never looked back. Kastler never finished worse than 12th overall in the fall placing...

Sports

From Sunshine State to bitter cold

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Sports

Loper of the Week: Bailey Halbur

Halbur, a forward for the Loper Women’s basketball team, is the eighth player from Iowa to play basketball at UNK.  Halbur is a great kid and great at academics, according to Carol Russell, head women’s basketball coach.  Halbur tore her ACL last summer and had surgery on July...

News

How's that job outlook? Nebraska Workforce Development speaker to forecast jobs in state

Shawn C. Kaskie, director for the Center for Rural Research and Development, said Mary Findlay will share what the main employers in the state foresee in the job market. Kaskie wouldn’t speculate to what the current job market is but did say there is a certain amount of underemployment in the...