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May 2: Campus Crime Log

Campus Crime Log April 25: Joene Crocker was issued a written warning for making an illegal left turn. April 27: Jessica Magana Ruiz and three other female subjects were issued a citation for sitting in a car on the sidewalk under the view. They were also issued MIP’s upon further investigation.  April 28:Blake Brouillette was [...]

Photo by Blake Beideck - Jon Watts, UNK's assistant director of business services, shows off The Big Blue Cupboard after speaking during opening ceremonies in the Office of Student Affairs on Apr. 25. “It will be open seven days a week, and its mission is to serve UNK students suffering from food insecurity in a pursuit to ensure that no student’s efforts to obtain a higher education are hindered by hunger,” Watts said during the ribbon cutting. The Big Blue Cupboard offers canned goods free to any student.

Big Blue Food Cupboard Opens

Photo by Adrianna Tarin - Jessie Torres, a senior Criminial Justice major from Scottsbluff, prepares for her last presentation ever at UNK. After graduating she will be pursuing her career in the criminal justice field.

Ready to graduate, Torres pushes past pain of lupus

By Adrianna Tarin Imagine giving up everything to a disease that has no cure, and for a while, a disease that no one even knew you had. Do you think you would have what it takes to pursue your dreams despite your circumstances? Jessie Torres has shown the world that in spite of difficulty, with [...]

Photo by Wendy van Vlerken - For the last time in his college career graduating senior Wes Thoene, an organizational communication major from Hartington, gives out free hugs in front of the Nebraskan Student Union on Monday. Thoene and several friends gave out free hugs during the semester after seeing a YouTube video of Juan Mann's Free Hugs campaign. The idea was to make others feel more connectected to society as a whole. "We are becoming socially disconnected," Thoene said. "For me, the biggest thing is if I can just brighten someone's day with a small gesture." Thone, shy as a freshman, was part of the Honors Program, active in Mortar Board and an RA.

Thoene offers Final Free hugs

Other Seniors:

Amazon Kindle Fire

Laptops, textbooks, no more?

Tablets take over, showing tremendous growth in 2011, with projected 377 million to be sold by 2016.  By Brooke Almstrom iPads, Nooks, Kindles… Oh my! Throughout the spring semester, everywhere you went, students found multiple uses for these mini computers Returning your textbooks at the end of the semester could eventually become a thing of the [...]

March Madness winners collect

Crime Log April 23

April 16: Leann Brouillette was issued a written warning for a stop sign violation as well as no proof of insurance. April 16: Sarel Vandyk was issued a written citation for riding his motorcycle on the sidewalk. April 16: Brittany Galvan was issued a written citation for a stop sign violation. April 17: Lynn Brewster [...]

Graph compiled by Jay Omar, designed by Amanda Arnold

Planned Parenthood in Kearney

Projected clinic brings national debate to local level By Caitlin Ostberg As the debate on birth control continually heats up on the national stage, Kearney has joined the debate after Planned Parenthood announced plans last spring to put a clinic in Kearney. On a state level, conservative Gov. Dave Heineman continued to speak out against [...]

UNK Mobile available as Apple, Android app

UNK Mobile available as Apple, Android app

UNK News release Students, faculty and community members can now download the University of Nebraska at Kearney mobile app, available through the Apple App Store and Android Marketplace. “UNK Mobile is awesome,” said Cameron Deter of Red Oak, Iowa, UNK Student Body president and University of Nebraska Regents. “It will serve as an amazing tool [...]

Photos by Amanda Arnold - Members of Owls in the Outfield work together to come short of an out at second base on  April 22. The Rally Around Rebecca softball tournament ran all weekend and had a great turnout from UNK’s sororities and fraternities. The Rally Around Rebecca softball tournament was held at the softball fields on campus for senior Rebecca Jacobson, whose medical bills have been adding up.

‘Rally Around Rebecca’ softball tournament big hit

AOII, FSO team up to help By Jay Omar When Rebecca Jacobson was a junior at North Platte high school, she had her first sign of illness. Now four years into college, her life has changed. A charity softball event “Rally Around Rebecca” took place at the UNK softball fields on April 21-22 for the [...]