Photos by Todd Gottula and Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications … [Read more...]
UNK relocating Antelope Bookstore during renovation work; Transition begins Oct. 15
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The Antelope Bookstore at the University of Nebraska at Kearney will be temporarily relocated to accommodate renovation work at the Nebraskan Student Union. The bookstore, located on the east end of the student union, is moving later this month to a strip mall space at 1420 W. 24th St., just south of the Health and Sports Center along U.S. Highway 30. The transition begins Oct. 15, with the bookstore remaining open inside the student … [Read more...]
Leo Wilson ‘beats the odds’ with academic support from UNK Learning Commons, TRIO
Football brought Leo Wilson to the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The university’s academic and student support services helped him succeed here. Wilson, who graduated in July 2018 with a degree in information networking and telecommunications, played four years as an offensive lineman on the Loper football team. Sports taught him perseverance. “Sometimes you work very hard at things, but you may not always come out on top,” he said of the sports world. Wilson may not have won a … [Read more...]
UNK’s Bryce Abbey wins $100K on CBS finale ‘TKO: Total Knock Out’
By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – Twenty minutes into Friday night’s VIP party, there was a special kind of excitement in the room. As the season finale of the CBS show “TKO: Total Knock Out” was just getting started, you got the feeling Bryce Abbey just might win this thing. You could see it on his face. Hear it in his voice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGZaeHlRePY&feature=youtu.be When Abbey finished the “Battle Royale” obstacle course in 2:08, his 125 … [Read more...]
VIDEO: UNK Athletic Hall of Fame – William Jacome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rySt2JeF8Ls&feature=youtu.be William Jacome is among the most decorated Nebraska-Kearney student-athletes in the NCAA Division II era. Among the top tennis players in school history, he is the only Loper in any sport to be named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Player of the Year four times. At the time of his graduation it was believed he was the only student-athlete, male or female, in the RMAC's 100-year history to be a four-time P.O.Y. Not … [Read more...]
