By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY, Neb. – Columbus High School head wrestling coach Adam Keiswetter refers to Kearney as the “mecca for wrestling in Nebraska.” On Saturday, the Health and Sports Center at the University of Nebraska at Kearney was certainly the epicenter for the sport as the top high school wrestling teams from across the state traveled here to compete in the NSAA Dual Wrestling Championships. The event, launched in 2013 and hosted all six years at UNK, brings … [Read more...]
Historian, author Dziennik to discuss diversity in British military
KEARNEY – Historian and author Matthew Dziennik will discuss diversity in the British military during the American Revolution at an upcoming University of Nebraska at Kearney talk. “Opposing Revolution: Scotland, Ireland and Revolutionary America,” is at 4 p.m. March 1 at UNK’s Copeland Hall room 142. It is free and open to the public. A question and answer session with Dziennik will follow at 6 p.m. at The Loft inside Cunningham’s Journal, 15 W. 23rd St. The presentation focuses on how … [Read more...]
18th Century Appeal. Van Renen integrates his passions: environment, land uses, written word
KEARNEY - Following in the footsteps of the distinguished 18th-century writer, Samuel Johnson, Denys Van Renen has taken his research to Scotland and Wales. Inspired by Johnson’s “A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland,” Van Renen set off on two separate journeys to study Scottish and Welsh representations of the environment in texts from the 18th Century. An associate professor of English at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, Van Renen’s research integrates his two passions – … [Read more...]
