More than 140 UNK students and employees celebrated their own version of the Hindu event, the Holi Festival of Colors, Tuesday night near the Bell Tower. The Global Student Association (GSA) invited students, faculty and staff of all backgrounds to throw colored cornstarch and water in celebration of spring. Luis Olivas, interim director of the Office of Student Diversity and Inclusion, said Hindus celebrate the colors of spring and the rebirth of life with this bright … [Read more...] about PHOTOS: UNK community celebrates spring with Holi Festival of Colors
International
5 Continents, 1 Team: Loper tennis players form ‘beautiful bond’ in Kearney
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Like many international student-athletes, Melisa Becerra didn’t visit campus before committing to the University of Nebraska at Kearney women’s tennis team. She’d never even been to the Midwest. “Before coming here, I wasn’t familiar at all with Nebraska,” Becerra said. A nationally ranked junior player in her native Colombia, Becerra wanted to attend college in the United States to get out of her comfort zone and … [Read more...] about 5 Continents, 1 Team: Loper tennis players form ‘beautiful bond’ in Kearney
UNK Men’s Soccer Club members share passion for global game
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – With approximately 4 billion fans and more than 250 million players, soccer is the world’s most popular sport. It’s a game that brings people from different cultures and backgrounds together. No matter where you’re from, there’s a good chance you can find kids kicking around a soccer ball. The sport’s global reach was on full display Saturday, when students from more than a half-dozen countries shared the same field at … [Read more...] about UNK Men’s Soccer Club members share passion for global game
Annual Korean Night celebration scheduled for Saturday at UNK
KEARNEY – The Korean Student Association at Kearney is hosting its 11th annual Korean Night celebration 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the Nebraskan Student Union Ponderosa Room on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. The event, which is free and open to the public, showcases Korean culture through a variety of performances and activities, including taekwondo, K-pop, trivia and a group game. Harmonix, a student-led a cappella group, will sing a traditional Korean song and … [Read more...] about Annual Korean Night celebration scheduled for Saturday at UNK
UNK students share their tourism expertise during study abroad trip to Ireland
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Carly Fortune can describe her recent trip to Ireland with just three words. “It was perfect.” The University of Nebraska at Kearney senior knew she wanted to study abroad the moment she enrolled at UNK, and the “Emerald Isle” was at the top of her destination wish list. “Ireland has always been a trip I’ve dreamed about,” said Fortune, a Dalton native who’d never traveled outside the U.S. before. When she learned … [Read more...] about UNK students share their tourism expertise during study abroad trip to Ireland
