By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney junior Haley Pierce couldn’t ask for a better place to attend college. Nothing against her hometown of West Point, but Pierce has a special connection to the Kearney community and people who live here. “It’s just the way Kearney embraces students and embraces the campus,” she said. “We tell UNK students when they are coming here that Kearney is a home and UNK is a family, and we … [Read more...] about DESTINATION DOWNTOWN: UNK students embrace Kearney as home away from home