By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – Universities followed the same model for years when trying to engage students and get them excited about life in residence halls. “Bring in some pizza or popcorn, talk about diversity or another topic and boom, you were done,” explains Trelana Daniel. But soda and donuts don’t cut it anymore, which has residence life staff searching for ways to keep students living on campus after their freshman year. At the University of Nebraska … [Read more...]
Students recycle 13,289 pounds of material during Recycle-Mania; Men’s Hall wins competition
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – Residence hall students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney recycled 13,289 pounds of material during Recycle-Mania. Recycle-Mania is a recycling competition between residence halls on campus and aims to educate residents about recycling opportunities at UNK. Over a six-week period, UNK collected and weighed recyclable material from residence halls. “When we first started discussing Recycle-Mania last year, we felt that recycling would … [Read more...]
