By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney student-athletes traded their uniforms for hair nets and aprons Tuesday to help fight hunger in the community. UNK Athletics teamed up with Sodexo, the university’s dining services provider, to make and distribute nearly 3,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. The sandwiches were delivered Tuesday and Wednesday to the Big Blue Cupboard and Food Recovery Network on campus, Crossroads … [Read more...] about UNK Athletics teams up with Sodexo to fight hunger in community
UNK grad student Andrew Riddell finds new path to professional baseball
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Andrew Riddell moved to the United States with one goal in mind. He wanted to play professional baseball. “A YouTube video and emails are how it all started,” the Sydney, Australia, native said. As a high schooler, Riddell contacted about 200 college coaches in the U.S., hoping at least one of them had a roster spot for a 6-foot-5 pitcher with a solid changeup and mid-80s fastball. He got around a half dozen … [Read more...] about UNK grad student Andrew Riddell finds new path to professional baseball
UNK Theatre’s ‘I Love You Because’ opens Wednesday
KEARNEY – The University Theatre at Kearney presents “I Love You Because” Wednesday through Sunday at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. A musical love story, “I Love You Because” is a modern twist on Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” set in New York City. A young, uptight greeting card writer’s life is changed when he meets a flighty photographer. Along with their eccentric friends and siblings, they learn to love each other not in spite of their faults, but … [Read more...] about UNK Theatre’s ‘I Love You Because’ opens Wednesday
UNK football player Mitch Carlson honors grandfather, a former Loper, on Senior Day
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – You won’t find Mitch Carlson’s name in the University of Nebraska at Kearney record books. And he’s OK with that, because it’s displayed somewhere far more important. Inside his locker, there’s a blue plaque recognizing two Loper football players: 43 Richard Myers (Grandfather) Bertrand, Nebraska End 1961-1962 _______________________ 83 Mitchell Carlson (Grandson) Central City, Nebraska QB/Wide Receiver … [Read more...] about UNK football player Mitch Carlson honors grandfather, a former Loper, on Senior Day
Visually impaired skier, ‘DWTS’ contestant speaking Thursday at UNK
KEARNEY – Imagine skiing down a mountain at 70 mph. Now imagine what it’s like to do that blind. Paralympian Danelle Umstead says she “lives the impossible” every day as a visually impaired alpine skiing champion. Umstead will speak 7 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 21) as part of Disability Awareness Week at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Her presentation in the Nebraskan Student Union Ponderosa Room is free and open to the public. A three-time U.S. Paralympian, … [Read more...] about Visually impaired skier, ‘DWTS’ contestant speaking Thursday at UNK
