By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The journey was as dangerous as it was daunting. Adrian Almeida and his mother Yosdayly Hernandez risked everything when they fled their home country of Cuba in November 2014. “As soon as we left Cuba, we basically betrayed the country,” said Almeida, who was 15 at the time. “No one besides my dad and my grandma knew we were leaving.” Although he describes it as an adventure – “You have to have the right mindset,” … [Read more...] about Brighter Future: UNK junior Adrian Almeida risked everything for a better life
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UNK students support those in need during MLK Day of Service
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” The social activist and civil rights pioneer encouraged people to work together to build a better future for everyone. That message was at the heart of Friday’s event on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. UNK students, faculty and staff were invited to take part in an MLK Day of Service that … [Read more...] about UNK students support those in need during MLK Day of Service
PHOTO GALLERY: Multicultural Greek Council celebrates 10th anniversary
UNK’s Multicultural Greek Council celebrated its 10th anniversary last week. Created in 2010, the council serves as the governing body for UNK’s three nontraditional Greek organizations – the Sigma Lambda Gamma and Lambda Theta Nu sororities and Sigma Lambda Beta fraternity. On Friday evening, the groups attended a banquet that included keynote speaker Xavier Romano, executive director of Sigma Lambda Beta International. The following night, the multicultural Greek … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: Multicultural Greek Council celebrates 10th anniversary
Multicultural Greek organizations promote diversity, provide support for UNK students
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION UNK’s Multicultural Greek Council is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week. On Friday evening, current sorority and fraternity members and alumni will gather for a banquet that includes keynote speaker Xavier Romano, executive director of Sigma Lambda Beta International. At 7 p.m. Saturday, UNK’s three multicultural Greek organizations will compete in a stepping/strolling event in the Nebraskan Student Union Ponderosa Room. That event is free … [Read more...] about Multicultural Greek organizations promote diversity, provide support for UNK students
State trooper: Attending UNK was ‘turning point in my life’
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – About 200 middle school students, most from minority backgrounds, filled the chairs inside the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Nebraskan Student Union as Gustavo Ramirez took the stage. Dressed in his blue Kansas Highway Patrol uniform, the 29-year-old state trooper was about to share a story you don’t often hear from a law enforcement officer. “My problems began at the age these kids are at right now – in middle … [Read more...] about State trooper: Attending UNK was ‘turning point in my life’
