University of Nebraska Kearney News

Should the U.S. military policy of "don't ask, don't tell" on homosexual soldiers, sailors and Marines be preserved? Or, should homosexuals be allowed to serve in the military openly? At a Thursday forum at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, two speakers will discuss the issue.

Should the U.S. military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy be preserved? Or should it be abolished? Two speakers will offer competing perspectives on the issue Thursday at a 7 p.m. forum that is free and open to the public at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

"Nutcracker" at Creighton University: Wednesday through Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec.

News Release from the University of Nebraska at Kearney: A University of Nebraska at Kearney psychology professor is the first Nebraska educator to be named a U.S. Professor of the Year by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education in the nearly 30 years of this prestigious national teaching award.

Less is more -- as in more savings of tax dollars -- when it comes to the number of Nebraska counties, a study released today concluded.

University of Nebraska at Kearney running back Rustin Dring is the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference's offensive player of the year and Lopers coach Darrell Morris the coach of the year.

Dr. Joe Jeanette Jr. was doing paperwork on a quiet afternoon at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood, Texas, when a commanding officer burst into his office.

Nikki Scott of the University of Nebraska at Kearney has been named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference's volleyball player of the year.

When people think of international trade, rarely does Kearney, Nebraska come to mind.

Dr. Michael Chipps, at left, presents the award to Jon Burkey. Former school superintendent and college administrator Jon Burkey of McCook is Mid-Plains Community College's 2009 Alumni of the Year.

Soprano Anne Foradori will be in residency at Indiana State University on Friday and Saturday in conjunction with the Ethel Closson Smith Vocal Artist/Teacher Lectureship.

Rolling Hills Ranch retirement community, 4324 N. 132nd St., will offer Trick-or-Treat Halloween Safe House from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Children accompanied by an adult are invited to trick-or-treat throughout the building as they show off their costumes and Halloween spirit to the senior residents.

Herb and Trudy Wolf and Steve and Deanne Rische are proud to announce the engagement and up coming marriage of their children Mary Jillian Wolf and Drew Stephen Rische.

A new lecture series honoring the spirit of former Nebraska first lady, Maxine Morrison, takes place at 12:15 p.m. Sunday in the Ponderosa Room of the Nebraskan Student Union at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

The City of Kearney Park and Recreation Department is currently taking registration for the 21st Annual Gym Ratz 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament to be played at the University of Nebraska-Kearney Health & Sports Center on Sunday, November 1. Divisions are available for 5th thru 12th grade boys and girls.

The best volleyball team in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference will come into town tonight to take on Western New Mexico University at 7 p.m. The University of Nebraska-Kearney volleyball squad is undefeated in conference play, at 9-0, and posts an 18-1 record overall to claim the top ranking in the East Division.

A soldier who served alongside Justin Duffy is keeping the Cozad soldier's memory alive.

More than 30 businesses, agencies and graduate schools are scheduled to participate in the Fall Economy Career Fair, Monday, Oct.

Sharon Campbell, mezzo-soprano, will perform in recital with pianist Yaokun Yang at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Heath Recital Hall at Beach Music Hall on the ESU campus.

This fall's Nebraska Writer's Guild conference will open at the Great Platte River Road Archway in Kearney.