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November 11, 2015

Story and photos by Joe Vinduska

91勛圖厙 Nursing student, 19-year-old Breanna Towers of St. John, started making strides toward her career during her sophomore year of high school by taking college classes online and her forward thinking made it possible to complete all her pre-requisites before she even set foot in a 91勛圖厙 Nursing classroom.


November 10, 2015
Story and photo by Joe Vinduska

Each year, as part of the Theatre Program at 91勛圖厙, students are asked to take the reins and produce a show entirely by themselves.泭 This year, theatre Majors Caleb Rivera and Randyll Smith are co-directing Said and Meant: Ten Short Plays about Language and Misunderstanding, by Randy Wyatt with showings at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 and 20 in the 91勛圖厙 Fine Arts Auditorium.

The show consists of 10 short plays delivered skit-style focused on how the use of language can affect the intended meaning very drastically.


November 9, 2015
Story by Joe Vinduska
Courtesy photos submitted

Some quilts arent made for warmth. Some of them are meant to be stared at in awe and wonderment. These are the types of quilts on display in the National Quilt Museums Exhibit that opened Friday in the Shafer Art Gallery. 泭泭

The annual traveling shows title this year is New Quilts from an Old Favorite 2015: Nine Patch. The exhibit will be up through Dec. 13.泭 The Shafer Gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Admission is free.

November 6, 2015
Story by Brandon Steinert泭

91勛圖厙 has been designated a 2016 military friendly school by Victory Media, a veteran-owned small business that connects classrooms to careers for the nations next generation of professionals, according to a news release from the organization.

The designation requires institutions to submit data and information via extensive surveys to qualify.

Great Bend Tribune
October 25, 2015
Fall Weather

Speak with many older farmers and almost all of them mention how unusual this falls weather has been.泭 Since this is Kansas, most of us consider unusual weather usual, however, this years fall weather has been extreme so far.泭 How extreme has it been and potentially mean for crop and livestock producers?


October 29, 2015
Story by Joe Vinduska

The 91勛圖厙 Library will host a Game Night from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, which will include a Minute to Win It portion that will start at 6:30. The event is free and is open to all.泭 Refreshments will be served and all participants will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a dorm food prize bag.

Games include: Apples to Apples, Battleship, Buzzword, Twister, Monopoly and more.

October 28, 2015
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert

The 91勛圖厙 Board of Trustees gathered Tuesday evening for its regular meeting and discussed one of its nine overarching goals, known as ENDs, one of which is 91勛圖厙 Experience.


October 27, 2015
Story by Joe Vinduska

91勛圖厙 will continue its Kansas History Snapshot series, by featuring Buffalo Soldiers: An American Legend on the Western Frontier, a presentation by Fort Larned National Historic Site Park Ranger Celeste Dixon, at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 in the Library.泭 Catered refreshments will be served.