The third annual Student Health & Wellness Fair took place at East/West Dining last Tuesday, Jan. 20. Sixteen on- and off-campus partners had a booth at the fair, including organizations like HOTWORX and Wellbeing Initiative. “My favorite booth was the chiropractor’s one because it was very interesting,” sophomore Nicole Kenney said. “They did a scanner […]
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Freemont Student Victim of Hit and Run Around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 29, a student from Fremont High School was stuck by a car while protesting. Students had gathered outside around 2 p.m. to protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and a few students had entered the street. The student was struck by
As the speech season continues, sophomore Brianna Wright says that the Doane Forensics team is in a good place and is having fun while doing it. This year is Wright’s first year competing, and she said the season has gone well thus far. “I think we’re doing really well,” Wright said. “We already have a
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Doane University has been selected as one of 11 recipients of the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum’s (now PlantNebraska) most recent round of community forestry grants, a statewide initiative totaling $1.6 million. The funding, made possible through a larger $10 million allocation from the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry program, supports cities and organizations across
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On Doane’s campus, AI has been introduced and is being widely used. From students using ChatGPT to do their work for them, to teachers encouraging students to use AI to check their answers or help write formulas and code. At the start of the month, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) introduced a new character to
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The first event in a new series hosted by Community and Government Relations (CGR) took place on Wednesday evening. Titled “Hear Me Out,” this event is designed to help students learn how to listen, share and engage in constructive dialogue. After opening remarks by CGR specialist Wendy Huntsmann, she handed the floor to seniors Morgan
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Content Warning: The following story deals with themes and personal narratives of depression, suicidal ideation, and death. Doane offers free counseling for students. Additionally, the National suicide hotline, 988, can be reached at any time. You are not alone. On April 2, 2022, Allen Prothman found himself sitting on a bench, wondering if the parking
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On Monday, Oct. 20, Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced an outage that affected several services, including Canvas. The outage lasted from 10:00 a.m. to 6 p.m., involving teachers and students. According to the Associate Director of the Service Center, Krew Tran, the outage was caused by an issue with Amazon’s Domain Name System (DNS). “With
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