News
Haskell Rocketry Club Going Above and Beyond
By Ryan Coody The Haskell Rocketry Club recently hosted a competition at Haskell in which four teams from Lawrence and Topeka including Boy Scouts and a 4H team got a chance to experience all the various aspects of a real rocket competition, very similar to the one our Haskell students will be competing in a
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Recent Posts
- Haskell Rocketry Club Going Above and Beyond
- Active Shooter on Campus Drill
- Kenny Dobbs and Angel Goodrich at Haskell.
- Stress Management 101
- That’s all I do is play Rez Ball
- Easter Egg Hunt: Everyone had a great time at Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday
- “Native Americans Against Bullying” Group Hosting Awareness Week
- Effect of Colonists Minimized by Smallpox
- Haskell’s E-mail Not Always E-fficient
- Haskell Empowerment Club Aims to “Build for the Future”
News
Haskell Rocketry Club Going Above and Beyond
By Ryan Coody The Haskell Rocketry Club recently hosted a competition at Haskell in which four teams from Lawrence and Topeka including Boy Scouts and a 4H team got a chance to experience all the various aspects of a real rocket competition, very similar to the one our Haskell students will be competing in a
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Active Shooter on Campus Drill
By Ryan Coody On May 1st at 10:00am, Haskell Indian Nations University’s Facilities Management, in coordination with the Lawrence Police Department and Lawrence Fire Department, will be conducting a drill on campus designed to simulate an on-campus active shooter. This will take place mainly in Sequoyah Hall, but other portions of the campus will react
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By Ryan Coody College is a stressful time for most college students in one way or another. Stress is a normal part of everyday life and in many cases can be beneficial. However, if not managed properly stress can become unhealthy and dangerous. According to MentalHealthAmerica.net, too much stress in your life can “cause relatively
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That’s all I do is play Rez Ball
By Patti Tanewasha OKLAHOMA CITY – The drive was no more than four hours, and the excitement was up. It was a last minute decision to go watch Louisville Cardinals vs Tennessee; However this would be the second time I’ve seen Shoni, and Jude Schimmel play. But for any Native this would be a moment to
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WPO Gets Support from KU Student Senate
By Lori Hasselman Members of the Wetland Preservation Organization (WPO) spoke at the KU Student Senate meeting held March 6th seeking support from the KU student body in its request for the return of a 20-acre tract of land owned by KU. The land, once owned by Haskell, could halt construction of the South Lawrence
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Haskell Is a Foundation for Change
By Ryan Coody Quietly he made his way to the stage. Everyone waited patiently to find out who he was and why he was there. Jay Mule had been invited onto the stage without an introduction, an overview of his background, or a brief preview of what he planned to say. At the time it
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Proper Parking Procedures
Perks for Proper Parking By Ryan Coody Students will start noticing something new on campus when they park their cars. The old blue and green signs that labeled the various parking lots have been replaced by shiny new purple and gold signs. Purple signs indicate staff parking, and gold signs point out where students and
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Announcements
Kenny Dobbs and Angel Goodrich at Haskell. 
Easter Egg Hunt: Everyone had a great time at Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday “Native Americans Against Bullying” Group Hosting Awareness Week
by Ryan Coody A new group surfaced on Facebook a few months ago called “Native Americans Against Bullying.” This group, started by Andrea Spotted Horse, is setting out to make people more aware of the realities faced by children today. The group now has nearly 500 members and is growing everyday.
Effect of Colonists Minimized by SmallpoxBy Ryan Coody If you were to ask a random group of individuals what led to the demise of Indian people in the Revolutionary times, without a doubt many would point to smallpox. And in many cases, they would be correct. But Dr. Paul Kelton, Associate Professor of History at The University of Kansas, would
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Sports
Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference XC By Lucretia Lovato Haskell men’s cross country team took 2nd in this year’s conference meet, hosted on Haskell’s campus. The results are York in First with an overall total score of 41 and Haskell following with a total of 48. Freshmen Chad Upshaw took fifth place, which qualified him to run Nationals in Vancouver, WA on November 17.
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By Joe Esquivel Coming to Coffin Complex on December 1, 2012 for a match-up before the semester’s ending was the Haskell Indians Men’s and Women’s basketball with both teams having a bit of hard luck coming into the contest 3-6 records after falling in tough, close match-up during November. But December 1st was a different matter as
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By Joe Esquivel It was Homecoming game of 2010 when the Haskell Fighting Indians last celebrated victory on the gridiron. Since then it has been a long series of trial and error and recovery and rebuilding but on November 10, 2012 at the closing of a hard season all that hard working finally paid off at
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By Marcus Barnoskie Haskell hosted the MCAC Championship on Saturday November 3rd to make history. The women’s cross-country team led by Telessa Budder, clinched the win to become the first women Haskell Cross Country team to win the MCAC Championship. Telissa Budder would finish first with a time of 18:47:94 and would also be announced as the MCAC runner of the year. Tiar’e Little Head,
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Entertainment
Homecoming Parade By Stand Lovato The homecoming parade was created for the homecoming candidates to show their support for the school and greet students. With low attendance to the parade this year I asked student activities Rex Cully his thoughts on how the parade went and what things we can do to improve future homecoming parades. Rex
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By Faith Tallchief-Underwood The Movie Review: Argo Edition The film Argo is based on a true story about six individuals that are now in hiding, having barely escaped from kidnapping and how one CIA operative plans to get them back in the U.S. by making a fact movie. The film Argo was great; it wasn’t
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By Dallas Rudd The 1491′s Ryan Redcorn and Stelin Harjo came to Haskell and I had the pleasure of asking them a few questions. Sterlin Harjo said “the 1942s started because we just wanted to put funny videos online for natives our age to get on there and watch it.” They showed the group many of their videos they have
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By Whitney Youngman This summer was fantastic, and one of the good things that came my way was the Summerdaze Festival held by 311 in Bonner Springs, Kansas, only about 20 minutes down the highway toward Kansas City. I was able to go to their show last summer when they had toured with Sublime with
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Opinion
Haskell’s E-mail Not Always E-fficient By Ryan Coody As any college student will tell you, communication is key to a successful academic career. Unfortunately, the school’s technology cannot always keep up with the demand students place on it. Many students have been expressing their concerns over recent unexpected outages in the Haskell email system and indicating the irregularity is affecting
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Lawrence, Ks – Chester Nez, 91-year-old Navajo Code Talker, was presented with a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree Monday, November 12th from the University of Kansas at the Lied Center. Nez was forced to withdraw from the University 60 years ago when funds from his GI Bill ran out. Nez had attended KU for three
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By Kyle Griggs Welcome back to another exciting school year! I hope that everyone has been able to settle in to their new fall schedules, and all is well. To our new students, remember that the key to having a successful first semester is to not be afraid of stepping outside of your comfort zone
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By Kyle Griggs When asking why fewer Native American males are choosing to not continue their education after high school, while the number of Native American women is increasing, there is no one clear answer. There are however many reasons and factors as to why Native males are struggling to find their way into a
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Letters to Editor
Commentary from a Former Editor by Jeff O’Dell Haskell Indian Nations University changed my life. I was so much different when I left Haskell than when I arrived, it seems incredible that it was only two years of my life. Haskell is where I started to learn to think critically and to analyze facts.
Letter From the EditorBy Kyle Griggs My high school career was a much different struggle than my college career. One of the biggest differences between the two was my academic performance. I barely passed high school. My GPA was so low that my college options were limited and unfortunate. The simple fact of the matter was I didn’t like going to school and it
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I hope all had a wonderful break and are ready for another great semester. If this is your first year, let me say welcome. I understand and empathize with how stressful and sometimes scary one’s first year at college can be. The distance away from loved ones as well the first time of experiencing being
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