Haskell COVID experiences
TRANSCRIPT Amidst a worldwide pandemic due to COVID-19, Haskell Indian Nations University has taken their own precautions to protect the local community. In the spring semester of 2020 campus was closed indefinitely in response to the pandemic. Students were discouraged from traveling back to campus as school officials organized aContinue Reading
Student obstacles with housing equality
Transcript: Haskell navigates to the Fall 2021 re-entry plan. The student body has faced obstacles around housing and a lack of communication with administration. JAKOBY STUMP: Honestly wish there were more resources for students to like look forward to. I don’t like how it was mentioned that the students wereContinue Reading
Fall Graduates show interest in SGA in-person celebration, a point of tension between SGA and the Haskell Administration
Communication between Haskell Indian Nations University’s administration and the Student Government Association (SGA) has stalled under the pressures of COVID-19 and turbulent administration changes, according to SGA President Rebecca Villalobos. Villalobos says she has not been able to secure a meeting this semester with Acting University President Tamarah Pfeiffer to discuss studentContinue Reading
Indigenous community conversations during Native American Heritage Month
Transcript This November is Native American heritage month. During this month it’s important to bring awareness to current issues in the native communities. Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit is a major crisis in Native communities along with the missing children at residential schools TINA TOURTILLOTT: However, it’sContinue Reading
Haskell delivered a loss by Division 1 team, 38 to 95
Punching above their weight, Division 2 women’s basketball team Haskell Indian Nations University faced off against Division 1 team, the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC). Haskell’s Fightin’ Indians held their own against the UMKC Roos during the first quarter according to Head Coach Adam Strom who said, “We played withContinue Reading
Fall 2021 graduate candidates
Congratulations HINU Class of 2021! 2-Year Degrees Associate of Arts, Media Communication Tyran James Banks Delilah Melanie Begay Madison P. Red Dog Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts Rainy Dee’Chay Jawea Attocknie Mary Sophia Bighorn Dominique Cree Brown Skyla Denise Bunch Mia Elizabeth Chamberlin Skyler Ray Devoe Angelo Levin Fixico ShaneContinue Reading
Vaccine Mandate On Campus
Opening campus back up after being online due to the pandemic has been tricky as students are coming from across states to attend school. Haskell has been encouraging students to be fully vaccinated before coming on campus. The president of Haskell Office has recently issued that current students must beContinue Reading
Small Town Meets Big City
Growing up in a small town then transferring to a big city to go to school is a huge difference for two Haskell Indian Nation University students. From the Colville Reservation, 17-year-old Tym Washburn and 18-year-old Marisa McKissen described some things they had to adapt to when deciding to attendContinue Reading
Men’s finishes at the Billy Mills Cross Country Meet
On the men’s side the first race since the Covid-19 outbreak, making it two years that the trail has been run competitively. The Haskell men’s team had the following competitors: Chris Humetewa 16th ( 28:25), Jarek Zuni 35th (30:03), Alexander Manygoats Jr. 57th (31:27), Dion Jerry 87th The overall winnerContinue Reading
Women’s finishes at the Billy Mills Cross Country Meet
Haskell hosted eight area schools for the Women’s race of the annual Billy Mills Cross Country Meet. This is the first time in 2 years they have been able to host due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It was a cool, overcast morning making for decent running conditions. The Haskell women’sContinue Reading