Steve Miller Open
MANHATTAN, KS Feb. 22, 2020—Ten student athletes represented Haskell Indian Nations University at the Steve Miller Open. Sophomore Dorian Daw placed third in the men’s 800m with a time of 2:05:09, a personal best, and second in the men’s mile with a time of 4:49.23, freshman Nelson Yazzie placed fourthContinue Reading
Uprooted: Decaying Trees Plan to be Repurposed
As you were on your way to class in the first week of February, you may have noticed numerous aerial lift trucks and tree chippers hard at work. The commotion was hard to miss. The Kansas Tree Care (KTC) company was commissioned to remove and trim various trees on HaskellContinue Reading
HINU SP20 Convocation
Be engaged — Convocation speaker and Haskell Indian Nations University Alumni, Mr. Leroy “Buster” Silva, brought students and faculty to their feet delivering a message, engage with your friends and neighbors here at Haskell. Silva started his Haskell journey through the encouragement of his family and community to go andContinue Reading
Haskell Visited by Chaney
A Night with Chris Chaney — Haskell’s event welcoming Chris Chaney, Senior Counsel for Law Enforcement and Information Sharing, part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Tribal Justice brought students and community in to discuss national crime information, including the Tribal Access Program (TAP). The event promised knowledge,Continue Reading
New Beginnings
Orientation for Haskell Indian Nations University’s new, transfer, and returning students was a successful turn out. Workshops ranging from advice panels, class scheduling and a lot more were taking place over the five days before the official start of classes. Students were settling in, taking care of logistics and finalizingContinue Reading
“Main” Problems
Haskell Indian Nations University’s plumbing can necessitate the water main for the entire campus to be turned off when working on a single building’s plumbing. This weekend, attempts to fix plumbing in Navarre Hall required a projected two hour window for repairs. The reality was that campus water was shutContinue Reading
AIHEC Uproar
Students in the American Indian Higher Education Consortium Club were upset with Haskell Indian Nations Univeristy (HINU) Administration. This club’s focus is “to prepare Haskell students to participate and or compete in American Indian Higher Education Consortium’s Annual Student Conference”. The club’s plan of operations includes eligibility and requirements forContinue Reading
Red Racism
Red racism is more than just a football game — it’s systemic and the attitudes of professional sports teams and fans are an indicator of disproportionate racial issues Native Americans face outside of the stadium. According to the National Congress of American Indians’ website, the NCAI has been fighting againstContinue Reading
2020 Career Fair
Over 30 businesses and organizations made an appearance at the 2020 Haskell Career Fair. The event included raffles, a resume contest, and a best-dressed contest. The booth setups contained a wide variety of occupations and organizations that gained student interest. One booth had a message that both graduates and undergraduatesContinue Reading
“Fightin’ Indians”
ESPAÑOLA, NM, December 15 — Tensions were high last semester at the Northern New Mexico College and Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) men’s basketball game. Throughout the course of the game, players from both sides racked up over five technical fouls. Ryan Cordova, Northern New Mexico’s athletic director, said thatContinue Reading