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Archways Magazine Archives

Archways Spring 2019 Cover

You won’t believe how good we are at disbelieving evidence.

The greatest running back in ߲ݴý history didn’t always see himself playing college football.

Meet the ferociously caring woman behind ߲ݴý nursing.

Archways Winter 2018-19 Cover

President Fred Ohles gives the entire ߲ݴý community a common language.

A most remarkable woman plays theatre’s most remarkable leading man.

In migrant children, we read an important chapter of America’s story.

Archways Fall 2018 Cover

What does it take to get masterfully good?

On walks near his South Carolina cabin, one alumnus kept coming back to ߲ݴý.

Can the American university help salvage American civility?

Archways Summer 2018 Cover

Life’s full of missed shots. And each one is a rebound up for grabs.

A former Prairie Wolf leads an uphill fight against the high-flying Harlem Globetrotters.

A beloved professor’s collection now calls Cochrane-Woods Library home.

Archways Spring 2018 Cover

߲ݴý stands at the peak of NCAA Div. III men’s basketball.

Can a small seed company compete in the big world of crop genetics?

For this former ߲ݴý cheerleader, winning comes after the cheering stops.

Archways Winter 2017-18 Cover

Brace yourself for chaos.

Twin hurricanes test the mettle of a Virgin Islands alumna.

A born leader transitions from catching pitches to catching bad guys.

Archways Fall 2017 Cover

Together, we launch the campaign for ߲ݴý University.

Pollinators are in peril. Can ߲ݴý beekeepers step in?

Chief Standing Bear walked 1,500 miles for his people. An ߲ݴý art major puts herself in his shoes.

Archways Summer 2017 Cover

߲ݴý breaks ground on the centerpiece of an emerging campaign.

The art of social protest rises strongest from a place of love.

When a studio assignment goes viral, an ߲ݴý art major draws a new route to understanding sexual violence.

Archways Spring 2017 Cover

See what happens when “staying home with the kids” means moving to Tanzania.

The alumna behind IMomSoHard has some advice for parents: Quit with the perfection act.

Could the biggest thing in elephant conservation be a honey bee?

Archways Winter 2016-17 Cover

Lincoln’s new police chief calls on the city to rally together.

Art and science throw strange sparks when a surgeon in training turns to poetry.

An alumnus who grew up halfway between the towns of Champion and Last Chance won’t back away from the NFL’s win-now expectations.

Archways Fall 2016 Cover

Decorated Air Force colonel shifts from analyzing military intelligence to teaching business savvy.

When the class of 1970 refused to dress up, they got dressed down. And a beloved professor donned the role of protector.

Meet ߲ݴý’s very first MSN/MBA graduate.

Archways Summer 2016 Cover

Are robots our ruin? Or is this automation for the people?

To know what motivates Olympian Missy Franklin, meet the alumnus she calls Dr. Mike.

In her first book, this ߲ݴý comic lets others bring the funny.

Archways Spring 2016 Cover

The future is brightest for those unafraid of the dark.

What happens when the light of education leads to a dark place?

Actor Emily Kinney (’06) turns from TV to pop, and comes out swinging.

Archways Winter 2015-16 Cover

Across the country, the 2014 Ebola outbreak sparked panic. In Omaha, it sparked resolve.

Four centuries after his death, alumni collectors bring Shakespeare near enough to touch.

Advocates speak up for classroom hearing.

Archways Fall 2015 Cover

With both feet in NCAA Division III, ߲ݴý can stand on its principles.

Clean science fights dirty bombs.

It fools. It hurts. It wins. Three experts speak out on race, violence and political survival in America.

Archways Summer 2015 Cover

Meet the man who caught terrorist Ted Kaczynski.

Learn the "stupid joke" that turned Zach Splittgerber into a minor Chinese celebrity.

Full-throttle basketball pushes ߲ݴý fans to their feet.

Archways Spring 2015 Cover

߲ݴý’s philosophy professor was notoriously quiet about what he experienced in 1918. But before his death, he opened up to a student and close friend—giving us a rare glimpse of a WWI veteran of tremendous courage.

What does it take to recover from a traumatic brain injury? For one alumna, the answer is a strong mother and a contractual obligation to do your therapy.

College football’s only player with cystic fibrosis stayed on the field so his parents could have a much-needed timeout.

Archways Winter 2014-15 Cover

From heart surgeons to war fighters, ߲ݴý alumni are no strangers to risky business.

A young alumna reflects on the accomplishments of "Mama Beth" and a generation of feminists.

One alumna threads her way to Hollywood.

Archways Fall 2014 Cover

An administrator with a knack for turnarounds turns his eye to Oakland.

The alumna leading the National Endowment of the Arts is equally comfortable in studios and boardrooms.

Meet the man behind the mask of ߲ݴý’s new costume.

Archways Summer 2014 Cover

His ߲ݴý teaching career went up in flames. Then A. W. Woods rebuilt himself as Lincoln’s most versatile architect.

A behind-the-scenes lineman steps forward as the Bucs’ new GM.

߲ݴý student shines darkly beside Witherspoon and Firth.