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Posted by Diana Humble on May 9, 2020

Waldorf’s President Weighs in on Graduation and Online Classes

COVID-19 has turned campus into a ghost town. Photo from the Waldorf University Facebook page. By Diana Humble As the spring semester wraps up for Waldorf University’s distance-learning students, there is still a lot of lingering uncertainty about the future. In an online “Pizza with the President” session, Waldorf University President, Bob Alsop, relayed that there is not a firm date set for the class of...

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Posted by Diana Humble on May 9, 2020

Waldorf Rocks the Wall

Popp, Knoop and Sparks post amongst the rest of the Waldorf Rock-Climbing Club By Diana Humble Intramurals such as basketball, volleyball and dodgeball can be found on most college campuses, but not many can say they sponsor an intramural rock-climbing club. Waldorf University can. Senior business marketing and management major, Jacobi Popp, started rock-climbing as a high school exchange student in...

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Posted by Zach Throne on May 7, 2020

Two-Sport HS Star Adjusted to College Backup

Dominguez throws a pass during warm-ups in Valley City, ND on Nov. 9, 2019. Photo by Kristine Kingland By Zach Throne California-native Ed Dominguez spent his high school and college life focusing on two things: school and sports. He attended El Monte High School in El Monte, CA for the his sophomore, junior and senior years of high school. He participated in basketball and football. Dominguez loves the...

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Posted by Ying Tzarm on May 7, 2020

Gretchen Burnette: a Waldorf Artist

Gretchen Burnette grins for the camera By Ying Tzarm Gretchen Burnette is a Waldorf University art student with more than one passion that drives her life. Through her journey of undergraduate study at Waldorf, she has created her artworks in various forms including photography, drawing, painting and writing. “I have a lot of things I love that spread me in all kinds of directions,” Burnette said. Without...

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Posted by Zach Throne on May 7, 2020

Jahnke Aims for Starting QB Job

Jahnke (in yellow) scans the field to find the open receiver during an August 2019 practice in Forest City, Iowa. (Photo credit to Kristine Kingland) By Zach Throne Going into his senior season, Logan Jahnke hopes to become QB1 for the Waldorf football team. He has spent his first three seasons being third or fourth on the depth chart at the quarterback position. This spring, All-American Hilton Joseph...

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Posted by Ying Tzarm on May 7, 2020

Temi Nyundo Leads as a Kenyan National Golf Player

Temi Nyundo Photo by Adam Tan By Ying Tzarm Temi Nyundo, a golf player of Waldorf University was a national golf player of his country, Kenya. Not only working toward becoming a professional golf player, he also dreams to be the president of Kenya. Nyundo, 21-year-old, is a business major and was recruited as a golf player at Waldorf in Fall 2019. Coming to the United States for an education is part of...

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Posted by Diana Humble on Apr 28, 2020

From Waldorf to Wyoming

By Diana Humble Rachel Dreeszen whitewater rafting on the Pigeon River in Tennessee. If one has ever set foot inside the Forest City YMCA, they probably know Rachel Dreeszen. The former wrestler from Kingsley, Iowa with a wide smile and roaring laugh has been working at the front desk for the past three years. “Rachel is one of the strongest lifters in the weight room,” said Nick Farkas, a YMCA...

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Posted by Hannah Wagner on Apr 27, 2020

An Always Excelling Taylor Navratil

By Hannah Wagner Taylor Navratil after winning the Storm Lake Triathlon Athletic, determined and admirable are only a few words that come to mind when describing Taylor Navratil, a senior at Waldorf University. She has a passion for Waldorf, and though students and faculty members mostly hear about her on the track and the softball field, she excels not only in athletics but academics as well. Taylor...

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