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Buenafication Day 2025
Buenafication Day 2025

On April 24, 2025, the Buena Vista University community took part in the 112th Buenafication Day to give back to the campus and the Storm Lake community.   BVU students and faculty took part in various volunteer projects...

BVU students take on GDC: A journey to San Francisco's Game Developer’s Conference
BVU students take on GDC: A journey to San Francisco’s Game Developer’s Conference
April 17, 2025

A group of students at Buena Vista University, left Tuesday morning, March 18, for a trip to San Francisco’s Game Developers Conference.   Students...

New apartments enter final stages
New apartments enter final stages
March 11, 2025

A new chapter is beginning at Buena Vista University with the apartment building opening this spring. The apartments aim to offer students another...

Berry good: Smoothie bowls take over campus
Berry good: Smoothie bowls take over campus
February 26, 2025

As the new semester began and students started adjusting to their new class schedule and getting back into their routines, the new debut of a...

BVU going forward with Grand Hall modifications
BVU going forward with Grand Hall modifications
February 24, 2025

BVU looks to move the Lamberti Center for Rural Entrepreneurship and Criminal Justice labs to Grand Hall after receiving a $2 million donation...

Runner makes it on base
Buena Vista softball vs Nebraska Wesleyan
April 26, 2025

On April 16, 2025 the BVU softball team hosted Nebraska Wesleyan University for a Wednesday night conference double header.

Pretense within PETA
Pretense within PETA
Emelia Jacobs, News Editor • June 11, 2025

My family used to raise elk on our farm, and we would take great care of them, making sure they had everything they needed. However, we would still have people who would try to come and let our elk out...

Student protesters hold signs by the Victory Bell in a campus protest on February 16, 2025.
A democracy built on disobedience
Tack Editorial Board • May 6, 2025
Diversity deletion and how it affects free speech
Diversity deletion and how it affects free speech
Johnathan Maffucci, Contributor • May 21, 2025

This audio piece is on diversity deletion and its effects on free speech.

Agpocalypse
Agpocalypse
March 4, 2025
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Ruth Shively—BVU artist-in-residence
Ruth Shively—BVU artist-in-residence
Rachel Huisinga, Contributor • May 21, 2025

This audio piece features BVU artist in residence Ruth Shively and her time on campus.

Emotional support animals on BVU campus
Emotional support animals on BVU campus
February 11, 2025

Originally published on March 27, 2024. This news package talks about what an ESA means on the BVU Campus.