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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...

A BVU player slides home
Buena Vista baseball vs Hamline University
April 25, 2025

On April 16, 2025 the BVU baseball team hosted Hamline University on a Wednesday night. The Beavers ended the night with a 10-3 victory over the Pipers.

So… what are you doing after graduation?
So… what are you doing after graduation?
Aydan Guenther, Staff • April 17, 2025

“So… what are you doing after graduation?”  If you're a college senior, you've likely been asked this question repeatedly, by family, professors, and even your own inner voice. While often well-intentioned,...

Agpocalypse
Agpocalypse
Emelia Jacobs, News Editor • March 4, 2025

This audio story looks to answer the question, "What would America look like without agriculture?"

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Civil war on civil discourse
Civil war on civil discourse
Jaxon Van Pelt, Sports Editor • April 21, 2025

“It was just a very hostile environment,” expressed Mark Eddie, a senior student-athlete at Buena Vista University. What was this hostile place? Was it a battlefield?...

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.