For the past few months there have been a few new cute additions that waddle on four legs. A litter of puppies have made BV’s chapel lawn their new stomping grounds. Gathering to play with students, cuddle, and eat lanyards. Joe Mclain is the new Chief Information Officer here at Buena Vista University and after a nationwide search for a new...

American sports are famous for producing dynasties; teams, franchises, and programs that dominate year after year, winning championship after championship. But what do we call the opposite of a dynasty? Is there a name for that? What do we call a team that performs at the highest level when it comes to finding a new rock bottom each season?

A small room inside of the Center of Academic Success, holds a rocking chair, a weighted blanket, a bubble light machine, a sound machine, and a shelf filled with fidget toys and other de-stressors. The room is small but can fit two adults comfortably. It's the new sensory room in the CAE.

Dr. Kathleen Ruscitto wants to do more for Storm Lake's mental health. Heartland Counseling is her brainchild.

Coming off of a year unlike any other, the BVU Athletic Band has bounced back with a busy schedule full of changes, the most notable being a new director in Sarah Fabian. Through all the hurdles thrown their way, Dr. Dan Strohmyer and BVU Junior Sami Hays explain the resiliency of this group and the new level of dedication this year has required.

There is a huge stigma that surrounds mental health that makes people scared to speak about it. This harmful stigma makes it hard for people to speak up and ask for help, and stigma can be especially hard on athletes.  Athletes are looked up to by friends, family, and strangers. They are perceived as strong, capable, and dedicated – a little bit of a mental battle couldn’t hurt them or bring them down. That is not the case.

Buena Vista University track and field student-athlete Max Murphy, tells us his story from being on top of the world to hitting rock bottom.

Pizza anyone? If you’re hungry and looking to visit someplace new, make your way down to Patio 220. This pizzeria is located almost six miles away from the Buena Vista University campus in Alta, Iowa.

As one of the four Juniors on the BVU Volleyball team this year, Taylor Wedemeyer has held true to her position as a Setter ever since she stepped foot on the court. Not only has she been playing volleyball since she was a young elementary schooler, but she has never played any other position.

At the beginning of the U.S. Open on August 30th, both Emma Raducanu and Daniil Medvedev were still searching for their first major tournament trophy. On the weekend of September 11th, they both crowned 2021 U.S. Open champions. The similarities stop there as these players had very different stories that led to them playing for the title at Flushing Meadows in New York earlier this month.