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President issues statement focused on “moving forward” after kneeling protest

Madeleine McCormick, Kylee Deering, Co-Editor-in-Chief, News Editor

On Oct. 6, Buena Vista University (BVU) President Joshua Merchant released a statement in response to student athletes and cheerleaders kneeling during the National Anthem at the Homecoming football game as a form of protest. In th...

October 13, 2017 • No Comments

BVU Students from Las Vegas Speak Up about Massacre

Aubrey Anderson and Deidree Friesen

On Oct. 1, what is deemed as the "deadliest mass shooting in recent U.S. history" occurred in Las Vegas, Nevada. The shooter, Stephen Paddock, opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the cr...

October 13, 2017 • No Comments

A Conversation with the Cullens: Storm Lake’s Own Pulitzer Prize Winners

Dee Friesen, Co-Editor-in-Chief

Art Cullen, editor of the Storm Lake Times, is the 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Writing. He was awarded the honor for a series of ten editorials published in 2016 following the Des Moines Water Works lawsuit ...

October 4, 2017 • No Comments

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Sports

Who’s Who in Beaver Sports: TJ Lint

Emily Kenny, Visual Editor

TJ Lint is a senior Business major from Rippey, Iowa where he attended Greene County High School. Lint is a wide receiver on the Buena Vista University football team. When Lint first started playing football as a kid, it...

October 18, 2017 • No Comments

Beaver Volleyball on a Roll October 12, 2017

Saturdays are for the Beavers: BVU FB defeats Dubuque 44-41 October 11, 2017

BVU Coaches hold “Sports Talk” at local Smokin’ Hereford restaurant October 5, 2017

Beavers Homecoming Ends in Defeat October 3, 2017

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Opinion

Stop Sucking: How plastic straws are impacting our earth

Emily Kenny, Visual Editor

Before going to class on a Monday morning, I usually find myself visiting the campus coffee shop. I order an iced vanilla latte served in a plastic cup, with a plastic lid and a plastic straw. Not thinking...

October 18, 2017 • No Comments