Buena Vista University News

Buena Vista University is in the process of implementing a grilling policy on campus.

The Irish rock band, The Prodigals, performed in Schaller Memorial Chapel on Sunday for a cultural ACES event.

On Oct. 19, there was a Retention Summit held on the topic of maintaining student enrollment.

The toughest sport on dirt will make a stop at the Clay County Regional Events Center when the Mauer/DemCo Touring Pro PBR visits Spencer on Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November 21.

Buena Vista University had a recent fire on campus in Grand Resident Hall on Sunday afternoon.

Around midterm week, Health Services saw an increase in sick students. During this time, students may be stressed due to tests and projects or not getting the right about of sleep, so they become more susceptible to getting sick.

The role of the professor is clearly an important one in any students' pursuit of a higher education, but are college professors influencing more than just the education of college students? It is well known that the majority of college professors, and all of academia, tends to be politically liberal.

Ottumwa police officers and Wapello County Sheriff's deputies responded to an alley north of homes in the 700 block of East Mary Street just before 11 p.m. Thursday after reports of an altercation that may have involved a firearm.

The four Webster City City Council candidates share their views on the future of the city and why they should be elected Janet Adams Four years on the City Council My husband Ron and I have 7 children and 10 grandchildren.

Anita Helmich has been named executive director of Emmet County Kinship, effective early this month.

The Estherville Good Samaritan Society took a big leap toward joining ultra-upscale care facilities last month when it hired Aaron Fahrmann, former executive chef at The Inn of Okoboji, as its dietary supervisor.

The global financial crisis has had a tremendously adverse impact on many families and most sectors of our nation's economy.

The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation is hosting a regional job fair this Tuesday.

The name Rippling Waters Casino proved to be a popular one, and not just with the committee that made the selection.

Curt Carlson, CEO of Body Viz, displays scans done by the software program at a recent demonstration at the WITCC campus in Cherokee.

Troy Ward, a firefighter with the Wapello County Rural Fire Department, helps Trey WEite, 3, of Ottumwa, climb out a window at the Blank Children's Hospital Fire Safety House on Saturday.

Ottumwa Symphony Orchestra members, directed by Tony Chang, will bring to life some of the world's most delightful music Saturday night.

Buena Vista University began offering an Army Reserve Officer Training Corps program this fall.

Student talent--Katie Van Zante, BVU sophomore, has accomplished extraordinary things in her time as a student.

On Saturday, Sept. 26, a group of nine Buena Vista University students traveled to Newton, Iowa, to volunteer at the Iowa Mission of Mercy free clinic.