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The Student News Site of Buena Vista University

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The Student News Site of Buena Vista University

The Tack Online

Buenafication Day 2024
Buenafication Day 2024

On April 18, 2024, Buena Vista University students came together to serve their campus and the Storm Lake community in the 111th annual Buenafication Day.    Following the opening ceremony, BVU community members...

Contested books: What does the next chapter hold?
Contested books: What does the next chapter hold?
April 10, 2024

High schools have had to remove books from their shelves, curriculums have been under fire, and even public universities like the University...

A shot at partnership: BVU and Mercy College launch 3 + 1 nursing program
A shot at partnership: BVU and Mercy College launch 3 + 1 nursing program
March 1, 2024

Buena Vista University and Mercy College in Des Moines announced a partnership to create a new 3 + 1 nursing program. The nursing program will...

Hot Dish literary magazine submissions open
Hot Dish literary magazine submissions open
February 23, 2024

Buena Vista student editors will serve up the newest issue of the literary magazine Hot Dish by the end of the semester, and recently announced...

BVU Esports: New Game, New Beginnings
BVU Esports: New Game, New Beginnings
October 31, 2023

Counter Strike 2 was released last September and has already made its presence known in the Esports world. Succeeding Counter Strike: Global...

Stunts first home competition
Stunt's first home competition
March 22, 2024

On March 22 and 23, the BVU stunt team hosts its first ever home competition. Planning for this event started in January, Coach Kezia Molinsky said, “[this] has been easy because of the huge support team, who do little...

Ready For the Role
Ready For the Role
October 1, 2023
Caitlin Clark is cool, but I still don’t care about sports.
Caitlin Clark is cool, but I still don’t care about sports.
Sieger Canney, Staff • April 18, 2024

Caitlin Clark has been making headlines for a while now and it seems like her popularity is only growing. And yet, I still don’t care. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not talking about women's basketball...

I’m not a journalist... or so I thought
I’m not a journalist... or so I thought
Joshua Tigges, Contributor • February 22, 2024
The Numbers Don’t Lie… They Fib
The Numbers Don’t Lie… They Fib
Dee Merriman, Contributor • February 3, 2024
Banned Books
Banned Books
Daniel Meissner, Staff • December 14, 2023
BVTV News (March 27, 2024)
BVTV News (March 27, 2024)
April 2, 2024

1st Amendment Week: Assembly on Campus
1st Amendment Week: Assembly on Campus
Jaxon Van Pelt, Staff • April 17, 2024

This audio piece celebrates the First Amendment. With that it explores the Freedom to Assemble and what it looks like on campus.

The Forgotten Member of the Five Freedoms
The Forgotten Member of the Five Freedoms
Carter Soyer, Co-Editor-in Chief • April 18, 2024

This audio piece looks to educate on the freedom to petition. It also seeks to explain as to why this freedom is extremely important.

You, Me and Ed
You, Me and Ed
January 15, 2024