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The debate of compelled speech in education continues to be an issue in political circles.Learn more on bvtack.com
07/17/2024

The debate of compelled speech in education continues to be an issue in political circles.

Learn more on bvtack.com

While walking east of Swope Hall, south of the admissions office, the absence of a particular tree may be noticeable to ...
05/16/2024

While walking east of Swope Hall, south of the admissions office, the absence of a particular tree may be noticeable to some. This tree was not simply any old tree; it held special significance to many.
The Tree of Life was planted on October 15, 1969, during the Vietnam Moratorium, a nationwide protest movement.

📌 Read the full feature by Emelia Jacobs at bvtack.com/36429

“I think community policing is important for every size jurisdiction,” said Storm Lake Police Chief Chris Cole. “I think...
04/24/2024

“I think community policing is important for every size jurisdiction,” said Storm Lake Police Chief Chris Cole. “I think it’s very important to build those connections and break down the barriers.”

📌 Read the full story by Jaxon Van Pelt at bvtack.com/36292

📌 As First Amendment Week comes to a close, be sure to check out the new student pieces highlighting our freedoms at bvt...
04/21/2024

📌 As First Amendment Week comes to a close, be sure to check out the new student pieces highlighting our freedoms at bvtack.com

On April 18, 2024, Buena Vista University students came together to serve their campus and the Storm Lake community in t...
04/18/2024

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.

📌 Read the full story at bvtack.com/36358

Confident. Passionate. Successful. Big-time dreamer. These things all describe Buena Vista’s newest women’s basketball h...
04/16/2024

Confident. Passionate. Successful. Big-time dreamer. These things all describe Buena Vista’s newest women’s basketball head coach, Kylee Boettcher.

📌 Read the full story by Jaxon Van Pelt at bvtack.com/36322

High schools have had to remove books from their shelves, curriculums have been under fire, and even public universities...
04/16/2024

High schools have had to remove books from their shelves, curriculums have been under fire, and even public universities like the University of Iowa have had to limit diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. This all comes as part of a nation-wide movement to control what is appropriate content in education. While Buena Vista is a private school, this movement still has staff and educators worried.

📌 Read the full story by Dee Merriman at bvtack.com/36325

Check out the new photo gallery by Abby Clark at bvtack.com/36296
04/03/2024

Check out the new photo gallery by Abby Clark at bvtack.com/36296

📌 Check out the new photo gallery by Joshua Tigges at bvtack.com/36262
03/13/2024

📌 Check out the new photo gallery by Joshua Tigges at bvtack.com/36262

"Buena Vista University and Mercy College in Des Moines announced a partnership to create a new 3 + 1 nursing program. T...
03/05/2024

"Buena Vista University and Mercy College in Des Moines announced a partnership to create a new 3 + 1 nursing program. The nursing program will be four years long and grant two degrees, while students will remain on the BVU campus."

📌 Read the full story by Carter Soyer at bvtack.com/36276

"Buena Vista student editors will serve up the newest issue of the literary magazine Hot Dish by the end of the semester...
02/23/2024

"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 they extended submission deadline to March 14."

📌 Read the full story by Sieger Canney at bvtack.com/36242

📌 Happy Student Press Freedom Day from the staff of The Tack!
02/22/2024

📌 Happy Student Press Freedom Day from the staff of The Tack!

"On Feb. 2, 2023, I came face to face with a label I had resisted throughout my collegiate career.The conclusion of the ...
02/22/2024

"On Feb. 2, 2023, I came face to face with a label I had resisted throughout my collegiate career.
The conclusion of the Iowa College Media Association’s award ceremony traditionally culminates by naming the Pat Pisarik Student Journalist of the Year. That night was no different. I knew I had been selected as a finalist for the distinguished award and I was already grateful for being considered among the best collegiate storytellers across the state of Iowa. As the speaker outlined the qualities of the selected award winner, the room seemed to fade away. My leg began to bounce. My heart fluttered as I made eye contact with my professor, Dr. Andrea Frantz, who reached out and grabbed my hand. The comfort in that hand symbolized the guiding principles she had helped instill in me throughout my college career to that point. Those principles were grounded in core journalistic values."

📌 Read the full piece by Joshua Tigges at bvtack.com/36235

📌 Check out this photo story and more at bvtack.com/36212
02/14/2024

📌 Check out this photo story and more at bvtack.com/36212

"The decline in trust in the media is a big topic with significant implications. That loss of trust is even more dire fo...
02/08/2024

"The decline in trust in the media is a big topic with significant implications. That loss of trust is even more dire for small, local news outlets. I thought that such a big problem required the input of a big name in the journalism world. Art Cullen is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist from right here in Storm Lake. He is the editor and publisher of the Storm Lake Times which he runs with his brother, John. He is the author of "Storm Lake: A Chronicle of Change, Resilience, and Hope from a Heartland Newspaper" and the focus of the documentary used as instructional tool across the country, "Storm Lake.""

📌 Read the full piece by Jaxon Van Pelt at bvtack.com/36191

📌 Check out this photo story and more at bvtack.com/36209
02/07/2024

📌 Check out this photo story and more at bvtack.com/36209

"There are no breaking news articles about how many people experience pain after a knee-replacement surgery. Newsrooms a...
02/06/2024

"There are no breaking news articles about how many people experience pain after a knee-replacement surgery. Newsrooms aren’t rushing to report that C-sections can cause painful s*x. However, a Daily Mail headline this summer announced that 81% of individuals receiving gender-affirming surgery experienced pain in the weeks or months afterwards. Considering that these procedures involve incisions and stitches, it should seem like a given that there would be a recovery period. And, yes, some pain. However, this statistic isolates and alienates gender-affirming surgeries, taking advantage of the general statistical illiteracy of the public."

📌 Read the full opinion piece by Dee Merriman at bvtack.com/36216

📌 Check out this photo story by Emma Chase at bvtack.com/36207
02/06/2024

📌 Check out this photo story by Emma Chase at bvtack.com/36207

Check out the latest KBVU audio stories at bvtack.com
01/24/2024

Check out the latest KBVU audio stories at bvtack.com

The week before finals, all students on Buena Vista University’s campus are invited to an annual Christmas-themed dinner...
12/24/2023

The week before finals, all students on Buena Vista University’s campus are invited to an annual Christmas-themed dinner. Many students look forward to this event each year as they get to dress up for the occasion. There is food, Christmas decorations, lights, carols, and laughter.

📌 Read the full story at bvtack.com/36174/

We got to witness the 10th annual Hunger Games up close and personal with the latest installment of “The Hunger Games,” ...
12/13/2023

We got to witness the 10th annual Hunger Games up close and personal with the latest installment of “The Hunger Games,” “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.”
Since Suzanne Collins' book, “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” came out on May 19, 2020, selling over 500,000 copies, many have been anxiously waiting for the film adaptation. The movie premiered and made $19.1 million on November 17, 2023 alone.

📌 Read the full story at bvtack.com/36152

Everyone in their college experience has people who make an impact on both their schooling and their life. For many Buen...
12/08/2023

Everyone in their college experience has people who make an impact on both their schooling and their life. For many Buena Vista students, both past and present, one of those people is Donna Musel. Musel, who is the Director for the Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) has been making an impact on BVU students’ lives for over 22 years. Every year, students come in and out of her domain in the CAE and look for help in different ways. Whether students need help with organizing a schedule to keep them on track, finding a tutor in a specific class, a quiet place to sit down and get work done, or someone to talk to, thanks to Musel, a number of options are available.

📌 Read the full story at bvtack.com/36146

Bryant Dutcher, better known as Dutch, has been lifting for some time now. During his journey, Dutcher has amazed the au...
12/07/2023

Bryant Dutcher, better known as Dutch, has been lifting for some time now. During his journey, Dutcher has amazed the audience during his lifting meets, helped grow the powerlifting club at BV, and has frequently shared his lifting journey on his Instagram, which currently has over 700 followers.

📌 Read the full story at bvtack.com/36130

On Nov. 10, AJR, a popular indie pop group, released their latest album “The Maybe Man.” This album has been in the work...
12/07/2023

On Nov. 10, AJR, a popular indie pop group, released their latest album “The Maybe Man.” This album has been in the works for a while, with some of the songs having already been circulating on social media. Overall, I think it’s one of AJR’s strongest albums, if not, their best.

📌 Read the full story at bvtack.com/36134

"When you think of sports, you don’t usually think about setting your sights on a target in the distance and then pullin...
12/03/2023

"When you think of sports, you don’t usually think about setting your sights on a target in the distance and then pulling a trigger. This is just what the Buena Vista University clay target sports team has done since the fall of 2022. The team started with only six members last year, and this year it gained four new members."

📌 Read the full story at bvtack.com/36112

"Sometimes entertainment finds you instead of the other way around. That is what happened with me and the “You Should Kn...
12/03/2023

"Sometimes entertainment finds you instead of the other way around. That is what happened with me and the “You Should Know Podcast."
The “You Should Know Podcast” is a comedy podcast hosted by Peyton Hardin and his co-host and best friend, Cam Kennedy. The podcast was originally interview-based, where Hardin would sit down with different guests and ask questions he felt people should know the answers to, hence the name "You Should Know." But not long after he got started, the show turned to a fresh style."

📌 Read the full story at bvtack.com/36102

Indie animation has been taking off recently. Indie pilot “Hazbin Hotel” was picked up by A24 Pictures, and “Helluva Bos...
11/20/2023

Indie animation has been taking off recently. Indie pilot “Hazbin Hotel” was picked up by A24 Pictures, and “Helluva Boss,” its spin-off series released independently on YouTube, is now halfway through its second season. After the release of other successful pilots such as “Lackadaisy” and “Murder Drones,” the internet has been getting excited for one of the newest independent pilots that just dropped.

📌 Read the full story at bvtack.com/36081

I never was one to react very strongly to the deaths of celebrities. Very rarely would it be anything more than me sayin...
11/20/2023

I never was one to react very strongly to the deaths of celebrities. Very rarely would it be anything more than me saying “Oh, that’s sad,” to nobody in particular. After all, I didn’t know them, right? That all changed on Oct. 28, 2023.

📌 Read the full story at bvtack.com/36077

When “Five Nights at Freddy’s” was released in 2014, the gaming world was transformed. The point-and-click survival hor...
11/18/2023

When “Five Nights at Freddy’s” was released in 2014, the gaming world was transformed. The point-and-click survival horror game places players in the role of a security guard at a child-friendly pizza place tasked with surviving five nights against killer animatronics. Now, a “Five Nights at Freddy’s” film has been released, selling out theaters worldwide on opening night. Fans were also able to stream the movie on Peacock. The movie had a successful first week, grossing $152 at the million box office.

📌 Read the full story at bvtack.com/36072

"Iowa Wesleyan University announced its plan to close on March 28, 2023, due to a serious financial need. Then, on May 3...
11/16/2023

"Iowa Wesleyan University announced its plan to close on March 28, 2023, due to a serious financial need. Then, on May 31, 2023, Iowa Wesleyan University officially closed its doors for the final time. This affected numerous students and made their college experiences very unique compared to the rest of us. Due to these uncertain circumstances, some students were led to Buena Vista University, their new home for the remainder of their college experience."

📌 Read the full story at bvtack.com/36054

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