March 2024

Inside SAU Athletics: Fighting Bee Band

They bring the noise and energy to sporting events, we’re featuring the SAU Marching Band and Pep band! Learn more about the growing bands and hear how they add to the atmosphere at sporting events and represent SAU out in the community.

A Waste of Time or A Welcome Break?: Passing Time Between Classes

St. Ambrose students and faculty share their takes on the 45-minute passing time compared to previous years’ 15-minute window.

SAU Students Believe Reinstating Standardized Testing is a Step Backwards

For the past several years, schools like St. Ambrose have made the tests optional, arguing the tests don’t reflect a student’s potential like GPAs do.

Cosgrove Cafeteria Renovations: Cool or Cause for Concern?

St. Ambrose students shared their feelings about the proposed Cosgrove Cafeteria renovations.

Senile and Sensibility: SAU Students Conflicted on Age Limits for Presidential Candidates

Above: President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. Original images courtesy of the Library of Congress. Collage courtesy of Evie Breitbach. It’s election season. Every day, students across campus wake up, make a cup of coffee, get breakfast at the Cosgrove Cafeteria, and turn on the news. As they watch the TV, grab the […]

Alabama’s IVF Rulings: SAU Students Consider Women’s Reproductive Rights

After an Alabama Supreme Court ruling, state legislature is going against the ruling on IVF.

Ward Takes on NFL Pro Day

SAU wide receiver Yemi Ward talks about his experience trying out at Pro Day hosted by Northwestern University.

What’s the Buzz: President Amy Novak Talks Higgins Hall

In “What’s the Buzz,” Miranda Richards sits down with SAU President Dr. Amy Novak to discuss her vision for the Higgins Hall of Innovation and Human-Centered Design.

Meet Tom Higgins ’67

SAU Weekly’s Luke Vera introduces you to Tom Higgins, whose generous donations made the Higgins Hall project possible. Higgins graduated in 1967 and currently sits on the Board of Trustees.

A History of Higgins Hall

SAU Weekly’s Miranda Richards takes you back in time for a look at what was once Leclaire Hall. It featured a gymnasium and indoor track, and the first indoor, underground swimming pool west of the Mississippi River. Elements of these can still be seen within the newly-renovated Higgins Hall of Innovation and Human-Centered Design.