The Buzz

The latest stories covered by SAU’s student publication, The Buzz.

SAU News This Week: January 29, 2021

Welcome to Spring Semester 2021! This week, students are back on campus after an extended winter break, a major announcement from the NAIA about this year’s Dance and Cheer National Championships, and a special gift from an alum for the SAU Nursing Department. Listen to these stories and more right now on 𝘚𝘈𝘜 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 […]

Hive Tours: Virtual dorm tours

With the pandemic altering many aspects of admissions, SAU has found a new way to showcase their residence halls.  When students are looking at prospective schools for college, the first step is usually a campus tour to get a sense of the campus culture and community. Tours showcase campus buildings, food options, and of course, […]

SAU hosts virtual water resources community roundtable discussion

St. Ambrose’s Changing Climates organization hosted a virtual community roundtable discussion Monday night on Nov. 16 to talk about water resources in the Quad Cities. Representatives from the City of Davenport, River Action, Iowa American Water and other community representatives discussed challenges, opportunities and future pathways related to water availability and quality across our region. […]

Tabletop Gaming Club brings players together in a time of isolation

Having the chance to play weekly games with their peers has helped some students at SAU deal with feelings of isolation and boredom in the wake of COVID-19. The Tabletop Gaming Club is a St. Ambrose student organization described as being “an open group of people who simply like playing games with each other and […]

Married alumni describe meeting at St. Ambrose

Two alumni explain their time at St. Ambrose and how it helped them to find each other.

Honest Thief Movie Review

Honest Thief pulls itself slightly above the rest with characters that actually have depth and an all star cast.

Dateline SAU: November 13, 2020

In this edition of Dateline SAU, St. Ambrose University responds to an upswing in COVID-19 cases, a student singer puts her senior recital online, and the SAU cross country team looks to punch its ticket to nationals. These are just a few of the stories in this edition of Dateline SAU.

SAU students excited about vice-president elect

SAU students, such as junior Ty Lewis, feel empowered to see the first woman and person of color elected in to the VP office.

SAU students react to election results

St. Ambrose students share their thoughts on the 2020 presidential election results.  Name: Amaria Kirby Hometown: Davenport, IA Class: Junior Major: Nursing  What do you think about the election results? It showed us that social media and the news can be deceiving. People believed that Donald Trump was extremely hated and it appeared to be […]

College during a national pandemic

Sister Joan, President of St. Ambrose University, recently announced the university's transition to distance learning for the remainder of the fall 2020 semester.