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Tech issues force KALA-FM off the air

KALA-FM, the public radio station at St. Ambrose University, experienced technical issues last week that caused it to go off the air for roughly 24-hours.

Dateline SAU: March 12, 2021

St. Ambrose is taking a new approach to student housing selections and some students aren’t happy with the changes. Fighting Bee Football is back on its home turf. We’ve got highlights from Brady Street Stadium. And KALA-FM was forced off the air by technical issues. We find out how the station got back up and […]

SAU students eligible for Coronavirus relief

The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act was issued in February by the U.S. Department of Education.

Dateline SAU: March 5, 2021

Colleges and universities across the country ar receiving federal aid due to the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Ambrose Theatre prepares for its first performance before a live audience since the pandemic began, and the St. Ambrose soccer teams hit the field for some tough conference action. Watch all of these stories and more right now on […]

Student-Athletes Find Joy in New Hobby

Time-management and commitment are values any student-athlete learns from their time playing a sport. Three SAU swimmers have found the time they spend outside the pool helps them focus and recharge. Dateline SAU’s Ryan Sandness has the story.

Dateline SAU: February 26, 2021

The SAU Theatre Department finds a way to perform despite the ongoing pandemic, a group of student-athletes took-up a new hobby that helps them to rest and recharge, and the Fighting Bees football team plays its home opener surrounded by snow and ice. Watch all of these stories and more right now on Dateline SAU.

KALA-FM Students Named Finalists in National Broadcast Competition

Campus radio station, KALA-FM, is nominated for the annual Intercollegiate Broadcasting System awards. Dateline SAU’s Ryan Sandness spoke with students and staff from the station to find out how the radio station has remained successful throughout the years.

Dateline SAU: February 19, 2021

The harsh winter weather has put the St. Ambrose maintenance staff to task as they fight the ice and snow, the governor of Iowa changed mask mandates for the state, we tell you what that means for the St. Ambrose campus, and as the regular season winds down, the men’s basketball team enjoys its Senior […]

Professor Reflects on Time at SAU Ahead of Retirement

Ann Preston, Phd, Professor in the Communication and Digital Media Department at St. Ambrose University, will retire at the end of the Spring 2021 semester. Dateline SAU’s Ryan Sandness spoke to her about her time at SAU.

Dateline SAU: February 12, 2021

St. Ambrose University names its next president ahead of Sr. Joan Lescinski’s retirement this summer, athletics at St. Ambrose are in full-force after many fall sports were moved to the spring, and winter weather cancels classes and forces games to be rescheduled. Watch all of these stories and more right now on Dateline SAU.