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Hyper Energy Bar sits in Altoona, Iowa on October 3, 2025.

What’s with the Hype?

Meadow Losse October 14, 2025

Have you ever woken up and felt the NEED for energy? With seven locations in the Des Moines metro area and Iowa City, Hyper Energy Bar is a favorite for many people. Hyper is a drive-thru building that...

President Keck presenting GVU’s 2024-2028 Strategic Plan at WineStyles in Ankeny on Monday, September 30, 2024.

A Toast to GV’s Grand Future

Linnea Hietala October 14, 2024

On Monday, September 30, Dr. Rachelle Keck invited students, alumni, and Grand View University leadership & administration to WineStyles in Ankeny, IA for a presentation about GVU campus initiatives....

Viking Love Stories

Viking Love Stories

Linnea Hietala October 14, 2024

This collection of Viking Love Stories celebrates the magic of finding your perfect match and forging lifelong friendships along the way, admist the rigors of academia and a bustling campus. Three couples...

Weatherly for Legislature

Weatherly for Legislature

Sami Hallaway May 31, 2022

“We the People” is a phrase that is engraved into the minds of Americans at a young age. As children, they are taught that they have the power to choose their leaders, the opportunity to represent...

Tupelo Honey

Tupelo Honey

Claire Maixner May 10, 2022

Southern homestyle meals, picturesque environment and smiling staff are just the beginning of Tupelo Honey, a new restaurant in downtown Des Moines. Tupelo Honey recipes are simply crafted and made from...

Leilani Rodriguez and Adrienna Turner enjoy a mid-practice break in the Grand View Women’s Wrestling practice room on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. On March 11-12, members of the team went on to compete in the NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Invitational Championship, where the team placed sixth overall.  

Joy and Sweat

Mayeli Jimenez May 10, 2022

“You gotta prove yourself; you gotta work the hardest in the room so they don’t think ‘you’re a girl and you’re slacking.’” Alli Ragan  Emma Cochran and Hannah Michael wrestle during...

Photo by Ashlee Seaton

Feeling SAD?

Recorded by Brit Nanthanorath With fall in full swing, and each day’s amount of sunlight slowly decreasing people are at an increased risk for seasonal-related depression, according to the Mayo...

Photo by Sarah Rush

Candles on Tap

By Blake Walker November 12, 2021

Recorded by Danielle Castillo It is no secret to anyone in their 20’s and 30’s that when you are looking for a good outing to mingle with friends and/or co-workers, a bar is the top place to be....

Photo by Trevonte Diggs

Churched and Abused

By Caleb Grizzle November 12, 2021

Recorded By Jayda Allen Mark Driscoll, Ravi Zacharias and John J. Geoghan: three men whose origin stories are remarkably different, yet all share one common attribute, they were known abusers...

Félix Emilio Chapman Piñeiro, Grand View University volleyball athlete.
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The journey of a champion

Diego Leite October 1, 2021

Félix Emilio Chapman Piñeiro, best known as Félix Chapman, is a 6-foot-7 inch tall volleyball player who was born in Cuba in 1996. Growing up in Cuba, Chapman would spend most of his time...

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