BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS (February 6, 2025) — Illinois Wesleyan University's Dean's List for the Fall semester of the 2024-25 academic year consisted of 827 students from 31 states and 28 countries.

To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a GPA of 3.50 or better during the semester, based on 4.0 for straight As.

Eleanor Blew of Rock Island

Natalie Jacocks of Geneseo

Audrey Lamphier of Moline

MJ Soria of Geneseo

Dagan Turcotte-Cutkomp of Geneseo

PELLA, IOWA (February 6, 2025) — Coach Mel Blasi returns for his eighth season despite losing six seniors, a youth movement has excited him.

The Dutch bring in six freshmen while also returning five seniors, five juniors, and two sophomores.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 6, 2025) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) Board of Directors recently awarded a total of more than $150,000 to support the homelessness-assistance efforts of two agencies serving Iowa counties most impacted by last year’s severe storms and tornados that occurred in April and May.

STORM LAKE, IOWA (February 6, 2025) — An eighteen/zip run in the third quarter from Buena Vista University was enough to give the Beavers a 72-64 win over Central College women's basketball team.

"We have to have more urgency early in the game," said coach Justin Weiland. "Our energy was better in the second half, but we need to play cleaner on the offensive side of the ball. We had a lot of unforced turn-overs which set us back."