By Andy Reed Kensaku (Ken) Akiya is not your average University of Jamestown Student. Ken hails all the way from Tokyo, Japan where he was born and raised until he was 18 when he left to pursue his dream of a University education and collegiate level baseball. Kens journey to America starts with a tryout of him, and other Japanese

By Isaiah Sampson The Larson Sports center was built in 1980 where it houses many of our athletic departments, exercise facilities, and classrooms. In 2007, the school decided to make plans to accommodate inside training in the winter for teams such as track, baseball, and softball. The 12,000 square foot addition was constructed later in the year. The school continued

By Jayci McCrory Java City, affectionately referred to by students as the Java Hut, is the University of Jamestown’s coffee shop. Located at the heart of campus in the Lyngstad building, students swing by throughout the day (even multiple times per day) for a quick caffeine fix or a sweet treat. Music from the baristas’ radio flows through the Student

By Kelly Halverson At the age of 17, Toree Rensmon was diagnosed with a heart defect. She was lucky enough at the time that it did not prevent her from coming to the University of Jamestown to play softball for the Jimmies. However, in 2018 just before her sophomore season Toree began having intense chest pains and was sleeping for

By Zach Miller The University of Jamestown Jimmie Men’s basketball team, led by seniors Kevin Oberweiser and Jon Purintun, continued to pour it on offensively as they pummeled the Concordia University Bulldogs in their win at home 95-68. But, it wasn’t just the Jimmie offense that willed them to victory. The Jimmie men showcased their defensive abilities as well, only

By Tess Haugrud Students were welcomed back to campus for the spring semester with Welcome Back Week, January 14th through the 18th. The week included events to excite students for the semester. The Jamestown Activities Board (JAB) sponsored most of the events. Monday included an organizational fair, sponsored by JAB and UJ Student Senate. Over 20 student organizations were on