The first “Ram of the Week” of 2026 was sophomore Isaiah Sanders of the Bluefield University men’s basketball team. What began as a simple desire to play college basketball has turned into a place Sanders now proudly calls home at BU.
Abbie Bradley is a Bluefield University senior who will be graduating this spring. She has been with the university since the fall of 2022 as a general music major with a concentration in voice and a minor in Christian studies.
“I first heard Blake play when I was working at a band camp at Graham High School. He was playing trombone, and it was good. Then we took a break, and I heard some piano playing, and I thought, Who is that?” said Dr. Necessary, Bluefield University Band Director.
Photo courtesy of burams.com A native to the area, Isaiah Bandy grew up only 30 minutes away from Bluefield University. Although it was not his dream school when he was younger, Bandy has made Bluefield University and Rams football his home for the past three years. “Isaiah is a great guy,” said fellow football player […]
Photo courtesy of the Bluefield University Marketing Office. No matter where she goes, Amelia Garrett loves bringing people to know the Lord. Widely known on campus as a member of Bluefield University Student Ministries (BUSM) and worship leader, Garrett is majoring in English Education with a focus in speech. She started attending Bluefield University in […]
Photo courtesy of Bluefield University Facebook Each year, Bluefield University awards its Presidential Scholarship to two incoming freshmen. This year, Joseph Flannigan and Sophie Hall were selected as the recipients of this prestigious award. The Presidential Scholarship is a full-tuition scholarship renewable for all four years of a student’s bachelor’s degree at Bluefield University. But […]
Juggling classes, sports and social life can be an adjustment for student athletes. Rampage broadcaster, Bruce Chaney explores these topics with BU athletes Zander Slough, Sara Dunphy and Charles Howard. These student athletes discuss how they balance sports with classes, how sports helped them adjust to college life and their most memorable sports moments. Check […]
Kyle Pietrzak grew up with both his parents loving volleyball. Naturally, he gave the sport a try and loved it, and so his parents did everything in their power to push him toward his dream. Today, Pietrzak is living his dream as a member of the Bluefield University men’s volleyball team where he is valued […]
Bluefield University has students from different walks of life. We all come from different backgrounds and cultures. Rampage broadcaster, Karryss Milby, sits down with students Juan Almonte and Jessica Aristy to learn more about their journey at Bluefield. They both talk about their culture, adjusting to life at BU, and how their time at Bluefield […]
In this podcast, Rampage broadcaster Caleb Honaker interviews IST work-studies Jonathan Collier and Cameron Justis. Both students have worked at BU’s IST department learning hands on skills that relate to their Cybersecurity degrees. Their most memorable IST task was helping with the cyber attack on BU a few years ago. They also give a glimpse […]
Bluefield University baseball players Dylan Cutler and Nick Stergiou have recently demonstrated their versatility by switching from the baseball diamond to the bowling alley. Both athletes spoke about the challenges and excitement of learning a new sport. A senior infielder from North Fort Myers, Florida, Cutler has been a vital member of the Rams baseball […]
Photo provided by Rampage student photographer Caleb Honaker. Native to the area who grew up following Bluefield University Theatre, Elei Haynes has taken on the challenge of being BU’s only current theatre major. Haynes began to do shows with BU Theatre during her first year of high school. This is one of the reasons why […]
Merdy Mongozi plays a key role for the Bluefield University’s men’s basketball team, despite not playing on the court. Originally from Kinshasa of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa, Mongozi came to Bluefield from William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa, in the fall of 2023 to play basketball for the Rams. Soon after, he […]
Deciding to move 2,500 miles away from Sanger, CA, to Bluefield, VA, was worth it for student-athlete Liberty Wolf. Wolf is a senior this year at Bluefield University and will graduate next spring with a Bachelor of Arts in English (concentration in literature) and a minor in criminal justice. She sees herself working with some […]
