Avneet Tiwana
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Snow brings more campus cancellations and higher costs than previous years
Since December, South Dakota has witnessed a series of major winter storms that have dumped feet of snow across the state. Sioux Falls has received more than 44 inches of snow so far, making for costly campus maintenance and cleanup. “The dollars spent this year to date are about double what we have in our…
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Bake sale shows support for natural disaster victims
Students and staff came together to raise $770 for survivors of the recent earthquakes in Syria and Turkey with a bake sale hosted by the Augustana International Club on March 1. The sale included goods both baked and donated by students and staff, and it sought to raise both awareness as well as money. “We, as…
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Fall trip highlights Native history
This fall break, Augustana will take its annual trip to the Pine Ridge Reservation after being on a hiatus since the pandemic. Pastor Ann Rosendale, who will lead the service trip, described it as a great opportunity to learn and appreciate Native American culture and history. “We will be learning alongside Native people, sharing meals…
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Advice to freshmen from seniors
With close to a record breaking amount of freshmen on campus this year, here is what some Augustana seniors would wish they could tell their freshman selves. Sara Alhasnawi, ASA president and biochemistry and Spanish double major “Looking back at my freshman self, I would have encouraged myself to go to more campus events, to…
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Majors and departments grow with arrival of incoming freshmen
Augustana University welcomed one of its largest incoming classes of undergraduate students this fall with 553 new students, including a total of 92 international students, a new record for the university. The increase in the number of incoming students has led to significant growth in some departments. The business department saw a nearly 50% increase…