Category: Forum

• ASA president responds to vandalism

  There is a story we tell ourselves about what a college community is. The way we talk about university, especially about our university, is somewhat removed from society. We describe it in terms that imply it sits in judgement, taking stock of where society falls short, and then modeling students to step in and fill…

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  May 3, 2019

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• Meatless Mondays a small sacrifice for the environment

  Who would have thought a can of Spam could spark so much controversy? Last Monday, the Ordal Dining Hall launched “Meatless Mondays.” I read the sign and nearly packed my bags and transferred to a school that only lets in true, American meat lovers. How dare they take away my half-priced, overcooked, dry, questionable, mystery…

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  May 3, 2019

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• ANGLES: Party Power: Should there be a limit on the number of presidential candidates?

  Yes, parties need to stop splintering from within JOHN WALKER  jrwalker18@ole.augie.edu The pool for 2020 presidential candidates seems to be expanding every day.  While the Republican party has almost unanimously chosen President Trump as its nominee, the Democrats have a long road ahead to choose who they will back.  Currently the Democrats have 21 candidates…

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  May 3, 2019

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• Major reform needed for education system

  It is clear that our education system is more unfair and harmful than promising and advantageous. From a young age we are forced to learn in a specific way according to what the government thinks children should know.  We are pushed to study many different subjects, and we have no idea why. I used to…

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  April 5, 2019

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• Letter to the editor: ASA Senator endorses Amayo and Cope

  To the Editor, During this ASA presidential election one pair of candidates stands out above the rest—Luca Amayo and Audrey Cope. Luca and Audrey come from different cultures, religious backgrounds, and political ideologies; however, these two candidates share an unsurpassed passion for Augustana. As a fellow senator on the Augustana Student Association, I witness this…

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  April 5, 2019

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• ANGLES: Constitutional Conundrum: Should national motto mandate stand?

  KELSEY SPROUT klsprout16@ole.augie.edu On March 18, Governor Kristi Noem signed Senate Bill 55, requiring all public schools to display the national motto, “In God We Trust, ” in a prominent location by the 2019-2020 school year.  The bill passed 47-19 in the House and 19-13 in the Senate after many rounds of amendments.  The Senate…

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  April 5, 2019

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• Compromise, leadership necessary for Brexit

  It’s hard enough to keep up with our own political news in the U.S. This makes it seem impossible to pay attention to news happening abroad. For many of you, this whole Brexit ordeal keeps cropping up in your newsfeed, but you may not have any idea what’s actually going on. Brexit is one of…

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  April 5, 2019

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• ANGLES: Cutting carbon: Should the United States adopt the Green New Deal?

  Yes, it could save the country from experiencing the worst of climate change JESSICA RUF jnruf15@ole.augie.edu Reminiscent of its 1930s counterpart, the Green New Deal (GND) is a list of aspirations under which future policies will be formed. Some of those aspirations, which admittedly are no small feat include eliminating greenhouse gas emissions and transitioning…

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  March 22, 2019

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• New group on campus seeks to help low-income kids

  Many of us may overlook having access to the most basic of amenities.   The stuff we may take for granted, like school supplies or medicine, are the very things some families cannot afford. If parents cannot afford to provide a healthy life through medicine and solid education with the supplies needed to succeed for…

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  March 22, 2019

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• Sanchez Perez: Heartbreak as crisis overtakes Venezuela

  I am from Venezuela. Right now, I am legally living in the United States as a college student trying to build myself a better future, but when I evaluate my present, the word “refugee” shows up everywhere. My beautiful home, the land that saw my birth, the beaches where I grew up, the city that…

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  March 10, 2019

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