Category: News
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Choir program undergoes changes
The university choirs will transition from three groups to two larger choirs this fall, with new directors for each. After the establishment of the School of Music in 2020, the department decided on a three-prong leadership structure, which would include a dean and two directors. Dean Peter Folliard accepted Provost and Executive Vice President Colin…
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Alhasnawi, Arega to be next year’s ASA president, VP
Students will elect student body leaders this week, including a new Augustana Student Association president and vice president. Juniors Sara Alhasnawi and Tsegab Arega are the only ticket running for the positions, with Alhasnawi as president and Arega as vice president. Both have served in ASA the last two years. This year, Arega was a…
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Renovation of green leads to removal of trees
The Augustana green will undergo a major renovation that will create an intramural playing field, an amphitheater and a retention pond on campus. According to Mark Blackburn, the dean of students, to create the playing field and retention pond a few trees need to be removed. This includes the large silver maple tree to the…
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ASA approves brewing club on campus
The Augustana Student Association recently voted to approve Augie Brew and Gold, a new club dedicated to brewing and fermenting on campus. According to its constitution, Brew and Gold aims to educate its members about the science of taste and promote alternative careers in STEM. “I wanted to use it to change how we think…
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Speaker talks ‘Putinism’ and democratization at 25th annual Boe Forum
Amid Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the Center for Western Studies brought former U.S. ambassador to the Russian Federation Michael McFaul to campus as the speaker of the 25th Boe Forum on Public Affairs. In addition to having served as the ambassador to Russia from 2012-2014, McFaul is currently a political science professor…
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Students experience first-hand effects of inflation
The highest recorded average cost of a gallon of gas in South Dakota was during 2008, when the price per gallon was $4.09. AAA reported this month’s average at $3.94, just $0.15 away from the highest price South Dakotans have ever seen. Sunday, March 27 marked the highest recorded price for diesel in the state…
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FEM club protests weight room clothing policy enforcement
The Feminist Equality Movement club hosted a march against the recent enforcement of the weight room dress code policy. On Monday, March 28, the FEM club created posters and marched from the Commons across campus to the Elmen Center. Click here to view the Augustana Mirror’s original story on the dress code enforcement.
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House bill prohibits ‘divisive concepts’ at public colleges
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed into law South Dakota House Bill 1012 on March 21. The bill limits “divisive concepts” in the classrooms of public universities and technical colleges. This bill will not limit subject matter eligible for teaching, but it will prevent mandatory speech on such topics in campus events like orientations. House…