Category: Online Exclusives

• Interfaith panel fosters peace

  

  On March 2, Better Together hosted an interfaith panel, bringing together students to consider different paths to peacemaking. Irfan Omar, an Indian-born professor at Marquette University, and Léocadie Lushombo, a professor at Santa Clara University from the Democratic Republic of Congo, both hosted presentations on the topic. Omar presented “Prophetic Peacemaking: Stories from the Margins,”…

  Kat Elgersma

  March 16, 2023

  Online Exclusives, Top Stories, Variety

• “Black Adam:” a refreshing take on the typical superhero film

  

  Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (“Jungle Cruise,” “Non-Stop”), “Black Adam” is the latest entry in the DC Extended Universe. The film is an anti-hero take on the superhero genre while being a high-energy thrill the whole time. The film follows the titular Teth-Adam (Dwayne Johnson), who was granted the powers of a god and freed the…

  Andrew Kronaizl

  November 3, 2022

  Online Exclusives, Top Stories, Variety

• Vehicle-related thefts and burglaries down from recent years, but still happening at Augustana

  This fall, there have been over 14 counts of theft. Nine out of 10 of these were vehicle-related crimes. According to Rick Tupper, Associate Vice President for Campus Safety, these numbers are down from previous years. If the weather is nice, car burglaries tend to increase for the first four-to-six weeks that students are back…

  augiemirror

  October 16, 2020

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• Perspective: The life of a student in quarantine

  Freshman Jonah Kost was sent home to quarantine after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. To get a glimpse of what life for a student in quarantine looks like, he chronicled his days in the following log. MONDAY, SEPT. 21 At around noon today, I was in my car on the way…

  augiemirror

  October 15, 2020

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• Virtual yoga connects students while social distancing

  Shayla White rolls out her yoga mat, preparing to teach another yoga sculpt class.  But instead of looking at her class in the padded multi-purpose room in the Elmen Center, she opens up Zoom and begins recording the workout from her basement.  “Welcome to Yoga Sculpt with Shayla,” White says to her phone screen. The…

  augiemirror

  May 14, 2020

  Online Exclusives, Sports

• Rough rollers: Skaters find camaraderie through roller derby

  What? There goes Grandma, on her roller skates. Now what’s she doing? Flying full-speed into a gaggle of other women on skates? This can’t be happening! Oh yes, it can — if you’re a member of the Sioux Falls Roller Dollz. “We have league members that come from all walks of life,” said FistHerElla, a…

  augiemirror

  May 14, 2020

  Online Exclusives, Sports, Top Stories

• UBG wants to suspend the Big Event for 2020-2021. Here’s why.

  Students might have to say good-bye to acts like Hoodie Allen, B.o.B and Jesse McCartney, as the Union Board of Governors (UBG) recently passed a proposal to suspend the 2020-2021 Big Event. The proposal, which passed UBG with a two-thirds vote, still has to be approved by the Augustana Student Association (ASA). Voting will take…

  augiemirror

  May 7, 2020

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• AU’s Lacina signs as free agent to Minnesota Vikings

  For the second time in four years, an Augustana football player has signed on with the Minnesota Vikings. Offensive lineman Jake Lacina joined the Vikings as an undrafted free agent on Saturday, April 27, adding his name to the same roster that holds Augustana alumnus C.J. Ham. “This is definitely an exciting moment for me,”…

  augiemirror

  May 7, 2020

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• Tessendorf and DeWild win ASA presidential elections by 21 votes, voter turnout increases despite online-only campaigns

  The first ASA elections held solely online brought a high number of voters and a slim margin of victory in the presidential race. Students elected Cole Tessendorf and Hannah DeWild as Augustana Student Association’s (ASA) next president and vice president, respectively. After a competitive race, Rahn said Tessendorf and DeWild received 49.93% of the votes,…

  augiemirror

  May 7, 2020

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• COVID-19 means freshman class might be three-fourths the size of projections

  With enrollment numbers coming in under admissions’ projections, Augustana is prepared for a smaller freshman class and student body population than originally anticipated. The admissions office had projected an incoming class of over 400 for the fall of 2020, according to Madeleine Ellis, director of undergraduate enrollment. Now that the coronavirus has affected incoming students…

  augiemirror

  May 7, 2020

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