Category: Top Stories
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Angles: Are secret dorm room pets a good idea?
Every year, some students in the dorms decide they want to bring a pet into their room. Pets can be great mood boosters and can help destress while studying, but is it altogether a good idea to keep pets that aren’t explicitly allowed as emotional support or service animals in the dorms? Even the most […]
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Spanish professor receives award for novel
For five years, Augustana Spanish professor Pilar Cabrera Fonte dedicated most of her free time to creating her first novel. Now, all of the 5 a.m. wake-up calls, hours of interviews and trips to Mexico have been formally recognized with her receival of a literary award. Cabrera Fonte’s currently unpublished work, “Camelia 12,” won the […]
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“Black Panther” sequel moves series forward
The future of the “Black Panther” series was upended following the tragic death of Chadwick Boseman and the loss of his powerful portrayal of King T’Challa. Despite this hardship, though, the series pushed forward with its newest movie “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” With Ryan Coogler returning as director, “Wakanda Forever” is a solid, thought-provoking entry […]
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New Amazon lockers bring convenience to campus
A set of Amazon lockers are the newest addition to the Morrison Commons and provide students and faculty with a flexible mailing option. To use the lockers, users must be logged into their Amazon accounts. Once they are at checkout, they must enter Augustana’s address — 2001 S Summit Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57197 — […]
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New STEM club promotes science in community
A professor and two students recently created ExploSTEM, a new student organization based on promoting diversity and engaging kids in science. Sally Mallowa, a biology professor, as well as Isha Hooda and Vanessa Vaudrey, the co-presidents of ExlpoSTEM, worked together at a science, technology, engineering and math camp for children last year and decided they […]
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Wrestling earns national praise in preseason polls
The Vikings’ wrestling team started its season ranked fifth in the nation in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Preseason Division II poll and second in the NSIC Preseason coaches poll, behind only St. Cloud State. Along with the team ranking, six Viking wrestlers are individually ranked in their respective weight classes. “We brought back a […]
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Raboin ready to lead hockey into inaugural season
Last fall, Augustana started the search for its first-ever hockey team. This recruitment search led to the arrival of head coach Garrett Raboin. After spending his coaching career as an assistant hockey coach, Raboin looks forward to crafting Augustana’s first hockey team. Raboin came to Augustana after coaching hockey at the University of Minnesota for […]
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Volleyball ends season in NSIC tournament
The Vikings wrapped up their volleyball season at the NSIC conference tournament on Saturday, Nov. 12, falling 3-0 to the St. Cloud State Huskies. Despite the Vikings taking an early five-point lead in the first set and keeping the momentum, the Huskies rallied to win the first set 25-21. The Vikings also took an early […]
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Back-to-Back Sweep
Cross country’s strong showing at NSIC championships brings confidence heading into NCAA central regional Two miles into senior Matt Steiger’s race at Wayne State College on Nov. 5, he ran ahead and overtook the first-place runner. Soon enough, he came running through the finishing tape with a time of 24:50.70. This was Steiger’s first time breaking […]
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Zach’s Highlight Reel
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan Wolverines Saturday, Nov. 12 — Leading 24-3, the Wolverines were looking to put the game away and did so in wild fashion. From the 29-yard line, the Wolverines faked a run and quarterback J.J. McCarthy threw the ball to receiver Ronnie Bell. Bell proceeded to break multiple tackles, but right before […]