Category: Top Stories
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Men’s basketball team faces steep learning curve
The team is young. But Tom Billeter, head coach of the Augustana men’s basketball team, said his players’ ages shouldn’t matter. “They’re just young, but I’m not using it as an excuse,” Billeter said. The team will begin the 2018-19 season without a single senior on its roster. The team returned only six players—four sophomores…
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Women retain 17-18 momentum
The Augustana women’s basketball team will step on the court this weekend following its previous historic season, when it won a 2018 NSIC Tournament title, a trip to the Sweet 16 and a 29-4 record (the most wins in the program’s history). Now, having graduated five seniors, it could be said that the women’s basketball…
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HAPPY. denied full funding
ASA budget deficit complicates student group finance Augustana Student Association budget constraints halted the full funding of HAPPY., a student organization offering free menstrual products for women on campus. In mid-October, co-founder Manaal Ali filed a $2,000 community development fund (CDF) request to restock HAPPY.’s low supply levels of pads and tampons located in select…
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President Herseth Sandlin shares 2030 vision proposals with students
Referencing a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, Augustana University President Stephanie Herseth Sandlin said higher education will face “a dramatic shift” in the next decade to an audience of 30 students at the student forum for the 2030 vision presentation on Oct. 30 in Hamre Hall. “There will be winners and losers,” Herseth…
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2018 midterms: Noem, Johnson elected
Campus reacts to ballot measures, local, national elections South Dakota voters made history Tuesday night by electing Kristi Noem as the state’s first female governor over her Democratic challenger Billie Sutton. Sutton held a short lead early in the evening, but Noem took over as western precincts began reporting. Noem was announced the 33rd governor…
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Langley: read EDDA, it’s ranked 10th in the nation
It’s impossible to understate the importance of having a tangible record of history. Accounting for a person’s life is difficult enough, but have you ever considered trying to create an accurate depiction of an entire student body? This is the responsibility that falls on Augustana’s yearbook committee, the EDDA, year after year. Last month, the…
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SEEING DAKOTA: New exhibit to display artistic and religious visions of South Dakota
A new installation in the Eide/Dalrymple Gallery will show visions and reflections of Dakota, told through the creative and spiritual eyes of local artist Sheila Agee and Augustana religion professor Ann Pederson. The installation starts next Thursday and features several groups of free-standing door panels adorned with oil paint (Agee’s chief medium), as well as…
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Vikings soccer heading for semifinals after high-scoring win
The Augustana Vikings women’s soccer team will be advancing to the semifinal round of the NSIC tournament after its 4-1 win over the Winona State Warriors Oct. 31 at Morstad Field. Head coach Brandon Barkus said the team deviated from its normal template for the season. “It wasn’t a great performance today,” said Barkus. “I…
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Tension spikes at ASA meeting with approval of Black Student Union
Black Student Union members faced mixed reactions of apprehension and acceptance as they received club recognition at the Augustana Student Association this last Tuesday. BSU vice president Montrell Moore said the club will encourage black students to be unified and provide a space of their own. As the club becomes more established, it plans to…
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Vikings victory over Marauders gives cause for celebration
NOAH WICKS ntwicks17@ole.augie.edu The Augustana Vikings football team came out of Viking days singing the Augustana Fight Song after a defeating the University of Mary Marauders 48-16 at Kirkeby-Over Stadium. “It was a great team win today,” coach Jerry Olszewski said. “Like our coaches say, we left some meat on the bone in this one,…