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Enrollment numbers ahead of last year, campus makes room

STEPHANIE SANCHEZ sasanchez15@ole.augie.edu Augustana saw its largest freshman class this year since the 1970s, welcoming 481 students in the fall of 2017. However, the class of 2022 is on track to surpass that number, given the estimated 10 percent increase in applications and 15 percent increase in

University to host education camp this summer

Camp Thunderbird will provide Native American high school students college access information and assistance JACOB KNUTSON jaknutson15@ole.augie.edu A number of Native American students from high schools across South Dakota will get to experience campus life at Augustana this summer. Augustana, in conjunction with Camp Thunderbird, a non-profit,

AU to break ground on track this spring

JACOB KNUTSON jaknutson15@ole.augie.edu Next fall, if there are not any hurdles, you could be running on Augustana’s new track. In January, the university announced plans to build the Larson Track and Field Complex, and President Herseth Sandlin said students can expect to see excavators near the

Find trending spring styles at TH GREY downtown

ELIZABETH PETERSEN eapetersen16@ole.augie.edu If your wardrobe is looking for that big city modern feel, look no further than TH GREY on Phillips Avenue. When owner Trish Tilberg could not find the styles she loved from fashion influencers in bigger cities, she decided to bring that style to

ANGLES: Right or Privilege: Should health care plans cover birth control?

Conflicting rights make it impossible to rule birth control payback unconstitutional JACOB KNUTSON jaknutson15@ole.augie.edu Democratic quandaries—we can’t seem to shake them. The aged debate for and against a publicly-funded birth control system is another mark of the prime difficulty of collective life: how to reconcile

Roster turnover incites growing pains for AU

STEPHANIE SANCHEZ sasanchez15@ole.augie.edu After an up-and-down season, the Augustana Vikings ready themselves for the upcoming NSIC Championships next week and the NCAA Tournament in early March. With an overall record of 14-12, a stark contrast to previous years’ success with a 34-2 record in 2015-16 and a

Fortnite aims at academic victory

BEAU BORDEWYK bjbordewyk16@ole.augie.edu If you consistently check Snapchat stories, you might have noticed something peculiar over the past few months: A cartoon-ish character holding an assault rifle with “#1 Victory Royale!” in large letters dominating the screen. What you see is Fortnite: Battle Royale, the massively popular