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ANGLES: Nations should use warfare as defense when deemed necessary

Since its inception in 1776, the United States has been involved in 13 major wars. One, the Global War on Terror, is still ongoing. More than 1.1 million American soldiers have been killed in all U.S. wars. An estimated 83,000 are still missing in action. What does

Track and field starting strong at the beginning of their outdoor season

Track and field starts fast in first few meets of outdoor season With three meets behind it, Augustana’s men and women’s track and field team is looking ahead to conference meets. A strong performance at the Sioux City Relays last weekend and two individual wins at the Jim

Baseball’s pitcher a breakout star

From backup to no-hit pitcher, Jacob Blank continues to amaze Junior pitcher Jacob Blank wasn’t always the breakout star he is today. He appeared in 12 games as a freshmen starting, two. His sophomore year wasn’t much different, making 10 appearances and with three starts. It wasn’t

Men’s golf sending one to regionals

Klitzke conquers NSIC, stamps ticket to regionals The Augustana men’s golf team’s season is over, but one golfer has at least one meet left. Junior Parker Klitzke won the NSIC Championship April 15 by shooting a three-round score of 2-under, 214 to automatically qualify for the NCAA Super

Softball’s senior shortstop continues to dominate

Senior leads Vikings, the nation at the plate Senior shortstop Sarah Kennedy may be considered soft-spoken, but on the softball field she carries a big stick. Kennedy earned the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Player of the Week honors three times this season. With a batting average of .523 and slugging

Augustana Deaf Awareness Organization getting back to its ‘Roots’

Burst of Sign’s ‘Roots’ aims to convey community AUSTIN GRAVES algraves13@ole.augie.edu For 90 minutes, the Augustana Deaf Awareness Organization will give hearing people a glimpse of what being silence sounds like, as its members present their 2017 Burst of Sign show Friday and Saturday. As a

Two band professors are retiring from the Augustana Music department

Retiring band professors end on high note DESTINY PINDER-BUCKLEY drpinderbuckley16@ole.augie.edu Vance Shoemaker’s Tuesdays and Thursdays begin around 4:15 a.m. After getting dressed and eating breakfast, he drives an hour from his farm in Iowa to campus, arriving before 6:30. He then dedicates his