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Autonomous weapons separate humans from warfare, diminishing responsibility

Human societies have long struggled with the ethics of killing. We’ve moralized the act under certain circumstances, marking it as necessary to ensure safety or to end an ongoing conflict. In these cases, a moral sacrifice is made for the greater good. We have reasoned killing to fit different

Irish dance a cornerstone for Augustana student Hannah Vaca

Ireland calling: dancer strives for top of competition circuit JACOB KNUTSON jaknutson15@ole.augie.edu When sophomore Hannah Vaca envisions her goals, she imagines a mountain. She imagines herself, day after day, scaling the mountain inch by inch. “I just have to take it chunk by chunk, and I’ll

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Peace, justice, democracy and human rights, Peace Scholars headed for Norway

Promoting peace: scholars headed to Norway TABBY MERKLE tjmerkle15@ole.augie.edu Peace, justice, democracy and human rights will all be topics two Augustana students are set to explore this summer in Oslo, Norway. As Augustana’s 2017 Peace Scholars, sophomore Jessica Ruf and junior Tia McKillip are hoping to

The Superbowl of the movies, the Oscars are almost upon us

Movie fans offer predictions as stars hit red carpet for Oscar night KAYLYN DEITER kkdeiter13@ole.augie.edu & ANDREA CONOVER amconover13@ole.augie.edu

Education, genetic counseling among most popular programs

Graduate offerings, enrollees increase to align with Horizons 2019 AUSTIN GRAVES algraves13@ole.augie.edu Augustana is “roughly halfway there” to meeting its graduate enrollment target, says Dean of Faculty Jerry Jorgensen. This goal was 500 students by 2019 in the university’s strategic plan, Horizons 2019. With the current

Mayor Mike Huether visits Augustana for his first ‘Learning and Listening’

Mayor talks education, economics with students RACHEL POLAN rlpolan14@ole.augie.edu Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether came to Augustana Wednesday for his first “Listening and Learning” forum at a university. Roughly 50 students and faculty discussed Augustana’s role in the larger Sioux Falls community with Huether in the