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Women’s basketball season opens with optimism

Women’s basketball optimistic despite .500 start JOSH BARROWS jdbarrows15@ole.augie.edu The Augustana women’s basketball team opened its season with three games in as many days at the Division II CCA Tip-Off Classic at Disneyland. It came with a pair of losses and a win, but members

Men’s basketball off to a good start despite loss of seniors

Familiar formula pays early dividends for men’s basketball Jacob Belgum jbbelgum13@ole.augie.edu Note: This edition went to press before Augustana’s Thursday matchup against No. 6 Northwest Missouri State. Fear not, for this article is still worth reading. In case you haven’t heard by now, Augustana

Loss casts doubt on Vikings’ regional playoff hopes

Winona tops AU in NSIC Tourney RYAN HEUER rtheuer12@ole.augie.edu The No. 7 Augustana volleyball team overcame several hurdles as it vaulted to the top-tier of the best conference in Division II. Augustana learned how to win five-set matches, win on the road and beat the nation’s

Citizens United increases voter interaction during elections

‘Get money, spend money’: Should Citizens United v. FEC be overturned? The Citizens United v. FEC case has been a greatly misinterpreted Supreme Court case for years. It has been demonized and held as an attack on democracy. In reality, it is an aid to upholding the Constitution. In a

Citizens United muffles citizens’ and ignores their interests

‘Get money, spend money’: Should Citizens United v. FEC be overturned? The United States got a mini-reality check when a 2014 study by Princeton professor Martin Gilens and Northwestern professor Benjamin Page concluded that the U.S. more resembled an oligarchy than a democracy. That seems harsh at first, but

Soapbox: Citizens, don’t normalize governmental bigotry

“It doesn’t get any better than this,” wrote user “Confederate Bayou Oilman” on the website Stormfront after election night. On another site, users claimed they would now be able to “take back Europe and expell [sic] the Jews.” On a third site, users demanded opponents “get in the oven.

A letter from the editor: At times, no news is the right news

If you’re wondering where to find the Mirror’s news story on Augustana economics professor Reynold Nesiba, you’ll be looking for a long time. It doesn’t exist. It doesn’t exist because I think there is no news to report right now. If you’re looking for