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Q&A with new director of international programs

STEPHANIE SANCHEZ sasanchez15@ole.augie.edu The administration appointed Ben Iverson the director of international programs during the summer. Iverson graduated from Augustana in 2004 and has since traveled the globe speaking with prospective students about the university. The Mirror interviewed Iverson on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2018. 1. What does

ASA Senate seats filled in fall elections

CALLIN NADDY cnaddy18@ole.augie.edu With elections concluded on Sept. 13, roles in the 2018-2019 ASA Senate have been filled. Eleven new senators were voted into the student group, which takes the total number of officers to around 33 for the year, according to president Anna Stritecky. Julie DeWitt

Republicans to reapply for Ben Shapiro appearance

STEPHANIE SANCHEZ sasanchez15@ole.augie.edu After placing in Young America’s Foundation’s (YAF) runner-up list of universities to host political commentator Ben Shapiro last year, Augustana Republicans plan on reapplying to bring Shapiro to campus next semester. The effort is preceded by a history of resistance from part

Global Education no longer international awareness house

JESSICA RUF jnruf15@ole.augie.edu After nearly ten years as the Global Education (GE) House, the big, beige home on the corner of 28th St. and Norton Ave. is now a regular theme house, currently serving 11 men from the track and cross country team. While the change brings

Hamre ready for all: Renovated performance hall opens

MEGAN SIMONICH mdsimonich18@ole.augie.edu Nearing its completion, Hamre Hall looks as night does to day compared to Kresge Hall, the new hall’s predecessor. Brad Heegel, director of Development for Augustana Performing and Visual Arts, said the renovations include a complete remodeling of the aesthetics of the hall

Rainfall leaks, seeps into campus academic buildings

JACOB KNUTSON REBEKAH TUCHSCHERER jaknutson15@ole.augie.edu rjtuchscherer16@ole.augie.edu During the heavy rainfall of Sept. 19 and 20, water began to infiltrate multiple academic buildings on campus. The Sioux Falls Area received roughly seven inches of rain during the two day period, and the Fryxell Humanities Center’

Young and rough: AU rugby in rebuilding phase

JACOB KNUTSON jaknutson15@ole.augie.edu Coming into the season with only five veteran players, the Augustana women’s rugby team is in a rebuilding chapter. Luckily, the team has many pieces for the puzzle, as it mustered between 12 to 14 new players during its recruiting campaign early this