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Changing of the guard: Admin restructures over summer break

JACOB KNUTSON jaknutson15@ole.augie.edu The Augustana administration made several changes to its staff over the summer and just in time for the final year of the university’s Horizons 2019 Campaign. The university appointed an acting dean and a vice president for communications and marketing, created a new

Freshman students share thoughts on first weeks at Augustana

GRACE DOUGLAS gedouglas18@ole.augie.edu Adjusting to a new way of life can be tricky, especially when most freshmen live without air conditioning, but the class of 2022 appears equipped for the year. The Augustana Mirror interviewed three freshmen to gain perspective on how they’ve become accustomed to

Class of 2022 by the numbers

GRACE DOUGLAS gedouglas18@ole.augie.edu As nervous freshmen and melancholy parents unloaded packed cars on August 25, Augustana University welcomed the 455 new Vikings of the class of 2022 to campus. However, that is 26 fewer students than the 481 students that entered the university last year, according to

Campus debates hiring armed security officer

STEPHANIE SANCHEZ sasanchez15@ole.augie.edu Campus Safety plans to bring an armed officer to campus as a reaction to the increasing number of gun-related incidents around the country. Rick Tupper, associate vice president for university services, submitted plans to the president’s office for approval to hire an armed

AU sophomore arrested for protesting Kavanaugh

REBEKAH TUCHSCHERER rjtuchscherer16@ole.augie.edu The last time Grace Bucklin toured Washington D.C., it was from the backseat of a police van with wrists bound together by cable ties. But instead of buying a ticket, she shouted “Kavanaugh hates women” until U.S. Capitol Police dragged her from

“Real world” brings more responsibilities than freedom

KATELYN CLEMENT kmclement16@ole.augie.edu Instead of moving home, this summer I got an apartment. I decided it was time to live off campus on my own in the “big, bad world” with rent. I worked almost every day once finals were over and now I work six nights

Women in the Middle East fight ISIS and stigma

CHOFIAN ABOBAKR cabobakr16@ole.augie.edu When we think of women in the Middle East, we often think of a world similar to The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. Oppression, sexism, violence, rape, child marriage, polygamy and genital mutilation are at the forefront of the American perception of the