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Xavier McKenzie

Venture celebrates 70 years

Venture celebrates 70 years

Every spring, one or two Venture editors spend hours poring through submissions of poetry, short stories and more before putting together a publication for the Augustana community — a tradition that hasn’t stopped as the literary magazine celebrates its 70th anniversary. Venture is a student-led publication that contains works by

My newfound appreciation for state government

My newfound appreciation for state government

Let’s face it. Politics has become exhausting. Decisions are being handed down from Washington, D.C. by people who don’t understand us. We’re at each other's throats — yet it often seems we’re powerless, unable to cause change. Don’t get me wrong, I’m

Order in the recital hall: Augustana to host SD Supreme Court

Order in the recital hall: Augustana to host SD Supreme Court

For the first time in recent history, the South Dakota Supreme Court will hold hearings open to the public at Augustana. On March 18 and 19, the court will come to hear oral arguments for six cases inside Hamre Hall. The two-day event is part of the court’s travelling

BSU welcomes Senate candidate for conversation on race, policy and campus life

BSU welcomes Senate candidate for conversation on race, policy and campus life

On Monday, Nov. 17, Augustana’s Black Student Union (BSU) hosted a meet-and-greet event with United States Senate candidate Julian Beaudion, during which he shared his platform and responded to student concerns. “If you talk to political operatives across the state they’ll tell you ‘Hit the I-29 corridor, that’

CWS looks ahead to America’s 250th

As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, the Center for Western Studies (CWS) America 250 Task Force aims to spark campus-wide conversations about America’s past, present and future. The task force’s vision is to “engage and inspire

Angles: Has catering to consumers destroyed the film industry?

With immediate access to so many sources of entertainment at once, “film junkies” and critics alike seem to be dwindling in numbers, drawn instead to media that’s instantly accessible — if often worse. Movie theatres around the globe are struggling to stay in business as fewer and fewer people decide

Movie Review: 'KPop Demon Hunters'

Movie Review: 'KPop Demon Hunters'

Every once in a while, Netflix will release a movie for a limited time in theaters in order to build its hype before putting it on the platform. This summer, though, one movie streamed so well that it earned a theater release after the fact. That film was “KPop Demon