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Earth day impacts worldwide choices annually

Earth day impacts worldwide choices annually

Every year, Earth Day falls on April 22. To celebrate and spread awareness of sustainability, the Augie Green club partnered with other clubs on campus to celebrate Earth Week with different activities each day, including a discussion on whitewashing sustainability, beehive decorating, plant potting, a campus cleanup and soap decorating.

Letter from the (copy) editor: bidding the Mirror adieu

Freshman year, I was walking to my first Mirror meeting in the cozy Humanities office when a friend and dance teammate asked where I was off to. The senior told me that working with the student newspaper takes up a lot of time, and on top of dance and choir,

Bowden Field kept under renovation until summer 2022

Bowden Field kept under renovation until summer 2022

The grand reopening of the new softball field is pushed back to the end of June. Bowden Field has been under construction since earlier last year for renovations and was projected to be completed in time for this season. President Stephanie Herseth Sandlin said the field’s opening was delayed

Appointment of Justice Jackson marks historic milestone

Appointment of Justice Jackson marks historic milestone

Ketanji Brown Jackson became the 116th Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court on April 7, 2022. President Joe Biden nominated her to replace Justice Stephen Breyer, who will retire this summer. The Senate confirmed Justice Jackson into the Supreme Court with a vote of 53–47. This landmark

Alhasnawi, Arega to be next year’s ASA president, VP

Alhasnawi, Arega to be next year’s ASA president, VP

Students will elect student body leaders this week, including a new Augustana Student Association president and vice president. Juniors Sara Alhasnawi and Tsegab Arega are the only ticket running for the positions, with Alhasnawi as president and Arega as vice president. Both have served in ASA the last two years.

Administration approves new brewing minor

A brewing and fermentation minor that involves collaboration with local breweries will be available for students next fall. Professors Stephanie Bruggeman and Cory Conover have been working to start the minor on campus. Originally, Bruggeman had planned a farm-to-table class but instead started teaching the class BIOL 216, Beer, Bread

Renovation of green leads to removal of trees

Renovation of green leads to removal of trees

The Augustana green will undergo a major renovation that will create an intramural playing field, an amphitheater and a retention pond on campus. According to Mark Blackburn, the dean of students, to create the playing field and retention pond a few trees need to be removed. This includes the large