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Center for Western Studies to hold virtual Boe Forum in March

The 2021 Boe Forum on Public Affairs will take place virtually March 15 and feature geneticist Robert C. Green and writer Jamie Metzel as keynote speakers. The title of the forum, which was originally scheduled for March 2020, is “Are We Ready? The Science, Ethics, and Geopolitics of Genetic Engineering

ASA approves Viking Lyft program to provide low-cost, local transportation

Students now have a cheap and easy way of travelling around Sioux Falls thanks to the Augustana Student Association’s (ASA) new Viking Lyft program. The program, which is a partnership with the ridesharing company Lyft, started on Feb. 10 and gives students who sign up a $5 discount on

Angles: Should celebrities be canceled for their controversies?

In the last several years, the phrase cancel culture has risen in popularity to describe the trend of ostracizing or boycotting celebrities for their controversial and problematic actions. Those in the public spotlight who commit these transgressions have faced damaged reputations, severed business ties and public backlash. Celebrities have been

Mullin: When words ring hollow

Editor’s note: According to an email sent Feb. 5 to faculty from the Augustana Human Resources Office, the university will observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Juneteenth, Native American Day and Veterans Day, starting with Juneteenth this summer. By the time you read this piece, a new semester will

Campus Cupboard addresses food security

Food insecurity is a pandemic. It has grown out of proportion, spreading and proving difficult to alleviate. Food insecurity is defined as the lack of access to sustainable, quality, healthy food due to socioeconomic status, education level or government policies. There are many different faces to this injustice. People living

Athletes return to competition

After ten months, competition is back. On Jan. 2, women’s basketball tipped off the first Augsutana gameplay since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was surreal, but it was also just really gratifying to finally reach that point,” Athletic Director Josh Morton said. Both the NCAA and the

Midco donates $1.35M for new multimedia major, production studio

With a gift of $1.35 million from Midco, Augustana University is bringing a “tech sandbox” to its campus. The idea of a “tech sandbox” — a phrase first introduced during a conversation in 2019 between Peter Folliard, dean of the School of Music, and Shannan Nelson, chief financial officer — has