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Fall 2020 admissions down but predicted to catch up soon

Nancy Davidson, vice president for enrollment, said that admission numbers are expected to catch up quickly, despite the university having six percent fewer prospective student applications than at this time last year. Last year, 732 applicants had been offered admission to Augustana by week 11 for fall 2019. The admissions

ANGLES: Freshman Frenzy: Should Augustana continue First Year Seminar curriculum?

Yes, FYS teaches important college skills LAURA JOHNSON lajohnson19@ole.augie.edu Chaos reigns supreme as students flood the football field frantically looking for their Welcome Week group that corresponds with their First-Year Seminar (FYS) class. The next few days are packed with awkward ice breakers and arduous plenary sessions.

ON TOPIC, OFF-CAMPUS: Reflecting on my time with the Augie journalism department

As I end my tenure as the Opinions Editor for The Augustana Mirror, I have had the opportunity to reflect on my time with the campus newspaper. It wasn’t until halfway through my sophomore year at Augustana that I adopted my journalism major. Two years later, and not a

Student podcast explores contemporary theology

The podcast started in a closet. Crunched in a small, dark closet with their legs bent and laptops on their laps, senior religion majors Maggie Oberg and Taylor Vaughn created the podcast “Doormat Theology” in April 2019. Now, they record in an office on the second floor of the Humanities

Women’s soccer falls in second round of NCAA Tournament

The No. 4 seeded Augustana women’s soccer team (16-5-1, 12-2-1 NSIC) knocked out the Central Oklahoma Bronchos 2-1 in the first round of the NCAA Central Region Tournament on Friday afternoon in Mankato, Minnesota, but fell 1-0 in the second to the Minnesota State University Mankato Mavericks (18-3-1, 12-3-0

How to survive a South Dakota winter

A few weeks ago, I caught a glimpse of the harsh weather that South Dakota winters will inevitably bring to our campus in a few short weeks. The temperature that day hovered just above freezing, yet the wind chill made the air feel far colder. My entire body was shaking

Augustana volleyball ends season with 3-1 loss

The Augustana volleyball team watched its season come to an end at the hands of the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, falling 3-1 (20-25, 25-13, 24-26, 14-25) in the first round of the NSIC tournament. The Bulldogs were able to go on key runs to secure wins in sets three and