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Pastor Rohde retires after 18 years on campus

After serving the Augustana community for over 18 years, Pastor Paul Rohde will be retiring at the end of January, according to an email from university President Stephanie Herseth Sandlin. However, his retirement will only be from his post at Augustana, as he will continue to minister at Springdale Lutheran

Editorial: ASA amendment harmful to free speech

Freedom of speech is something that we, The Augustana Mirror, depend upon as journalists. A presumed right to freedom of speech allows us to collect information on an otherwise private campus. The right to speak and seek information freely allows us to publish articles without prior approval from administration and

Willard works to master the art of freerunning

Standing at the top of a set of stairs in downtown Sioux Falls, James Willard is dressed in sweatpants and a loose T-shirt. With determination in his eyes, he is ready to freerun. He vaults over the rail, flips down the stairs, cartwheels to the other side, then vaults back

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