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New Journey Scholars program grants guidance to systemically nondominant students

Journey Scholars is a new Augustana program that provides systemically nondominant first-year students with resources, peer mentors and advice to assist in their comfort and success. About 30 Native American, Hispanic, first-generation, LGBTQ+ and students of color chose to join the program. “Sometimes, people want to feel like there are

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Viking Days 2019 upholds AU tradition

The week of Oct. 6 through the 13 marks Augustana University’s 2019 Viking Days homecoming festivities, celebrating both current Augustana students and alumni. “The past couple of years have been big years in Augustana’s history that we chose to celebrate,” Nicole Kratz, Viking Days co-chair said. “This year,

ASA scraps print newspapers from budget

Argus Leader and USA Today newspaper racks sit outside the Huddle at the base of the Morrison Commons stairs. This year, they will remain empty, as the Augustana Student Association (ASA) has switched from a print subsrciption to a digital edition. The Collegiate Readership Program originally launched in 2007. Digital

Making Waves: Women’s swimming team ready to take on 2019-2020 season

The Augustana women’s swimming team is primed for success both in the water and the classroom. Last season, the Viking women took home the gold medal in the 800-yard freestyle at the NSIC Championships, with a school-record finish of 7:37:99. This year, the team returns to the

Introducing Viking Days king and queen

Starting off a week of festivities, Augustana chose its newest Viking Days king and queen, Logan Hattervig and Kirtana Krishna Kumar. The two seniors were crowned on Monday night in the Elmen Center. Hattervig is a biology and religion major from Carthage, SD. Kumar is a biology and philosophy major

Campus podcast explores vocation at all ages

In mid-September, Augustana’s own recording studio, Studio 47, debuted its new faculty-led podcast “Calling All Years Good.” Hosted by the Rev. Ann Rosendale, the podcast is inspired by a book of the same title and focuses on vocation throughout life. In “Calling All Years Good,” Rosendale interviews people from