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Students’ spring break washed away by record flooding

JACOB KNUTSON jaknutson15@ole.augie.edu At the end of spring break, senior McKenna Hotovy returned to campus from Omaha, Nebraska, in the trunk of a Jeep. Carless, it was her only option. Just days earlier, while she was in Florida enjoying sunny skies, beaches and warm weather, floodwaters had

ANGLES: Constitutional Conundrum: Should national motto mandate stand?

KELSEY SPROUT klsprout16@ole.augie.edu On March 18, Governor Kristi Noem signed Senate Bill 55, requiring all public schools to display the national motto, “In God We Trust, ” in a prominent location by the 2019-2020 school year. The bill passed 47-19 in the House and 19-13 in the Senate

Compromise, leadership necessary for Brexit

It’s hard enough to keep up with our own political news in the U.S. This makes it seem impossible to pay attention to news happening abroad. For many of you, this whole Brexit ordeal keeps cropping up in your newsfeed, but you may not have any idea what’

ASA candidates address diversity, transparency, waterslides

Roughly 80 students filed into Hamre Hall on Tuesday night to listen to three candidates for Augustana Student Association’s (ASA) next president along with their vice presidential running mates. Seated on tall chairs, the candidates answered questions from moderators senior Jessica Ruf and junior Rebekah Tuchscherer as well as

University approves free feminine hygiene products for students

Gender-neutral and women’s bathrooms on campus have baskets of menstrual products for student use—but now, they’ll be stocked by Augustana janitorial staffers rather than HAPPY. members. The Dean of Students office recently approved the funding of free feminine hygiene products after ASA senators passed a resolution supporting

Irvine reflects on marathon career

Academic Dean Colin Irvine was 30 years old and in graduate school when he decided to try running a marathon. He ended up running 12. “[Conditioning] was always the part of sports that I liked the least,” Irvine said. “Ironically, when I took up running, I decided that because I’

Darcie Rives-East selected as next FYS director

Augustana University has appointed English professor Darcie Rives-East as the new director of the First Year Seminar (FYS) program. She will start in the fall replacing Stephen Minister, associate professor of philosophy, who has decided to step down from the position. Minister has been the program’s director for the