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Campus ministry travels to Pine Ridge Reservation over fall break

STEPHANIE SANCHEZ sasasanchez15@ole.augie.edu It was night time when a rental van with California license plates parked outside of Pine Ridge Recreation Center on Oct. 12, 2018. Augustana Pastor Paul Rohde got out of the van, happy to arrive after a five-hour drive that took him and

How tariffs may affect AU students, faculty

NOAH WICKS JACOB KNUTSON ntwicks17@ole.augie.edu jaknutson15@ole.augie.edu Tit-for-tat tariffs between the United States and China have placed U.S. farmers in a state of uncertainty as the effects on the economy are yet unknown. The Trump administration initiated tariffs on China to curb

A Star is Born: music still sweet 81 years later

BEAU BORDEWYK bjbordewyk16@ole.augie.edu In Bradley Cooper’s “A Star Is Born,” Bobby Maine (Sam Elliott) recalls something his younger brother, the co-leading Jackson Maine (Cooper), once said about the repetitive structure of music: “Just 12 notes repeated. It’s the same story told over and over,

Augie Fem writes letters to Christine Blasey Ford

JESSICA RUF jnruf15@ole.augie.edu Four days after Justice Brett Kavanaugh was sworn into the Supreme Court on Oct. 6, Augie Feminists gathered in the Halverson Room to discuss their reactions and write letters to Christine Blasey Ford, the University of Palo Alto professor who accused Kavanaugh of sexual

Modern witches: two students find spirituality in Wicca

JESSICA RUF jnruf15@ole.augie.edu Below the sun streaming through their living room windows, an altar draped with a purple cloth holds candles, crystals, tarot cards and incense. Among the countless books overflowing their shelves are some not found in most people’s homes—books on the history and

Plastic in the pudding: Tips to living an eco-friendly life in college

REBEKAH TUCHSCHERER rjtuchscherer16@ole.augie.edu After shredding the cereal boxes, recycling the soup cans and using leftover biology notecards for bonfire kindling, many college students are still left with one eco-disaster cluttering their kitchens and dorm rooms: plastic. Over 100 years after Leo Baekeland introduced the world to

Women’s swim team looks to improve in second year

CALLIN NADDY cnaddy18@ole.augie.edu Every season is about growth for the Augustana women’s swimming team. Head coach Lindsie Micko began planning the program during the 2015-2016 school year, and last year the team found success despite being in its infancy. The team qualified two women — current