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ANGLES: National minimum wage, needed or detrimental for economy?

JOSHUA MORIN-BAXTER jmorinbaxter17@ole.augie.edu The institution of a national minimum wage is a gross overreach of federal power that ultimately harms the American worker by ignoring the myriad economic conditions in disparate areas of the country. It does not differentiate between large and small businesses, even though size

ANGLES: National minimum wage, needed or detrimental to economy?

KAATJE WEILAND kpweiland16@ole.augie.edu It has been almost nine years since the minimum wage was last raised in 2009, when it rose from $6.55 to $7.25 per hour, the last step of an increase approved by Congress in 2007. Before 2007, the minimum wage was stuck

Recycling with ease: dorm tips for students

REBEKAH TUCHSCHERER rjtuchscherer16@ole.augie.edu In 1785, Antoine Lavoisier discovered the Law of Conservation of Mass, stating that matter can be neither created nor destroyed. All matter maintains a constant mass within a closed system, regardless of how it’s used, altered or consumed. This matter takes form in

Sioux Falls trash wars are a waste

JACOB KNUTSON jaknutson15@ole.augie.edu Sioux Falls is a ripe city for trash haulers, and that’s not good. There’s a lot of cash in trash, and the city has a generally laissez-faire attitude toward waste collection. If you have a set of wheels and meet the city’

Golf prepares for NSIC Spring Preview, Conference tournaments

REBEKAH TUCHSCHERER rjtuchscherer16@ole.augie.edu After a long off season, the men’s golf team is busy preparing to tee off for the upcoming NSIC spring preview and conference championship. The spring season began with a fourth place team finish at the MJGA Collegiate Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev.

Pitchers make for strong season after loss at A&M

CHELSEA FELTON cmfelton17@ole.augie.edu Despite a challenging start to the season against 13th-ranked West Texas A&M, Augustana softball now stands as a strong contender in the Division-2 softball circuit. Starting out the season with four losses in the West Texas A&M Invitational in February,

Basketball falters in championship

BEAU BORDEWYK bjbordewyk16@ole.augie.edu The women’s basketball team’s historic season ended on a sour note, trounced by the University of Central Missouri in an 81-42 loss in the Central Region Championship game. The contest looked discouraging for the Vikings, as they fell behind the Central Missouri