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Tobacco policy promotes environmental and personal health SHAUNA PAULI sdpauli16@ole.augie.edu I think Augie made the right choice when they decided to implement the tobacco-free policy last August. The statement on the Augie website says that this decision was made “in order to minimize the harmful effects

Policy changes made a mountain out of a molehill STEPHANIE SANCHEZ sasanchez15@ole.augie.edu By the end of this semester, Augustana will complete its first academic year as a tobacco-free campus. According to a 2016 interview with Eric Vander Lee, the ASA senator who first proposed sanctions for

JACOB KNUTSON jaknutson15@ole.augie.edu The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is not actually a floating pile of garbage as it is often portrayed in the news. In fact, it is drastically worse. The patch is a mix of plastic and fishing debris located in the center of the North

JESSICA RUF jnruf15@ole.augie.edu While Bob Dylan is continually hailed as one of the most influential songwriters of all time (and rightfully so), there is another social-justice musician whose significance has been hidden in the shadows: Victor Jara. When I first discovered Jara, I thought of him

DeWitt breaks record; Barrows places second KAATJE WEILAND kpweiland16@ole.augie.edu With three meets so far in the outdoor season, the track team is optimistic about its chances at conference titles despite difficulties with weather. The team’s first meet of the year was held in Maryville, Mo. “I

BEAU BORDEWYK bjbordewyk16@ole.augie.edu Beau Bordewyk: When looking at an athletics program like Augustana’s, what are aspects of the program that attract you to come here and think that it’s a program with real promise? Josh Morton: It starts with the people. The head coaches that

NOAH WICKS ntwicks17@ole.augie.edu Kirby Hora doesn’t follow the typical bedtime routine, at least not the night before a game. Before he hops in the shower or brushes those pearly whites, Hora must lay out his clean equipment in preparation for the next day’s game. He