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HOLDEN SUTTER hasutter17@ole.augie.edu Shakespearean tragedy is not an uncommon thing to tackle in the realm of theatre. This year, the Augustana Theatre is trying its hand at it with the upcoming production of King Lear. Freshman Abby Giambattista worked on Shakespeare plays all throughout high school, including

REBEKAH TUCHSCHERER rjtuchscherer16@ole.augie.edu Some cross country runners have good days. Others have successful weeks. The Augustana men’s team, on the other hand, has had a near perfect season. Claiming first place at four of five regular season meets, the men’s cross country team capped off

STEPHANIE SANCHEZ sasanchez15@ole.augie.edu How do you think that the perception and treatment of sexual assault victims has changed in the past decade, if at all? We have cases, like the one involving Harvey Weinstein, that brought up many reactions from the public. What do you think of

JESSICA RUF jnruf15@ole.augie.edu When two planes struck the World Trade Center on September 11, Condoleezza Rice was serving as the U.S. national security advisor. Reflecting on the attacks a year later, Rice remarked in an CNN interview, “We’re in a new world. We’re in

No, hashtags promote passivism, not activism #BlackLivesMatter, #MeToo, #YesAllWomen, #Kony2012, #BringBackOurGirls and many more. What do all of these hashtags have in common? Each one has been used millions of times by internet users making commentary on current events. Hashtag activism is the act of supporting a cause through social

Yes, hashtags help social movements gain momentum KATELYN CLEMENT kmclement16@ole.augie.edu The hashtag has been a trending form in social media and has become more popular within the past decade following the first hashtag use in 2007.  Hashtags, when tagged onto a post, make the post easier to

SHAUNA PAULI sdpauli16@ole.augie.edu Last Friday night, I tweeted two pictures. The first was of a young man named Cole Paulson dressed as Colin Kaepernick, the American quarterback who has come under fire for kneeling as a form of protest during the National Anthem. As part of his