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Update outdated nuclear weapons JACOB KNUTSON jaknutson15@ole.augie.edu In his proposed defense budget for 2019, President Trump requested $686 billion—a sum larger than most countries’ GDP. But do not let numbers or the President’s words fool you. Though $686 billion is a herculean sum of money,

Tax dollars are necessary in other areas SHAUNA PAULI sdpauli16@ole.augie.edu The current United States defense budget is just under $700 billion. This budget exceeded the $549 budget cap set in 2011 by the Budget Control Act. The increased budget includes the addition of 20,300 more troops,

STEPHANIE SANCHEZ sasanchez15@ole.augie.edu I never really partook in Lent until I came to the United States, which is interesting given that I was raised on a deeply Catholic continent by a fairly religious family. From the moment I was born, the freedom my parents gave me encompassed

NAJMA SIYAD usiyad16@ole.augie.edu In 2017, the French Parliament enacted a new labor law that allows employees in France a “right to disconnect” from emails, smartphones and other electronic devices once their work day has ended. In theory, France’s new concept of disconnecting sounds appealing and in

STEPHANIE SANCHEZ sasanchez15@ole.augie.edu Augustana saw its largest freshman class this year since the 1970s, welcoming 481 students in the fall of 2017. However, the class of 2022 is on track to surpass that number, given the estimated 10 percent increase in applications and 15 percent increase in

Camp Thunderbird will provide Native American high school students college access information and assistance JACOB KNUTSON jaknutson15@ole.augie.edu A number of Native American students from high schools across South Dakota will get to experience campus life at Augustana this summer. Augustana, in conjunction with Camp Thunderbird, a non-

JACOB KNUTSON jaknutson15@ole.augie.edu Next fall, if there are not any hurdles, you could be running on Augustana’s new track. In January, the university announced plans to build the Larson Track and Field Complex, and President Herseth Sandlin said students can expect to see excavators near the