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Students still waiting on ASA’s tobacco policy

ASA tobacco policy stalls at admin’s doorstep STEPHANIE SANCHEZ sasanchez15@ole.augie.edu Several months after the Augustana Student Association passed the measure to ban all tobacco products from campus, the policy is still under review by Augustana President Rob Oliver and the Board of Trustees. The measure would

All freshmen must take First Year Seminar

First Year Seminar kicks off for all freshmen JACOB BELGUM jbbelgum13@ole.augie.edu As the 2016-17 academic term begins, all freshmen are now unified under one general education plan, SOPHIA. With that comes the full rollout of the First Year Seminar, which underwent a pilot program last year

Augustana rebrand and FSC addition aid in student enrollment

Freshman enrollment up 15 percent following AU rebrand, FSC addition KAYLYN DEITER kkdeiter13@ole.augie.edu With the start of the 2016-2017 academic year, new Vikings once again made their way into the classrooms, sports arenas and organizations of Augustana. But besides an influx of new faces, the class

Volleyball has high hopes for season

Volleyball aims to ‘win as a team’ as conference play begins RYAN HEUER rtheuer12@ole.augie.edu The Augustana volleyball team finished 18-11 last year. Solid, but in Division II’s best conference, there was room for improvement. Namely, five-set matches. Last year’s Vikings lost all five

Several key components from playoff team return

Football looks to pick up where it left off JARED RUBADO jjrubado14@ole.augie.edu Last year, the Augustana football team dominated the regular season, going 9-2 while earning a trip to the Division II college football playoffs. After falling to Humbolt State in the first round, the Vikings

Davis and Quintanilla take over for Ham on the field

Pair of running backs shoulder workload left by Ham JOSH BARROWS jdbarrows15@ole.augie.edu The running back position for the Augustana football team has been quite a story over the past year. C.J. Ham, who led the NSIC in rushing last season, graduated and moved on to play

Soccer rebuilds after seniors leave

Soccer retools following record-setting season RYAN HEUER rtheuer12@ole.augie.edu The Augustana women’s soccer team exists in a perpetual rebuild. The coaching staff brings in large classes every year, which brings a large influx in talent, but the other side of the same coin means losing a