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Education majors don’t deserve the hate

Education majors don’t deserve the hate

When I was asked as a child what I wanted to be when I grew up, I always said a teacher, but it wasn’t until I was a senior in high school that I started getting questions about it. People would say, “Is that really what you want to

Rendezvous shares Nigerian culture with students

Rendezvous shares Nigerian culture with students

The bass of a Nigerian pop song thumped while a student strung flags around the perimeter of the Back Alley. In a few minutes, three students would crowd around a podium on the stage and introduce an audience to the culture of their home country, which a neon-colored map depicted

New anthropology professor kicks off archeology seminar series

New anthropology professor kicks off archeology seminar series

In fourth grade, Phyllis Johnson was already dreaming about becoming an archeologist. She grew up in Ohio where the social studies curriculum included an archeology unit. At one time, there were an estimated ten thousand Native American burial mounds in the state, and her fourth grade class visited some of

Vikings football welcomes new offensive coordinator

Vikings football welcomes new offensive coordinator

Tyler Paopao has been named offensive coordinator of the Augustana University football team. Paopao will join the AU staff after five seasons as the wide receivers and tight ends coach at the University of South Dakota. Previously, Paopao spent time as the offensive coordinator at Eastern Oregon and as a

Items taken from interfaith room in commons

Items taken from interfaith room in commons

Near the beginning of January, campus employees removed the sacred contents of the Common’s Interfaith Reflection Room in order to make space for new Sodexo offices. These actions occurred without the knowledge or consent of Better Together, the club affiliated with the room, and sparked backlash from students, professors

School of Music changes director of Angelus

School of Music changes director of Angelus

Augustana voice instructor Natalie Campbell is now directing the Angelus choir after Paul Nesheim, the former director, was “unavailable” for the duration of the semester. The announcement has left some choir members frustrated over continued communication issues with the School of Music. On Jan. 31, Peter Folliard, the dean of

Commons renovations paused until spring break

Commons renovations paused until spring break

Renovations of the Morrison Commons will start after spring break and continue through the summer after being delayed by pending discussions regarding the final renovation plan. The proposed renovations may leave student groups like the Union Board of Governors without a programming space. ASA President Sara Alhasnawi said at an