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Why look Back? How classics changed my mindset

My final semester is well on its way, and I am left asking myself, “Why I have spent so much time studying classics?” I stumbled upon my first Latin class freshman year. I have since studied both Latin and ancient Greek. If I was a math major, I could calculate

3-D printed weapons changing gun control conversation

Steven Sicen Sun enjoyed sitting in his apartment watching cop shows, playing video games and printing imitations of real firearms using his 3-D printer until Feb. 27, when Australian police officers raided his apartment, confiscating various weapons, including multiple re-creations of the popular Glock pistol. Sun was arrested and charged

Juice bar brings modern atmosphere, natural flavors to smoothie scene

TABBY MERKLE tjmerkle15@ole.augie.edu Nature’s Way Juice Bar, one of Sioux Falls’ newest smoothie joints, is the home of delicious handmade juices and casual, minimalistic vibes. With its modern interior design and simple exterior, Nature’s Way has no trouble attracting customers. The juice bar staff offers

Study Buddies: Freshman creates app aimed at socializing studying

A new way to study in the age of smartphones JOSH ESTABROOK jpestabrook16@ole.augie.edu The sight of students studying alone may be a thing of the past if freshman Nick Smith has anything to say about it. Smith is creating an app called Study Buddy that allows students

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Grandmothers inspire Project Pathways’ campus inclusion

Project Pathways providing one path toward opportunities ERIN MAIROSE elmairose13@ole.augie.edu A group of seven Native American grandmothers conceived the idea to start Project Pathways in 2015. Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Pam Homan said the program started with a conversation about how to serve a “population of

Middle schoolers find ‘pathways’ to college

Project Pathways Program now in its second year at Augustana ERIN MAIROSE elmairose13@ole.augie.edu Sixteen students head into chemistry lab in the Froiland Science Complex. Their assignment for the afternoon is to help solve a crime scene by matching the suspect’s fingerprints and testing soil samples containing