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First official semester of FYS winds down

First Year Seminar remains controversial among faculty JACOB BELGUM jbbelgum13@ole.augie.edu As the first official semester of the First Year Seminar winds down, the merits and demerits of the program still divide members of Augustana’s campus. Some professors say FYS has made them better educators, while others

2016 Election marks fifth time the Electoral College has chosen a winner who lost the popular vote

Electoral College alternatives exist as options for reconstruction Every four years, the Electoral College crawls back into the limelight where many voters question its purpose and validity—this year especially. The 2016 Election marks the fifth time the Electoral College has produced a winner who lost the national popular vote.

Letter from the editor: Where’s my money: Scholarship deduction policy needs adjustment

I remember last year when I got the email: Somehow, my friends and I won the apartment lottery and would live in Schoeneman Apartments during my senior year. I wasn’t thrilled. I was relieved: Not only was I out of the dorms, but I wouldn’t hemorrhage scholarship money

Trump’s account violates user policy, should be deactivated

Do a simple experiment. Speak to everyone solely using quotes from Mr. Trump’s Twitter and see how long it takes before no one will speak to you. The utter absurdity of the proposal underlies precisely why suggestions that Twitter would be wrong to deactivate Trump’s account are, well,

Keep Trump’s account active, inform public on his political stances

Azealia Banks, a rapper and public figure, was suspended from Twitter last May after a long and nasty rant against Zayn Malik for allegedly copying her music video style. Her tweets included homophobic and racist slurs that are directly against the terms and conditions of the platform, and Twitter ultimately

Recreational Services set objectives in hope of increasing student participation

Recreational Services surpassing Late Night participation goals MARIANA LOPEZ milopez15@ole.augie.edu Augustana’s Recreational Services department set a goal to increase its outreach and attract more students to Late Night events. Those initiatives have paid off thus far. Recreational Services sets objectives at the end of every school

Men’s cross-country finishes 12th at NCAA Championships

‘Bad luck’ leads to disappointing finish; Hauge earns 2nd All-America honor Jacob Knutson jaknutson15@ole.augie.edu Augustana men’s cross-country finished the 2016 season on a note out of tune with the rest of its season, placing 12th at the NCAA Championships held in St. Leo, Fla. Nov. 19