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Augustana community reacts to Trump’s stunning upset

AMERICA: ‘YOU’RE HIRED!’ JACOB BELGUM jbbelgum13@ole.augie.edu Come Jan. 20, 2017, Donald Trump will be the leader of the free world. Trump’s runaway victory in South Dakota’s general election was as predictable as his electoral college win was shocking. Few prognostictators gave him a shot.

Brutal civil war in Yemen has been overlooked by media coverage

Yemen’s political crisis ignored by Western media Media coverage of the Middle East over the past year has honed in on the atrocities of the Syrian civil war, the battle between Israel and Gaza and projections of what is to become of the United States-Iran nuclear deal. Meanwhile, a

Soapbox: Steve Bartman — No such thing as vindication

In 2003, Steve Bartman did the unthinkable and cost Chicago Cubs left fielder Moisés Alou a chance at a second out in the eighth inning in game six of the National League Championship Series. The Cubs had a 3-2 series lead and a 3-0 lead in the game over the

Government should target sugar like it targeted nicotine

Our culture is, in the very literal sense, addicted to sugar. Comparable to addictive drugs such as nicotine and cocaine, sugar produces symptoms: craving, tolerance, and withdrawal. Additionally, sugar stimulates the human brain in the same way an opioid does. Considering Americans consume almost 20 teaspoons of sugar a day

Obesity isn’t a problem, so it shouldn’t be the state’s problem

To understand the heart of the sugary drinks taxation debate, we need to understand the heart of government’s’ anti-obesity initiatives. If it wasn’t clear before, it should be now: politicians dislike obesity, and they’re willing to tax anything they can to reduce it. I don’t believe

Football’s season is ending, but what happens next?

The excitement around the Augustana football team was palpable to begin the season. The Vikings were coming off their first NCAA playoff berth since 2010, and they returned most of their significant contributors on both sides of the ball. But hope for another playoff bid quickly faded as the team

Billeter’s return gives Vikings hope

Men’s Basketball Ready For Its Encore Dan Jansen, Casey Schilling and Alex Richter are gone. That’s 5,774 career points. Augustana couldn’t afford to lose its coach, too. Fresh off of a Division II national championship, Vikings head coach Tom Billeter reportedly became a finalist for the