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Seasons change, but expectations don’t

New season, same expectations for women’s basketball Times change, rosters change, but the Augustana women’s basketball team usually stays consistent, having won at least 20 games in 11 of the last 12 years. So, despite losing arguably the team’s two best players from last season—guard Sophie

Augustana ended UMD’s perfect season Oct. 22

VIKINGS TAKE DOWN No. 1 No. 7 Augustana volleyball added another milestone to its historic season by knocking off the No. 1 team in Division II, the University of Minnesota-Duluth, on Oct. 22. The Vikings won 25-17, 25-21, 22-25, 25-14, giving them their first win over the top team in

Tradition lands Vikings at Duke

Men’s basketball set for exhibition at No. 1 Duke Augustana men’s head basketball coach Tom Billeter sees similarities between his program and Division I power Duke University. “We’re a small private school,” he said. “[Other schools] always have more money than us—we have to go out

Playoffs out of the question for Augustana football

Augustana fumbles away playoff hopes Ryan Heuer rtheuer12@ole.augie.edu Augustana and Minnesota State-Mankato entered Saturday’s clash at Kirkeby-Over Stadium knowing a loss would be a serious blow to their respective playoff hopes. They played like it, too. The Vikings battled back from down 18 points, but the

Mixed feelings about the renovations in the Back Alley

Not-Extreme Makeover: Back Alley Edition JOSHUA BARROWS jdbarrows15@ole.augie.edu The Back Alley, a bastion of vintage unkemptness, has recently undergone renovations to update it to the present. Most noticeably, a fresh paint job updated the hang-out space to a color scheme which includes navy, gold, and a brick

Rabbits treat walls of Lookout House as burial ground to begin school year

Down the rabbit hole REBEKAH TUCHSCHERER rjtuchscherer16@ole.augie.edu Augustana’s campus may not be Alice in Wonderland, but, for a while, Lookout Theme House came close. This summer when juniors Shi Almont and Haley Schoenecker moved into their new home, they found a gaping, roughly two-foot-wide hole in

Freshman housing woes may finally see a solution

Freshman housing may see alterations in near future MATTHEW SCHILLING maschilling13@ole.augie.edu Increased enrollment at Augustana brought fresh faces to campus, but room for more is limited. Freshman housing in Bergsaker Hall and Solberg Hall is nearly at capacity—only one male spot is available. Dean of Students