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This Week: the “low poo” haircare method

We Americans love to shower. In fact, an average American family uses some 40 gallons of water per day in the shower. This adds up to 1.2 trillion gallons of water used each year in the United States, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). To put that in

What not to do at a drive-thru

I have been working at several drive-thru jobs for a net of four years, and please hold your sympathies to yourself — the jobs are fun. I’ve worked at B&G Milky Way, Dairy Queen, Scooters and Coffea, and I have encountered a significant amount of people who appear

This week I tried listening to a different news podcast each morning

As a journalism student, I’m ashamed to say that I do not seek out news on a daily basis. I do scan headlines as I scroll through my New York Times app on my way to the mini crossword. But, besides the occasional purchase of a National Geographic, Time

ASA Should Allocate Positions to Minority Groups

Augustana University strives toward greater diversity, but the obstacles toward it are significant. We will not be able to surmount them if the heart of the student body, the Augustana Student Association (ASA), does not restructure itself to accommodate the changes we need to see. The African Student Union, the

Angles: Collateral Costs: Should Augustana have Raised Tuition?

Yes, extra funds will benefit students Anna Sorenson acsorenson17@ole.augie.edu I should start this by saying I’m not happy tuition will be increasing by 4.5 percent next year. Like most students, the Board of Trustees’ decision caught me off guard and left me with more questions

The week I tried eating vegan

Hello dearest readers. Thank you for choosing to read, scan or glance at my newest weekly column, Grace Notes. As students, our lifestyles are often chaotic, overwhelming and full of choices on how we can spend our already divided time. Experimenting with our routine is not something we can always

Editorial: ASA amendment harmful to free speech

Freedom of speech is something that we, The Augustana Mirror, depend upon as journalists. A presumed right to freedom of speech allows us to collect information on an otherwise private campus. The right to speak and seek information freely allows us to publish articles without prior approval from administration and