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Women in the Middle East fight ISIS and stigma

CHOFIAN ABOBAKR cabobakr16@ole.augie.edu When we think of women in the Middle East, we often think of a world similar to The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. Oppression, sexism, violence, rape, child marriage, polygamy and genital mutilation are at the forefront of the American perception of the

Letter from the editor: Journalism needs you

JACOB KNUTSON jaknutson15@ole.augie.edu Dear readers new and old, welcome to—or welcome back to—your student newspaper, The Augustana Mirror. I am Jacob Knutson, your editor-in-chief for the academic year. It is perhaps obvious to say that the past few years have been turbulent for journalism. According

ANGLES: UBG Big Event: is it worth the time and money?

Money should be spent on more productive activities. JESSICA RUF jnruf15@ole.augie.edu Imagine putting 17 dollars down to see a country band named something along the lines of “palm leaves” or “parmesan cheese” on a stressed Sunday night, ten days before finals. Sound pleasing? Welcome to the 2018

ANGLES: UBG Big Event: is it worth the time and money?

Big Event gives students stress relief before finals week. KAATJE WEILAND kpweiland16@ole.augie.edu When this year’s Big Event performer, Parmalee, was announced, many students’ first reaction was, “Who?” Some people (including myself) were disappointed that a higher profile band was not performing instead. However, when you think

Barring Shapiro prevents intellectual conversation

NATHNAEL BERHANU ntberhanu16@ole.augie.edu There has been much tension following ASA’s decision to partially fund the expenses needed to bring Ben Shapiro to campus. There is nothing wrong with disagreeing with Shapiro. Many people don’t agree with Shapiro for a vast array of reasons. If one

Shapiro’s rhetoric goes against AU values

RACHEL POLAN rlpolan14@ole.augie.edu Two questions have sprung from ASA’s recent decision to partially fund the College Republicans’ efforts to bring Ben Shapiro to campus. The first is whether students feel their views are represented in the ASA senate decisions. The second centers on inviting Shapiro to