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Freshman majors dominated by natural sciences

As the fall semester begins, another round of admissions at Augustana comes to a close. Of the 1,486 potential students who received Augustana acceptance letters, 29% have chosen Augie to be their home. The top six majors for the incoming 430 students are biology, nursing, exercise science, psychology, biochemistry

Steering committees finish drafting Vision 2030

Throughout the summer, four steering committees continued finessing the Vision 2030 Strategic Plan draft for the Board of Trustees meeting on Sept. 20. Committees focused on different aspects of the vision including enrollment, strategic scholarships, academics, athletics, physical campus and information technology while seeking Board of Trustees input throughout the

Theme house restores GE living community

Augustana’s theme house focused on diversity has been reinstated at the Valhalla house after a year of abandonment. The residents of the new diversity theme house are senior Luca Amayo, junior Taisya Gowlovech and sophomores Daniel Penedo, Jowi Amayo and Patrick Chang. Known to most students as the Global

Federal regulations keep international students from on-campus work study

ELLIE RONNING ekronning17@ole.augie.edu REBEKAH TUCHSCHERER rjtuchscherer16@ole.augie.edu When junior Uyaruun (Joy) Purevdorj needed a college job, she wanted to work in the business office. Instead, she served Augie Bowls in the Ordal Dining Hall during her freshman year as a food service worker. “I remember

Humanities Center renovations transform building’s atmosphere

Whether you have just one class in the Fryxell Humanities Center or feel like you live there, any student has probably noticed the new floor tiles and men in neon yellow littering the halls for renovations. The Board of Trustees began a two-hour meeting in 2016 to decide what kind

Gas leak temporarily halts track construction

A gas line was punctured during construction on the Larson Track and Field complex, causing a gas leak on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Construction workers were staking the sidewalk to pour concrete when a spike punctured the line, according to Rick Tupper, Director of Campus Safety. A Viking Alert text message

Students risk tornado to help heart hospital

When Jake Vaca heard Avera Heart Hospital had suffered major damage during Tuesday night’s tornados, he immediately headed toward the disaster area with Andrew Sweeter. On Tuesday night, one of three confirmed EF-2 tornados hit the Avera Heart Hospital, which is located on 69th Street off of I-229, spanned