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Cross country finishes second at NSIC Championship

The Augustana men’s and women’s cross country teams came away with second place rankings on Nov. 3 at the NSIC tournament. Sixteen athletes earned spots in the All-NSIC team at the end of the tournament, which took place in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The men ended with a 53

Wrestling team aims high for 18-19 season

The Augustana wrestling team is going into the 2018 season with several advantages: leadership, youth, talent and grit. The Vikings will have to use these strengths as they take on some of the biggest teams in the region with one overarching goal—to win a national title. “The team’s

Men’s basketball team faces steep learning curve

The team is young. But Tom Billeter, head coach of the Augustana men’s basketball team, said his players’ ages shouldn’t matter. “They’re just young, but I’m not using it as an excuse,” Billeter said. The team will begin the 2018-19 season without a single senior on

Women retain 17-18 momentum

The Augustana women’s basketball team will step on the court this weekend following its previous historic season, when it won a 2018 NSIC Tournament title, a trip to the Sweet 16 and a 29-4 record (the most wins in the program’s history). Now, having graduated five seniors, it

HAPPY. denied full funding

ASA budget deficit complicates student group finance Augustana Student Association budget constraints halted the full funding of HAPPY., a student organization offering free menstrual products for women on campus. In mid-October, co-founder Manaal Ali filed a $2,000 community development fund (CDF) request to restock HAPPY.’s low supply levels

President Herseth Sandlin shares 2030 vision proposals with students

Referencing a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, Augustana University President Stephanie Herseth Sandlin said higher education will face “a dramatic shift” in the next decade to an audience of 30 students at the student forum for the 2030 vision presentation on Oct. 30 in Hamre Hall. “There will

2018 midterms: Noem, Johnson elected

Campus reacts to ballot measures, local, national elections South Dakota voters made history Tuesday night by electing Kristi Noem as the state’s first female governor over her Democratic challenger Billie Sutton.Sutton held a short lead early in the evening, but Noem took over as western precincts began reporting.