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‘Room in the heart for more’: Dr. Harris reunites with birth mother after 50 years

Photo by Carrie Arrington. On Mar. 8, Jason Harris stepped off a plane into a small North Carolina airport and locked eyes with Sandi Gunning Arrington. The mother and son smiled at each other for the first time. Harris, an Augustana business law professor, met his birth mother Arrington for

Augie celebrates Kurdish New Year

In the midst of light snow flurries, students came together Monday night to celebrate the Kurdish new year, Nowruz, which coincides with the spring equinox and symbolizes rebirth, rejoicing and the blooming of flowers. The event, hosted by junior JuJu Abobakr, took place in the Back Alley and featured traditional

Artist honors tatanka in Center for Western Studies

“Tatanka helped [Native Americans] survive,” said Yankton Sioux Oyate artist Jerry Fogg, whose work is currently on display in the Center for Western Studies (CWS). “I don’t know where we’d be if it wasn’t for the buffalo, if we’d even exist today.” His collection 11 Degrees

The other half to Luca Amayo: poet and writer

In Nairobi, Kenya, Luca Amayo stood beside a stage ready to share his poetry in SLAM style next to the psychedelic orange, red, blue and yellow decorating in the Alchemist, a gathering place for creative Kenyan youth. Amayo said he thought to himself, “Is this really a good idea? Why

Augie Alumnus writes and directs movie, “love letter to South Dakota”

While experiencing cabin fever during a Chicago snowstorm, alumnus Andrew Kightlinger ‘08 encountered a strange vision. He imagined two people walking alone together through the wide open South Dakota plains. On the left, an “ogre of a man” held a beer bottle, and on the right, a woman in a

Review: Nothing Bundt Cakes offers affordable and Instagram-worthy dessert splurge

If you have ever wondered what it would look like if Martha Stewart and Pinterest teamed up to create a picture-perfect pastry shop, then you are in luck. Nothing Bundt Cakes, nestled between The Man Salon and AR Workshop near the Western Mall, is a cute, clean shop that features

Patrick Hicks nominated for South Dakota Poet Laureate, host of SDPB’s “Poetry From Studio 47”

On a cloudy Saturday in January, Augustana English professor Patrick Hicks sat waiting to be interviewed in Chamberlain, South Dakota. The interview would determine if he would join elite writers who have made their mark in state history. Hicks is one of three finalists nominated to become the next South