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Beth Boyens, the caroling English professor

It’s early Saturday morning in the cozy, four-bedroom cabin and Laura Tjaden, a founding member of the Christmas vocal group, “Anjelic,” awakens to a dark blue haze over a peaceful, snow-covered lake, anxious to begin work on harmonies and lyrics. Beth Boyens, an Augustana English professor, dressed like the

Silent Voices speak out at Lincoln High

The largest mass execution in U.S. history did not take place in the Confederate South, nor in Salem, Massachusetts. It was only a few hours away in Mankato, Minnesota where, on Dec. 26, 1862, the U.S. military hung 38 Dakota men before a crowd of nearly 4,000

Modern feminism reflected in suffragette plays

Earlier this month, Augustana’s Deeds Not Words: Plays of the Suffragettes—a set of four century-old, one-act plays—explored what it meant to fight for women’s suffrage while also reflecting on the challenges women still face in 2018. “It’s interesting to hear a show that was written

Circle of Courage: AU’s Native pedagogy empowers

The Circle of Courage has been the foundation of the Augustana education department since 1991. It guides students on how to teach and serves as a model for how professors are to conduct their classrooms. Senior communications disorder major Stacie Soderstrom has most of her classes within the education department.

Pine Ridge artist remembers time at Augustana

Kevin Poor Bear never graduated from Augustana, but the time he spent on campus helped shape his life. Poor Bear grew up in the Sioux Falls area, spending his young life at the local McCrossan Boys Ranch. After graduating from Washington High School in 1986, he journeyed westward to Colorado

Sioux Falls chai lattes ranked

Chai lattes are scrumptious year round, but the impending cold weather makes a hot tea drink sound even more enticing. A chai latte is a drink prepared with steamed milk and (most often) spiced tea concentrate. In other words, it is the Americanized companion of Indian masala chai. Traditional masala

Off-campus students deal with off-campus eating

Some people just know what to do in the kitchen. Hand them anything, and they can chop, sauté or boil it to perfection. Others, when they cook, can only try their best. “I was trying to make a steak on my own,” said Bodey Behrends, a junior living off-campus. “The