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Alayna Jones

Alayna serves as the sports editor and social media manager. She is a senior at Augustana University, studying English, journalism and anthropology.

Late Night Las Vegas takes over Elmen Center

Late Night Las Vegas takes over Elmen Center

The Elmen Center didn’t appear as its usual self Saturday night. Students entered the building dressed as royalty, prepared to gamble fake money. The first 50 students to enter the late night received inflatable swords. With a 12 person team, junior Peter Kahnke and sophomore Kendall Backora set up

Women's tennis starts spring with double sweep

Women's tennis starts spring with double sweep

Augustana’s women’s tennis team swung into its spring season with its seventh consecutive No. 1 preseason ranking in the NSIC along with a No. 20 national ranking. After two tournaments in February, the team has claimed a 3-1 overall record. Most recently, the team took on No. 18

Winter Senior Spotlight: Seniors reminisce on their time as Viking athletes

Winter Senior Spotlight: Seniors reminisce on their time as Viking athletes

Mary Holthe Mary Holthe is a swimmer on the women's swimming team and is an exercise science major with a minor in coaching on the masters track with athletic training. Do you have a favorite memory on the team? “Sophomore year, with the dorm situation, we would just

Softball debuts spring season

Softball debuts spring season

After earning the NSIC championship title for the third consecutive year in 2023, the Augustana softball team earned a No. 1 preseason ranking for 2024 — making it the sixth time the Vikings have been picked as the preseason favorite in the past 12 years. Now eight games into the 2024

Men's hockey falls to University of Nebraska Omaha

Men's hockey falls to University of Nebraska Omaha

Augustana men’s hockey faced the University of Nebraska Omaha on Nov. 24-25 and fell in both games, with scores of 2-1 and 5-2. The Vikings overall record now moves to 4-7-1. With the first matchup in Omaha, Nebraska, the first quarter opened up with Omaha scoring two minutes into

Wrestling competes in showcase

Wrestling competes in showcase

Augustana’s wrestling team competed at the Dakota Showcase on Nov. 17, wrestling against Northern State University, Dakota Wesleyan University and South Dakota State University. The Vikings’ first quad meet of the 2023-2024 season ended with a score of 2-1. In the first round against Northern State, junior Christian Olsen

Criminal justice joins list of majors

Criminal justice joins list of majors

As part of the Viking Bold plan, Augustana added a criminal justice major to the academic catalog for the 2023-2024 year. Approved in mid-October by the Higher Learning Commission, students can now add the major for 35 credit hours. “We’ve had this interest for some time now,” sociology professor