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Whitening Thief: Speaker discusses white supremacy

“White supremacy and classics have been walking hand-in-hand pretty much since its inception,” Dr. Maxwell Paule told a group of Augustana students during a Zoom event Tuesday, April 27. Paule’s January 2020 article in Eidolon, “The Whitening Thief,” discusses the elements of white supremacist ideology in the young adult

Students enjoy art, music and nature during lockdown

Just under 500 days ago, the first COVID-19 case was reported in the United States. Augustana students unknowingly left campus for the rest of the semester on March 7, 2020. With an approximated 18 hours a day allocated for work, school and sleep, students were left with six hours each

Naddy: Let runners breathe again

I can run for 10 miles with minimal effort. Sure, I’ll be winded and breathing hard, but once I stop, it doesn’t take long for me to recover and regain my breath. Slap a mask on me, and I doubt I’d make it more than a mile

Admissions and financial aid offices to move to Sioux Falls Seminary building

Augustana’s admissions and financial aid offices are on the move. Starting this summer, the two offices will be relocating to the Sioux Falls Seminary building on the other side of Summit Avenue. Carol Spillum, associate vice president for finance at Augustana, officially rolled out the intentions to move into

ASA partnership gives students free admission to drive-in movies

Augustana Student Association (ASA) is making it easier for students stuck on campus in COVID protocol to get out of town for a fun evening outdoors. Freshman business and management major and Luverne native Gracie Rozeboom recently reached out to ASA proposing a program where Augustana students receive free admission

Final Letter from the Forum Editor

I became a journalism major on a whim. I was a sophomore English major considering adding journalism as a minor after taking the introductory journalism course. Toward the end of the semester, I received an email from professor Janet Blank-Libra with the subject line “You.” The email itself simply said,

Campus organizations work to provide resources to Muslim students practicing Ramadan

Individuals from organizations such as Better Together, the International Programs Office (IPO), Our Savior’s Lutheran and Sodexo are collaborating to offer meal options during non-fasting times and overall support and resources to Muslim students observing the holy month of Ramadan at Augustana. Ramadan Mubarak is one of the 12