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AU extends spring break due to coronavirus

Health and safety concerns caused by the coronavirus mean Augustana students will have an extra week of spring break. While classes were originally scheduled to resume on Mar. 16, the start date has been pushed back to Mar. 23 as university administrators continue to monitor the evolving circumstances surrounding COVID-19,

IPO postpones international spring break trips due to coronavirus

Spring break trips led by Augustana faculty to London, Scotland and Greece have been postponed over “rapidly changing reports regarding the coronavirus,” according to an email sent by Erin Kane, assistant director for the International Programs Office (IPO). Coronavirus, or COVID-19, is a virus that causes a respiratory illness including

What will campus look like in 2030?

A campus master plan detailing proposed changes to Augustana’s physical campus was presented to students, faculty and staff on Feb. 10. Kevin King is the principal of campus planning at Smithgroup, the architecture company in charge of Augustana’s planning process. Smithgroup is headquartered in Detroit and has worked

Herseth Sandlin talks timeline for Vision 2030

University President Stephanie Herseth Sandlin updated students, faculty and staff on the Vision 2030 plan on Tuesday morning. She covered progress in academics, enrollment, strategic scholarships, athletics, physical campus and information technology, each with specific goals outlined in three phases for the next 10 years. Some of these goals include

Having kids creates financial, environmental strain

I don’t want kids. Yep, you read that right. The cute pudgy, runny-nosed li’l humans that you get to teach how to tie their shoes and spell words like s-t-u-d-y-i-n-g and c-a-r-d-b-o-a-r-d? I don’t want any. Not even one. “But they’re so cute!” “Don’t you

Review: Sunny’s serves up top-notch slices of thin crust pizza

Sunny’s sassy sign slogans aren’t the only eclectic draw to the new pizzeria. Inside the once-abandoned laundromat are a few arcade games, cable TV, a party light in the bathroom, tap beer and, of course, a quirky pizza menu. The best part? The mascot and namesake is the

Swim team places fourth at NSIC meet

The Augustana swim team swam away with a fourth-place finish and several personal achievements at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference swim meet in Bismarck, North Dakota, Feb. 12-15. The conference championship is the biggest meet of the year, according to freshman Ruth Huffman. Although some of the girls were nervous,