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Viking Days 2019 upholds AU tradition

The week of Oct. 6 through the 13 marks Augustana University’s 2019 Viking Days homecoming festivities, celebrating both current Augustana students and alumni. “The past couple of years have been big years in Augustana’s history that we chose to celebrate,” Nicole Kratz, Viking Days co-chair said. “This year,

Making Waves: Women’s swimming team ready to take on 2019-2020 season

The Augustana women’s swimming team is primed for success both in the water and the classroom. Last season, the Viking women took home the gold medal in the 800-yard freestyle at the NSIC Championships, with a school-record finish of 7:37:99. This year, the team returns to the

ASA scraps print newspapers from budget

Argus Leader and USA Today newspaper racks sit outside the Huddle at the base of the Morrison Commons stairs. This year, they will remain empty, as the Augustana Student Association (ASA) has switched from a print subsrciption to a digital edition. The Collegiate Readership Program originally launched in 2007. Digital

Introducing Viking Days king and queen

Starting off a week of festivities, Augustana chose its newest Viking Days king and queen, Logan Hattervig and Kirtana Krishna Kumar. The two seniors were crowned on Monday night in the Elmen Center. Hattervig is a biology and religion major from Carthage, SD. Kumar is a biology and philosophy major

Campus podcast explores vocation at all ages

In mid-September, Augustana’s own recording studio, Studio 47, debuted its new faculty-led podcast “Calling All Years Good.” Hosted by the Rev. Ann Rosendale, the podcast is inspired by a book of the same title and focuses on vocation throughout life. In “Calling All Years Good,” Rosendale interviews people from

Viking Days Weekend Preview

Women’s Soccer Augustana (7-1-1, 5-0-1 NSIC) soccer will play both Winona State (4-5, 3-3 NSIC) and Upper Iowa (2-4-3, 2-2-2 NSIC) at Morstad Field this Viking Days weekend. “I expect [both teams] will bring their ‘A’ games,” said head coach Brandon Barkus. “Since we are the private school everyone

University of St. Thomas invited to Summit League

The University of St. Thomas (UST) received an invitation to join the Summit League on Friday, Sept. 27, in the midst of Augustana’s wait for an invitation to a multi-sport Division I conference. The University of St. Thomas — a private Roman Catholic institution in St. Paul, Minnesota that is