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Musician perseveres through injury for award-winning performance

Musician perseveres through injury for award-winning performance

Angelina Gibson took her seat in her long turquoise gown at the grand piano on Hamre’s stage. In the crowd sat her mom, a professional musician herself, and her instructor, Shu Li. The Concerto Aria competition judges looked on. As her fingers settled on the ivories, she exhaled. “Play

Letter from the (copy) editor: bidding the Mirror adieu

Freshman year, I was walking to my first Mirror meeting in the cozy Humanities office when a friend and dance teammate asked where I was off to. The senior told me that working with the student newspaper takes up a lot of time, and on top of dance and choir,

Summer internships send students across country

As summer kicks off, many students will spread across the country to pursue real-world experience in their field of study. Internships will provide networking connections, experiential learning and self-exploration for these three students studying science, business and music. Public Health Senior Lauren Ostlie will graduate into a public health internship

Students win language scholarship abroad

Students win language scholarship abroad

A summer in a beachy city in South Korea and in an arts-centered city in India will become reality for two students. The Critical Language Scholarship awarded seniors Camryn Hay and Becca Ziems the paid-for language-learning experience. CLS is a program through the U.S. Department of State that sends

Students produce multimedia percussion recording project

Students produce multimedia percussion recording project

Rose-gold light glowed off the two facing marimbas and the tiny bronze disks of the crotales. The multi-toned timbre of the crotales rings as a repeating pattern trickles in from one marimba and the eight minute duet begins. This video production of “2300 Degrees,” a duet played by Augustana sophomores

Vikings’ swimming brings home championship

Vikings’ swimming brings home championship

The Viking men’s and women’s swim teams both came away with big wins after their recent championships — NSIC championships for women and GLIAC championships for men. Women’s swimming set an Augustana record time and placed fourth with one 400 free relay and ninth with the other. Ten

Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

Cornick becomes second DII athlete to receive award Softball’s Kendall Cornick was named NCAA Woman of the Year in November for her outstanding play and team-centered mindset. She’s the second DII woman ever to win the award, which considers all women athletes in all divisions. “It’s not