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Nora Winckler

Nora is a senior at Augustana University, where she studies government, English and journalism. She currently serves as the assistant editor.

J-term travel goes carbon neutral

J-term travel goes carbon neutral

Donations help preserve and protect Guatemalan rainforest In the upcoming J-term, all study abroad travel will be carbon neutral for the second consecutive year. The project was implemented in January 2023, when a study-abroad environmental culture class used online carbon emissions calculators to determine how much carbon was being emitted

Angles: Should Augustana require more core curriculum classes?

As Augustana continues to adjust its SOPHIA core curriculum, the only class, aside from First-Year Seminar, that has been required for all students to take to fulfill their undergraduate degree is Religion 110: “Exploring Christian Faith.” Students can choose from a selection of courses to make up the remaining required

Tuition to raise in fall 2024

Tuition to raise in fall 2024

Augustana’s tuition is set to raise by 2.48% in the 2024-2025 academic year, increasing the cost of attendance by $1,220 per student. The increase includes the costs for overall tuition, fees, room and board. In 2024-2025, total undergraduate direct costs will be $49,880 before tax. Currently,

Professors explain, reflect on Israel-Hamas War

Professors explain, reflect on Israel-Hamas War

Members of Hamas, an Islamist militant group that has controlled Gaza since 2006, sent rockets into Israel on Oct. 7. They also stormed a number of nearby Israeli towns, killing, wounding and taking soldiers and civilians hostage. In retaliation, Israel launched a series of air strikes, called on 300,000

Curriculum Council revises credit hour capacities

Curriculum Council revises credit hour capacities

Starting spring 2024, students will be able to take up to 18 credit hours per semester and enroll in internships without a credit hour cap. However, those taking 095 courses will have to take them for credit. The changes to the credit hour caps come after the Curriculum Council approved

Augustana hosts first hockey game on Sioux Falls ice

Augustana hosts first hockey game on Sioux Falls ice

Students, alumni and hockey fans alike packed into the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center on Oct. 14 to watch the Vikings men’s hockey team emerge victorious for the first time in its inaugural season. “Just bringing this opportunity to Augustana and all of the campus colleagues, the student body, the

Questions arise with ghost bike’s removal

Questions arise with ghost bike’s removal

A white bike has rested against the pole of a stoplight on the corner of 33rd Street and Grange Avenue for the past year, marking the site of a tragic car accident. As holidays passed and seasons changed, the ghost bike remained and served as a memorial to Colin Tibbetts: