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COVID-19

ASA returns UBG’s funding to pre-pandemic amount

ASA returns UBG’s funding to pre-pandemic amount

The Augustana Student Association restored the Union Board of Governors’ annual budget allocation to 35% of ASA’s total annual allocation after decreasing their budget during the COVID-19 pandemic. Senators unanimously voted to restore the funding at the Feb. 19 ASA meeting. The amendment to ASA’s by-laws increased UBG’

Area businesses differ on COVID-19 protocols

As Augsustana students continue to venture off campus and throughout Sioux Falls, it’s important for them to know where they can go while staying safe from COVID-19. Here are some of the go-to stores and restaurants for Augustana students and whether or not they have COVID-19 precautions in place.

Students share their experiences having COVID-19

Students returned to campus in August ready to come back to classes, but the spread of COVID-19 has led to more than 100 students contracting the virus in total and sent many more into quarantine for being exposed to someone who tested positive. These students have all had different experiences,

COVID-19 prompts staffing changes, early retirements

A total of 19 faculty members will not be returning to Augustana on a full-time basis, as the COVID-19 pandemic has placed financial and economic pressure on institutions across the higher education landscape. Sixteen faculty members eligible for voluntary early retirement agreed to take it, and three continuing-term faculty positions

COVID-19 means freshman class might be three-fourths the size of projections

With enrollment numbers coming in under admissions’ projections, Augustana is prepared for a smaller freshman class and student body population than originally anticipated. The admissions office had projected an incoming class of over 400 for the fall of 2020, according to Madeleine Ellis, director of undergraduate enrollment. Now that the