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Meatless Mondays a small sacrifice for the environment

Who would have thought a can of Spam could spark so much controversy? Last Monday, the Ordal Dining Hall launched “Meatless Mondays.” I read the sign and nearly packed my bags and transferred to a school that only lets in true, American meat lovers. How dare they take away my

ANGLES: Party Power: Should there be a limit on the number of presidential candidates?

Yes, parties need to stop splintering from within JOHN WALKER jrwalker18@ole.augie.edu The pool for 2020 presidential candidates seems to be expanding every day. While the Republican party has almost unanimously chosen President Trump as its nominee, the Democrats have a long road ahead to choose who they

Major reform needed for education system

It is clear that our education system is more unfair and harmful than promising and advantageous.From a young age we are forced to learn in a specific way according to what the government thinks children should know. We are pushed to study many different subjects, and we have no

Letter to the editor: ASA Senator endorses Amayo and Cope

To the Editor,During this ASA presidential election one pair of candidates stands out above the rest—Luca Amayo and Audrey Cope. Luca and Audrey come from different cultures, religious backgrounds, and political ideologies; however, these two candidates share an unsurpassed passion for Augustana. As a fellow senator on the

ANGLES: Constitutional Conundrum: Should national motto mandate stand?

KELSEY SPROUT klsprout16@ole.augie.edu On March 18, Governor Kristi Noem signed Senate Bill 55, requiring all public schools to display the national motto, “In God We Trust, ” in a prominent location by the 2019-2020 school year. The bill passed 47-19 in the House and 19-13 in the Senate

Compromise, leadership necessary for Brexit

It’s hard enough to keep up with our own political news in the U.S. This makes it seem impossible to pay attention to news happening abroad. For many of you, this whole Brexit ordeal keeps cropping up in your newsfeed, but you may not have any idea what’

ANGLES: Cutting carbon: Should the United States adopt the Green New Deal?

Yes, it could save the country from experiencing the worst of climate change JESSICA RUF jnruf15@ole.augie.edu Reminiscent of its 1930s counterpart, the Green New Deal (GND) is a list of aspirations under which future policies will be formed. Some of those aspirations, which admittedly are no small