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Augustana’s Heritage Park will start looking different this week. Heritage Park, located south of Bergsaker Hall along 33rd Street, was home to four historic structures that are being relocated to make room for the new Midco Hockey Arena. Suzie O’Meara Hernes, senior director for community engagement & strategic

Increase aims to solve student worker shortage In an effort to better compensate students and promote on-campus employment, the financial aid office has increased the hourly wage for student employees to $12.50. According to Tresse Evenson, director of financial aid, the unusually large increase from the previous rate of

Next Monday, Feb. 28, vaccinated Augustana students and faculty will no longer be required to wear masks indoors. On Monday, Feb. 22, President Stephanie Herseth Sandlin sent an email to students which updated the indoor-masking protocol. Though vaccinated individuals are no longer required to wear masks indoors, professors and other

The Augustana Student Association is working through potential changes to the Viking Lyft program after spending nearly $24,000 on it during 2021. The ASA Transportation and Technology task force, chaired by senator Raena Brendtro and tech director Zach Jansen, met over interim to look into spending, statistics and student

Pastor Ann Rosendale calls the chapel the heart of campus. It’s a reflection of Augustana’s Christian core values. Though it hasn’t seen any major changes since it was built in 1981, the Chapel of Reconciliation will get its chance at a renovation as part of Augustana Viking

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed a bill early February that bans transgender women and girls from participating in high school, collegiate and intramural sports at public South Dakota schools. This legislation, titled “An act to protect fairness in women’s sports,” was introduced by the request of Noem. The