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Students being sent home after recent increase in COVID-19 cases

A recent surge in COVID-19 cases has placed pressure on the university and has cast doubt over the ability to continue in-person learning for the last week of classes before Thanksgiving break. In the two weeks after Halloween, the university has seen a dramatic rise in COVID-19 case numbers. As

Students organize Black Lives Matter event to share Black student experiences at Augustana, call for change

More than 100 members of the Augustana community gathered both virtually and in-person to pay witness to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement Oct. 30 where students shared personal experiences, called for changes on campus and urged allies to step in. Members of the Black Student Union (BSU) and African

Poll: Students fear there will not be a peaceful transfer of power after the 2020 elections, Biden continues to lead at Augustana

A final campus poll conducted just one week before election day found that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has the edge over Republican President Donald Trump among Augustana students. The poll, conducted by a government class on Elections, Public Opinion, and the Media, also found that most students believe there

Amendment B could bring sports betting to Deadwood

In 2018, a Supreme Court decision lifted the federal ban on sports betting. Since then, 22 states have adopted measures to legalize sports gambling. This election, South Dakotans will decide on Constitutional Amendment B, which would legalize sports betting in Deadwood. Critics of sports gambling bans argue that federal laws

Johnson, Luallin compete for South Dakota House seat

South Dakota elects one official to the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., every two years. Augustana’s own President Stephanie Herseth Sandlin occupied the seat from 2004 to 2011. The 2020 election ballot will list the incumbent Republican candidate, Rep. Dusty Johnson, and Libertarian candidate, Randy

A brief guide to the 2020 Presidential candidates

Donald J. Trump Current President Donald J. Trump is the Republican nominee in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, and his running mate is Vice President Mike Pence. Four years ago, Trump gave a speech at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., which highlighted his campaign’s “America First”

Rounds, Ahlers in race for South Dakota seat in U.S. Senate

Republican Sen. Mike Rounds won his seat in 2014, beating Democrat Rick Weiland by 20 points. Now in the 2020 election, Rounds faces Dan Ahlers, a Dell Rapids businessman who served six years in the state Legislature. The Senate seat is significant for South Dakota, a state with little influence