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Clement: She left Washington, D.C. in 72 hours. Now, she lives in my Sioux Falls apartment.

I looked down at my phone to see a text asking if I knew anyone who had a spare room. A friend of his needed a place to live and had nowhere else to go. I had an extra bedroom, but I was living alone and had been since August.

Some work study positions are moving online. Others aren’t.

As Augustana transitions to online operations to flatten the coronavirus curve, work study employers and students are navigating the new changes. Some positions will be able to relocate their services online. According to Kelly Lang, assistant director of financial aid, the Student Success Center is working to modify its employment

Letter from the Editor: Despite COVID-19, AU community persists

When I left campus with two friends in tow for the week of spring break, I didn’t anticipate returning to a silent college campus. I didn’t anticipate Augustana extending spring break an extra week. I didn’t anticipate classes going online until at least April 10, and I

Flight from COVID-19: Study abroad students return home amid canceled programs

For students studying abroad, COVID-19 means cutting travel plans short and returning home. Fourteen Augustana students were studying in seven different countries — Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Australia and Peru — and four students had traveled to Chicago and Washington, D.C. for off-campus programs, according to Erin Kane,

Conferences cancel championships, spring sports season due to COVID-19 risks

Last Thursday, the perpetual world of sports suddenly stopped. Augustana stopped with it. The arrival and spread of COVID-19 across the U.S. prompted the NCAA to cancel all remaining winter and spring championships, the NSIC to cancel all conference competitions and Augustana to extend spring break and move all

Why did AU go online?

As coronavirus sweeps college classes to online platforms across the nation, Augustana faculty and staff are working to do the same after an extended spring break. On March 23, all classes will continue remotely until April 14, when classes are anticipated to resume in-person, according to a university email. “The

Augustana’s next top model: tenured fashion icons span departments

Styles come and go, but professor fashion remains the same — at least it does at Augustana, where professors find a style they like and never let go. After receiving many suggestions from students on social media, The Augustana Mirror has uncovered campus’s greatest fashion icons. This week, we’ll